The Road That Led Me to Pakistan
The first time I came to Pakistan’s Ishkoman Valley, in 2019, I was riding a borrowed 150cc motorcycle in socks, sandals, and leggings riddled with holes. It was my first…
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Field Notes
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Essays and articles from EA’s network of world travelers
The Top Expat Destinations 20 Years From Now
Predicting the top expat destinations 20 years into the future is essentially an impossibility. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t a fun exercise! And, to be fair, based on some…
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Roads Without Rules
A few days after I arrived in Kashmir, I’d just gotten into the car with Sajjad, my editor, when I told him I’d like to get my own transportation. “But…
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The Wisdom of the Wild
Mongolians don’t typically name their horses, but the 7-year-old bay gelding I’m paired with for a three-day steppe and wilderness trek finds a cheeky way to reveal his to me:…
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The Top Five Cities to Consider for a Winter Move
It’s getting cold out there. And for those of us whose lives and careers are flexible enough for seasonal globetrotting, a handful of cities around the world are ideal for…
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The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World of Bizarro Sports
In the wake of so many recent global sporting events, from the Olympics to the Paralympics, to the World Nomad Games, I found myself exposed to (and fascinated by) some…
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How Thailand Became My Home
I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, the only child of older parents in the San Fernando Valley. My father was a banker before bankers made big money. We…
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Bellissima Lucca
Arrival in Lucca On a warm, late afternoon in June, I step off the train, sling on my 20-pound backpack and walk toward the massive stone walls of the medieval…
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Monkeying Around in Nicaragua
Discovering Selva Negra Many years ago, when we were living in Managua, my wife Carol and I decided to take our two daughters to one of our favorite places in…
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Life Abroad: Hitting the Reset Button in Paradise
When I turned 24 years old in the late summer of 2018, I started wondering where my life was headed. I was living in Cork, in southern Ireland, where I’d…
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