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    • Plan B

The Hidden Weakness in Most Plan B Strategies: Banking Concentration

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    • Second Citizenship

Why Some of the Best Second Residencies Are in Countries You Would Never Retire To

Aerial view of Kendwa beach on Zanzibar’s northwest coast, with dhow boats moored in shallow turquoise water
    • Zanzibar

Why Kendwa Is Becoming Zanzibar’s Most Desirable Address

Featured Posts

Sun loungers beside a villa infinity pool above the sea: the life the retirement savings gap seems to rule out, and living abroad can put back in reach
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The Emperor Has No Clothes
Retirement realities on a fixed income
Chair the Love volunteers in blue polos gathered in a field of marigolds and celosia during a distribution trip
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  • Inspiration
How Chair the Love Is Changing Lives, One Wheelchair at a Time
Inside Chair the Love, where a $56,000 container becomes the beginning of somebody’s second life
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  • Investment
Gold Is on Sale. The World Needs It More Than Ever
Rich Checkan explains why the forces that drove its historic rise have not disappeared, and why this may be the opportunity investors have been waiting for.
The island church and Bled Castle on Lake Bled, Slovenia, with the Julian Alps behind
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  • Europe
Too Hot to Handle: Why Europe Ran North This Summer
Record heat rewired the European summer.
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  • Plan B
What Renouncing Your Citizenship Actually Costs and Why Most People Who Understand It Choose a Different Path
The honest numbers behind a decision that sounds simple and rarely is
Modern residential homes beside a canal in a quiet property market
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  • Plan B
The Property Markets That Are Still Early and Why the Window Is Closing
The markets that reward early movers rarely announce themselves in advance
A family walking through a narrow street in Valencia's old town during a photo session, part of starting a business in Spain as an expat photographer.
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  • Field Notes
Building a Business After Moving to Spain

Plan B

All the information you need to make the move overseas

Sun loungers beside a villa infinity pool above the sea: the life the retirement savings gap seems to rule out, and living abroad can put back in reach
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  • Investment

The Emperor Has No Clothes

Saving is great. But if we start now, can we really save enough to live well in our old age?   The numbers below argue that for most people, the honest answer is no. The alternative…
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Stacks of gold coins under a percent sign against a rising market chart: the financial footing banking diversification protects
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  • Plan B

The Hidden Weakness in Most Plan B Strategies: Banking Concentration

In recent years, the idea of having a “Plan B” has moved decisively into the mainstream. What was once viewed as the preserve of the exceptionally wealthy is now discussed by…
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A turquoise mountain reservoir under a bright blue sky, ringed by autumn hillsides.
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  • Second Citizenship

Why Some of the Best Second Residencies Are in Countries You Would Never Retire To

Here is a question that quietly separates the people who understand second residencies from the people who are still shopping for a holiday. If someone offered you legal residency in a country…
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Modern residential homes beside a canal in a quiet property market
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  • Plan B

The Property Markets That Are Still Early and Why the Window Is Closing

The pattern has repeated itself across enough European markets over the past twenty years that it now has a recognisable shape. A country sits at the edge of the EU’s attention. Property…
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    • Expat News

    World News Roundup: Connectivity, Conflict & Changing Horizons

    • May 14, 2026
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    World News Roundup: Power, Progress & Polarisation

    • April 16, 2026
  • Woman walking down a narrow street in Havana lined with weathered pastel buildings beneath a bright blue sky 3
    • Cuba

    The Reality Behind Cuba’s Romance

    • April 13, 2026
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    World News Roundup: Power, Pressure & Priceless Pieces

    • April 9, 2026
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    World News Roundup: Alliances, Austerity & Digital Drift

    • April 2, 2026
Trending Posts
Stacked one kilogram fine gold bullion bars
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  • Investment
Gold Is on Sale. The World Needs It More Than Ever
Rich Checkan explains why the forces that drove its historic rise have not disappeared, and why this may be the opportunity investors have been waiting for.
Modern residential homes beside a canal in a quiet property market
View Post
  • Plan B
The Property Markets That Are Still Early and Why the Window Is Closing
The markets that reward early movers rarely announce themselves in advance
The island church and Bled Castle on Lake Bled, Slovenia, with the Julian Alps behind
View Post
  • Europe
Too Hot to Handle: Why Europe Ran North This Summer
Record heat rewired the European summer.
Chair the Love volunteers in blue polos gathered in a field of marigolds and celosia during a distribution trip
View Post
  • Inspiration
How Chair the Love Is Changing Lives, One Wheelchair at a Time
Inside Chair the Love, where a $56,000 container becomes the beginning of somebody’s second life
A family walking through a narrow street in Valencia's old town during a photo session, part of starting a business in Spain as an expat photographer.
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  • Field Notes
Building a Business After Moving to Spain
Aerial view of Kendwa beach on Zanzibar’s northwest coast, with dhow boats moored in shallow turquoise water
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  • Zanzibar
Why Kendwa Is Becoming Zanzibar’s Most Desirable Address
On Zanzibar’s northwest coast, an extraordinary beach, a close-knit village and a new generation of hospitality are quietly turning Kendwa into one of the island’s most compelling places to stay.
The Digital Security Gap Most Location-Independent Businesses Don't Discover Until It Costs Them
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Interviews

Insightful Q&As with travelers and expats from around the globe

Chair the Love volunteers in blue polos gathered in a field of marigolds and celosia during a distribution trip
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  • Inspiration

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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Woman steering a sailboat near a tropical island while living a sailing lifestyle at sea
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  • Interview

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 children with space for exploration, resilience, and wonder.
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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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Know Before You Go
  • The island church and Bled Castle on Lake Bled, Slovenia, with the Julian Alps behind 1
    • Europe

    Too Hot to Handle: Why Europe Ran North This Summer

    • September 14, 2026
  • The Statue of Liberty at sunset with the Freedom Tower and Lower Manhattan skyline in the background 2
    • United States

    How Travel, Visas and Digital Nomadism Are Changing in America

    • August 24, 2026
  • Cairo skyline and Nile River with boats and high-rise buildings 3
    • Egypt

    Can You Really Live in Egypt on $1,000 a Month?

    • August 17, 2026
  • Hiker walking along a rugged coastal trail in Andalusia overlooking the Mediterranean Sea 4
    • Spain

    Why More People Looking at Spain Are Beginning to Look Beyond the Cities

    • August 4, 2026
  • Woman in a sun hat walking beside an infinity pool overlooking the ocean under palm trees 5
    • Plan B

    Could You Retire Five Years Earlier If You Moved to the Right Country?

    • July 29, 2026

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