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While us Brits like to pride ourselves on our love of the varying seasons, the Japanese have elevated the changing months into an art form. While their celebration of Spring – with annual...
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23 November 2017BBC CapitalA town in Indonesia is home to a thriving group of professionals who have traded office drudgery for a more idyllic work environment.BBC CapitalUbud is a far cry from...
The much anticipated Pakt One travel bag's story is one of trial and error and successful multi-layer collaboration. Launched this morning on Indiegogo, the bag's story is filled with interesting advice for...
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People who pack up and transport their house twice a year become choosy about their possessions. I recently traveled among the nomads of Mongolia for two weeks and had a chance to...
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Planning on travelling to a Spanish-speaking country soon and want to be able to say more than just ‘la cuenta por favor‘ (check, please)? Learning a new language doesn’t have to involve...
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ESSENTIALSThe flights Emirates flies direct from Dubai to Rio de Janeiro from Dh7,000 return including taxes. Avianca fliles from Rio to Cusco via Lima from $399 (Dhxx) return including taxes. The trip...
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The mountains on either side of me were spectacular. Earthy greenish and clay-coloured hues occasionally broken up to expose raw red rock or shimmering white. Giant candelabra cactuses reared up along the...
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Castello Il Borgo Banfi at sunset. Lauren Mowery This article is part two of a three-part feature on traveling slowly across Tuscany. Read Part 1 on Maremma. While Italians might balk at...
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Ecuador continues to land on International Living’s top ten list for best retirement destinations worldwide. Expats looking for affordable housing, quality medical care, and rich cultural history flock not only to the...
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Expat Insider 2017 Survey reveals: Expats overlook safety issues to call Latin America home; Costa Rica, Mexico, and Colombia charm expats, while Chile, Argentina, and Brazil are at the back of the...
Trying to anticipate everything you might need for a wellness retreat or long-weekend getaway in a geodesic dome—and then getting it all to fit into your carry-on—is one of the least-fun parts of...
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American expats have a love affair with Cuenca, Ecuador, which consistently ranks high in International Living Magazine’s Top Ten List of Best Places to Retire. Despite the need to learn a foreign...
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Before leaving Canada 20 months ago, Sebastien Pelletier joined a bunch of Facebook groups, including one for digital nomads curated by a certain Aline Dahmen from Germany. When he pressed the “request...
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Finding reasonable dental care has never been so accessible. While the price of getting extensive—or even simple—work done at home can be frightening, there are many overseas options that offer just as...
Last September, I was sitting outside my apartment in New York’s East Village, wondering what I was doing with my life. Like many of my friends born in the 1980s, I’ve had...
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LOS ANGELES — “Brand strategist” Phil Pallen travels from city to city to meet with clients, individuals and companies who want to shape their image through traditional and social media. “A few...
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Right in the heart of the Philippines archipelago, on the Southwest corner of the island of Negros Oriental, lies Dumaguete. The name means to “snatch” and legend has it that pirates used...
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With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, summer is hitting its stride, which means that vacation time—for nearly everyone—is here. But before you head to the airport, here are 14 things you...
It’s no secret that technology is dramatically changing our world. In particular, it has reshaped the modern workplace and the way people choose to work.The proliferation of high-speed Internet and the affordability...
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What I have learnt as an expat child and then expat parentChildren are like sponges, they absorb information and can adapt so easily to their environment." Phrases like this are often bandied...