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6 February 2017By Kate Mayberry, Features correspondentGetty ImagesExpatriates from Asia are growing in demand over those traditionally from the West. Kate Mayberry explores this changing demographic trend.Wan Norafli Razali leaves the restaurant and strolls...
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Dateline: Kotor, Montenegro We’ve talked before about the various ways to live as Nomad Capitalist. It’s all about living where you want, but there are also different styles and ways of living....
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Getty ImagesPeople on long-term foreign assignments often find it hard to adjust once they return home. Many leave their company within a few years, and some leave the country entirely.After 15 years,...
Do you dream of living abroad? Think you could pare down your belongings to embrace a life living in a cozy (read: tiny) apartment on a steep cobblestone street? If so, you...
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Vietnam is an inexpensive country to live in. Most items cost less than half of what you would pay in the West, and anywhere from 5% to 25% less than what they...
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Due to the massive devaluation of the Colombian peso over the past two years, Bogotá now has one of the lowest costs of living in the world for expat workers. According to...
Federica Gentile via Getty ImagesRiga, Latvia may be the spot for you. Moving to a faraway city is a dream for many of us. But the cost of living abroad is often...
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By Wendy DeChambeau, InternationalLiving.comI'm here to tell you that I've found the Holy Grail of expat destinations.Street Scene, Manizales, ColombiaEach of us has our own priorities, but to find a place that...
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Over the last few years Mexico has emerged as a major hub of in-migration for professionals from the U.S., the U.K., Spain, India, and China. According to HSBC's 2015 Expat Survey, Mexico...
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22 July 2015By Mark Johanson, Features correspondentPhotos by Mark JohansonEnvision the architecture and cafe culture of Paris, the cuisine and fashion sense of Milan and the dusk to dawn nightlife of Madrid, and you’ll...
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11 May 2015By Alina Dizik, Features correspondentRoss WilliamsIf the kids are happy, mum and dad are, too. That’s why when it comes to moving abroad, expat families say a welcoming environment for their children...
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28 January 2015By Alina Dizik,Features correspondentKeeping Panama ticking• The newly expanded Tocumen International Airport has become a regional hub for travel across Latin America and is projected to handle 18 million passengers...
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Moving abroad can be a roller coaster ride. Dealing with shipping companies, finding an apartment and discovering what the local word for “plunger” is when your toilet clogs. Many not-so-small issues can...
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As International Living magazine’s Colombia correspondent, and as a resident of Colombia myself, I have the pleasure of meeting many expats. While our nationalities, ages and interests run the gamut, I often...
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Korea.net regularly invites readers to our offices, offering them the chance to directly experience the daily routine of a Korean office. Our third guest has been Diana Lim from the Philippines, who...
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I tried to find an applicable quote about moving as I scribed this piece on tips for chief marketing officers, chief executive officers and any high level executive as they prepare to...
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There are many reasons to consider Uruguay as a retirement destination. Uruguay is a small country; only tiny Suriname in South America is smaller. At 68,000 square miles, Uruguay is about the...
Let's say you've always dreamed of living in a foreign country. How do you prepare to take the plunge? That's the question I recently put to Alexandra Talty, a Forbes staffer in...
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Colombia’s capital Bogota is Latin America’s fourth most expensive city for expats, a recently released study showed. Latin America’s most expensive cities Sao Paulo (BRA) Rio de Janeiro (BRA) Caracas (VEN) Bogota...
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It’s one thing to travel, spending a few weeks abroad absorbing a foreign culture through the lens of a tourist. But it’s quite another to trade in your American life for a...