Foreigners living in Mexico do not allow the country’s serious security problems to undermine their appreciation of its culture and the friendliness of its people. It is these aspects that have made...
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23 August 2023By Lindsey Galloway, Features correspondentАлексей Облов/Getty ImagesA new survey on living and working abroad has revealed the best countries for expats to live. From Malaysia to Mexico, residents explain what makes them...
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By Sally PedersonIf you're considering living or retiring in Spain, it's important to understand the country's climate and weather patterns. Spain's climate is incredibly diverse, ranging from hot and sunny in the...
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"I felt no stress from the moment I arrived. And I looked around and I saw no stress in anyone, in anything, anywhere. Everyone was always smiling."David Hirabayashi first came to Costa...
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With its low cost of living, Colombia is one of the best options for anyone who wants to get the most out of life while managing to keep their monthly expenses under...
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by David HammondI moved from the U.S. to Uruguay in 2006. I came for the landscape, the culture, the food, and broadly, the opportunity to live a simpler life. Getting a healthcare...
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By Shane KennySpend a few days in Belize and you’ll quickly see why it’s becoming such a hot destination for many expats. Maybe it’s the friendly locals, the made-from-scratch local foods, the...
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By Kathleen EvansThe ease of access and affordability of healthcare should always be one of the top criteria when looking for a place to retire. One never knows when a medical emergency...
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Daniel Trefts is no stranger to the freedom you can find on the water. As a sailor, he worked on movie sets worldwide, including The Pirates of the Caribbean. But there was...
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18. "I'm from Toronto and I moved to Seoul. I had a way more positive experience than negative — I stayed for six years and even married a Korean man. But that...
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Every year, InterNations — which bills itself as “world’s largest network for people living and working abroad” — conducts an “expat satisfaction” survey of thousands of its members living all over the...
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Spread the love People are looking for the most affordable countries to study and work in because studying abroad is a dream that comes true for many international students. The high cost...
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A couple of years ago, Jim Grossestreuer gave his wife JoAnne, age 65, a Christmas gift she’d been wanting for a long time… Cosmetic dental work.Although he knew it wouldn’t be inexpensive,...
Healthcare is one of the largest expenses for retirees, trailing only housing and maybe transportation. Health problems generally increase with age, and doctor visits become regular for preventative and treatment-related reasons. As...
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People often think my husband Keith and I were crazy to swap our sandals and life in sunny Portugal for snow boots and extreme winters in Sweden. But we see it all...
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When I first started learning Spanish, I could only speak in metaphors. I sat with my now-fiancée on a 1,000-year-old facade outside the Port of Valldemossa, while we watched the sun set...
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InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with more than 4.8 million members, has published the latest results of its annual Expat Insider survey, with four Southeast Asian countries making it into top...
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From the Amazon rainforests to Siberia’s plains or the Australian bush, sparsely populated regions share demographic, economic, political and environmental characteristics that set them apart from more densely populated areas. As such,...
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For the past week, I've been exploring the Mexican city of Oaxaca de Juárez, the capital of the central-southern state of Oaxaca. It's been full of surprises. Good surprises.The longer I've been...
There are many routes to becoming a retired expat in Thailand. Thailand regularly appears in the top ten destinations chosen by foreigners wanting to retire abroad. Unlike other south east Asian countries,...
