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The Best Places to Raise a Family Overseas
The best place for a nomad is rarely best for a child. These countries are built for both
How to Turn One Year Abroad Into a Lifetime of Options
A year abroad can be nothing more than a long holiday. Handled with intention, it becomes the foundation of a second life
Could Da Nang & Hoi An Be the Best Places on Earth to Live?
From affordable coastal living to vibrant expat communities, discover why these two Vietnamese destinations offer an appealing balance of comfort, culture and lifestyle.
Could You Really Live on an Island? These Destinations Make It Possible
Smaller shores where the next wave is already arriving
Don’t Leave Your Kids Broke
The Extraordinary Appeal of Zanzibar
From the Serengeti and Mount Kilimanjaro to the wider African continent, Zanzibar offers an extraordinary combination of Indian Ocean living, adventure and growing international connectivity.
The Countries Paying You to Move There in 2026
Cash, free homes, and the fine print behind them
Plan B
All the information you need to make the move overseas
How to Turn One Year Abroad Into a Lifetime of Options
Most people who spend a year abroad come home with photographs and little else. They treat the year as an interval, a pause between chapters of their real life, and when it ends they pick up…
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The Best Places to Raise a Family Overseas
Moving abroad as a single person is a question of lifestyle. Moving abroad as a family is a question of everything, because the decision now has to answer to the smallest and most important…
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Pros and Cons of Living in Portugal: An Honest Guide for Americans
Portugal has been near the top of American moving lists for years. The numbers show it. The country had 19,258 US residents in 2024, up about 36% in a single year, according to immigration…
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Moving to Canada From the US? The Honest Pros and Cons
Every few years, “moving to Canada” trends in the United States. Most of those searches never turn into a move. The ones that do often hit the same surprises. Canada really is a…
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Don’t Leave Your Kids Broke
Could Da Nang & Hoi An Be the Best Places on Earth to Live?
From affordable coastal living to vibrant expat communities, discover why these two Vietnamese destinations offer an appealing balance of comfort, culture and lifestyle.
Could You Really Live on an Island? These Destinations Make It Possible
Smaller shores where the next wave is already arriving
What Growing Up in Nicaragua Taught Me About Healthcare in America
From same-day appointments to affordable surgery, a personal account of the differences between healthcare in Nicaragua and the United States
Discover the Charm of Valladolid in Mexico
An intimate and vibrantly colorful regional town that offers a quiet escape from Mexico’s urban expat destinations
Pros and Cons of Living in Portugal: An Honest Guide for Americans
Portugal is safe, friendly and easy to reach from the US, and a retirement visa is still within reach. But rents are rising fast, citizenship now takes twice as long, and the famous tax break has gone. Here is what to weigh in 2026.
Moving to Canada From the US? The Honest Pros and Cons
Canada is safer, closer and easier to settle into than almost anywhere else. It is also harder to get into, slower to treat you and more expensive to live in than most Americans expect. Here is what to weigh before you go.
Interviews
Insightful Q&As with travelers and expats from around the globe
How Chair the Love Is Changing Lives, One Wheelchair at a Time
Augie Byllott, Chairman of the Board of Chair the Love, didn’t want to talk about wheelchairs. That was the first thing he corrected, gently, before we’d even properly started. Chair the Love…
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When the Ocean Becomes Your Home
For most people, the idea of leaving behind a conventional life to sail across the world’s oceans alone would seem unthinkable. For Captain Liz Clark, it felt inevitable. Raised along the…
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Raising a Family in Motion
For the Willink family, travel has never been about escape or spectacle. Long before children entered the picture, it was already a way of moving through the world with intention, curiosity,…
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