International Travel Tips: Smart Ways to Plan and Enjoy Your Trip

Colorful cliffside village of Positano Italy with pink and white buildings overlooking Mediterranean Sea showing Mediterranean charm for expats relocating

Plan B

The Countries That Make Starting Over Feel Possible

It is easy to talk about starting over in broad, aspirational terms. To imagine new landscapes, slower mornings, or a different version of oneself living somewhere else. What is harder,…

Families and children playing soccer and enjoying beach activities together in Costa Rica, demonstrating community bonding and social connection

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Costa Rica

Building Community in Costa Rica

Community matters everywhere, but in Costa Rica, it feels even more essential. It’s a gentle net that rises beneath you on the days when the power flickers out, the water…

Is Panama Right for You? A Guide to Expat Life, Costs and Everyday Comforts

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Panama

Is Panama Right for You? A Guide to Expat Life, Costs and Everyday Comforts

Introduction Expat life in Panama begins, funnily enough, with a shift in your soundtrack. Morning roosters replace car horns. Mangoes hit tin roofs after a warm night. Coffee is transported…

Kurdish women in traditional dress at community gathering in the Kurdistan Region, representing the vibrant cultural life and social fabric of Kurdish society

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Field Notes

Beyond Conflict. The Story of Kurdish Iraq

Iraq’s recent past has been marked by turmoil and strife, from dictatorial regimes to a brutal war that claimed more than 120,000 civilian lives in 2006, and the advance of…

Costa Rica Homes for Rent: Best Areas, Prices, and Tips for Expats

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica Homes for Rent: Best Areas, Prices, and Tips for Expats

Checked and current, 10 September 2026. Nothing to correct. The San Jose and Central Valley range below, $600 to $1,200, is right. A one-bedroom there measures about $645 outside the…

Tuvalu: A Disappearing Country in the middle of the Pacific

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Asia-Pacific

Tuvalu: The Island Uploading Itself to the Metaverse

A Nation at the Edge of Existence Tuvalu is an isolated country in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It consists of nine low-lying islands and a population of roughly…

Best Cities for American Expats Exploring a Better Way to Live

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Plan B

The New Path for American Expats

If you’re an American thinking about living abroad, that idea usually blooms from a simple feeling: life could feel different somewhere else. Maybe mornings could begin with sea air instead…

Research, reflection, and a bit of Wi-Fi. Relocation begins long before arrival.

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Your Plan B

Escape Artist’s Ultimate Guide to Moving to Europe

Why Europe Still Calls Europe is a continent built on contrast, where medieval lanes meet co-working lofts, and vineyards stretch beside high-speed rail lines. For centuries, people have crossed oceans…

Finding Yourself in India: A journey across India

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India

Finding Yourself in India

Where the Journey Begins “Baba, yogi, guru, sadhu, whatever,” Bharat shrugged as we sat overlooking India’s holy Lake Pushkar. “It’s not about how many beads you wear or how much…

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Spain

Living in Mallorca, Spain’s Star Island

Introduction Living in Mallorca blends Mediterranean ease with modern convenience. Sun-lit streets in Palma, quiet coves along the coast, and mountain villages tucked beneath the Tramuntana create a daily backdrop…