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In the south of France, Patricia C. Brooks’s days are bookended by the morning serenades of roosters and the evening calls of owls. Five years ago, Patricia left her home in Richmond,...
International Living
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The Aegean Airlines turboprop banked hard on final approach into Podgorica, Montenegro. Outside the window, I watched the ghost of Ansel Adams have a moment…Early evening had swallowed the valley below, the...
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As I write this from my tiny rental flat in Murches, Portugal—a village three miles north of the popular expat haven Cascais—the wind is howling and dogs bark in the distance. The...
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My husband has a saying, ‘Kiwis love to go out into the world, capture their prey, and drag them home,’" says Aaron Jones. "That’s basically what happened to me."Aaron and I are...
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Old Town Riga captivated us the moment we stepped onto its cobblestone streets and saw the medieval architecture. What stories were embedded in these stone walls, narrow passages, and town squares?The aroma...
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Christopher Young, an enterprising American, has made Panama both his home and a hub for his flourishing business ventures. Since relocating from Kansas City to Boquete, Chiriquí in 2010, Chris has embraced...
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After a nearly five-hour drive bumping along from Salta through the winding Bishop’s Pass, reaching more than 10,000 feet in altitude—the road cloaked in fog, or reflecting blinding sunlight—we arrived at the...
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We didn’t mean to fall in love. Indeed, Bordighera was meant to be no more than a brief fling. It was simply necessary for us to take a break from our travels...
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October 5, 2023. I stop for a few sips of water, sweat trickling between my shoulder blades. I don’t want to know how red my face is. My husband, Jon, is a...
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That must be where they keep the dinosaurs," I said.Driving between jungle-covered Caribbean cliffs, we’d come upon a sprawling wildlife park closed for maintenance. Opening in a few days, the attendant said.We...
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Montenegro, a hidden gem in southeastern Europe, is rapidly becoming a favored Mediterranean destination for expats and travelers. Its strategic location, stunning landscapes, and vibrant expat community make it an ideal base...
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I had an amazing dentist visit. How often do you hear someone say that?! Because let’s face it, does anyone like going to the dentist? No one that I know of.It’s one...
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The first thing to know about this fascinating city is that it’s not pronounced anything like it looks. Names of Mexican towns can be tricky, and this one is no exception: practice...
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With its slower pace of living…focus on renewable energy (A staggering 99% of its energy comes from renewable, money-saving sources…)…and abundance of healthy, fresh foods grown in the country, it’s earned a reputation as one...
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My wife Rita and I have done a lot of traveling over the past fifteen years, and we have tried just about every type of travel. We’ve explored parts of the US,...
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It’s been almost 20 years since I moved to Mexico, driving alone from California with only a few months of preparation and planning. I didn’t know anyone else who’d done this, and...
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If you’ve ever been to Disney’s EPCOT, you know that despite it being a mere 300 acres, by the end of the day you feel as though you traveled around the world—you’re...
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Mykle and Doug Flatley joke that they’re the "unofficial ambassadors" of their new hometown in southwestern France.They’ve only been living in Oloron-Sainte-Marie (OSM) for two and a half years, but they’ve already...
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I was 41 years old when I finally was able to leave Los Angeles to travel. I had been itching for a big adventure, much like the two-month backpacking trip I had...
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Eight months ago, my partner Gary and I departed from Denver on our BMW motorcycle to the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, with the intention of making it our new hometown.We’d made previous...
