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South African Darryn Keast has been living abroad for nearly 22 years and has no intention of returning to his country of citizenship. The managing director of a small Dubai medical business, he has already cut...
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To build up a small freelance business while learning a new language and navigating a foreign country is not an easy feat. At times taking a sabbatical seemed far-fetched if not crazy......
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The world is full of affordable destinations where your dollar goes further. While filling a tank of gas, getting the week’s groceries, paying rising health insurance premiums, and making all the other...
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North American Expats Contribute to Inequality in Latin America | Truthout Skip to content Skip to footer Retirees and lifestyle migrants are bringing gentrification and dispossession to local communities. A family looks...
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Thinking about retiring somewhere exotic but worried about how much of a bite it will take out of your savings?Never fear: You can still pack your bags and take that leap —...
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Barranquilla is Colombia’s fourth largest city with a population of about 1.2 million people. It’s a major port city located on the north side of Colombia along the Caribbean coast about equidistant...
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On a hammock in the San Blas islands of Panama, which was named the top place to quit your job and... live on the cheap in 2019. Getty Admit it: You often...
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Taking in the scenery in Portugal, one of the top places for expats to live affordably. (Photo... courtesy of Shutterstock) More Americans than ever are quitting their jobs and moving abroad or retiring overseas — 8.7...
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Frantzces, a 37-year old Haitian woman who grew up in Boston, worked for years as a social worker until she became burned out. She decided to spontaneously quit her job and make...
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I can't remember which way to look before crossing the road anymore.I keep expecting to find wine on the supermarket shelves. And it's taken me three weeks to get a broadband connection...
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If you are considering moving abroad from the UK, you are not alone. Latest data from the Office for National Statistics estimates that, in 2017, 4.9 million people born in the UK...
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Get a tour of the cheapest international cities to live in around the world, and see the housing prices for each. Buying a home overseas is not only for the wealthy. In...
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If you’ve ever experienced the urge to chuck everything and live in another country, you’re not alone. Maybe you dream of spending time on a beach instead of a cubicle or wish...
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Many people have an outdated perception of Colombia. The country has transformed from its dark past of violence and drug cartels and is now a vibrant, thriving, and welcoming place to live.Colombia...
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It is said that moving is one of the most stressful things you may go through. That stress can be magnified when the move is overseas for work. It is important to...
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As many Jakartans can attest, it’s tough to get from one place to another at times and most of us would rather spend our hard-earned free time not stuck on the roads...
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By Chuck Bolotin, Next Avenue Contributor Credit: Shutterstock In his Ajijic area office in Mexico, neurosurgeon Dr. Gabriel Varela listened to me patiently and without interruption for 10 minutes as I went...
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Expatriating to Bolivia is no easy feat, with mountains of paperwork, a puzzling new culture, and all the pitfalls of a poverty-stricken country to contend with. Yet those who have lived here...
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Real Estate A millennial couple invested in a $143,000 vacation home in Bali. It's become the crux of their early-retirement strategy. Amanda Goh 2024-05-12T23:14:01Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share...
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