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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...
International Living
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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By Tamar Goldstein My husband Jack and I have been traveling every winter for the last 10 years. We are fortunate that we have a business we can run from anywhere there's...
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Italy’s sexy stiletto heel is a peninsula skirted by the Adriatic and Ionian seas—500 miles of coastline, with a wealth of intriguing and exotic towns. There are two airports serving European gateways:...
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As IL’s Costa Rica Correspondent, I regularly share stories about people who've embraced Costa Rica's paradise as their new home. Most people I talk with share how they used IL as a...
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In a country with a population of just over 5.2 million people, it speaks volumes of its desirability, that an estimated half a million of them (10%) are expats/immigrants. Year after year,...
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The moment we decided to return to Portugal is indelibly etched in my mind. On a gray and blustery March morning last year, my husband shoved open the front door of our...
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The Mediterranean island nation of Malta is one of the most fascinating in the region. Its blend of Arabic and European culture and its fascinating history set it apart from its neighbors.Malta...
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The last time I was in Greece— Athens, 2015—the world fretted about “Grexit,” or Greece exiting the European Union, a move with severe political, economic, and currency ramifications across Europe. It was,...
