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"This could mean civil war." After the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, Donnie Byrne’s military unit began to discuss the possibility of the unthinkable: a full-scale conflict between US political...
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Karen Lynn Mountain is a spirited 66-year-old who traded the hustle and bustle of southern California for Pura Vida living amidst Costa Rica's natural wonders… And spending less than she did in...
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When you hear Bangkok, you might think of traffic jams, pollution, and seedy malls. But like anywhere else, if you know it intimately, it becomes a totally different place. To know Bangkok...
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"If you had told me before retirement that I'd be living in paradise while saving money so I could travel more, I wouldn't have believed it," says Lynda Rice, 71, of her...
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After a big career move, I went on the hunt for a once-in-a-lifetime experience before the next chapter. I was less concerned with where I went than achieving a champagne experience… on...
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As I’ve written several times recently, the world of golden visas has been changing over the last 18 months or so. European countries are scaling back their programs, citing concerns about spiraling...
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We start the day with tea on our terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the Isle of Malta. After breakfast, we get to work. As travel writers, photographers, and hotel scouts, we...
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The US political system wasn’t the sole driver for Michael Keesling, an American who recently moved to the sunflower-filled region of the Dordogne in France, but it certainly helped push the dial...
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We were always entranced by the promise of the little seaside town named Cassis. Nestled right next to the city of Marseille, Cassis is the first of a series of dozens of...
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Imagine waking up to crisp mountain air, surrounded by towering pine forests and the echoes of a charming cobblestoned town below. It’s not the typical Mexico most people imagine, but that's the...
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Those who attended International Living's Fast Track Europe Conference last month were overloaded with tons of useful information about moving, living, and investing here in Europe. But once the conference was over,...
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As 2023 came to a close, my wife Rita and I came up with a radical plan to make the most of our golden years.Over the next three years, we’re going to...
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It was morning in Costa Rica, and I was gazing out over the Pacific Ocean from the terrace of a sprawling, hillside villa. Just below me was Playa Flamingo: a mile-long arc...
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The Spanish press dubbed American expat Marsha Scarbrough “the first exile” in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. But her overseas story really begins before that: Back in 2008, Marsha was...
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"As housesitters, we stayed in areas the tourists don’t know about… and learned all the secret places the locals go," says Todra Payne.For three-plus years, Todra and her now-husband Paul Emberger enjoyed...
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Name: Brendan DeckerFrom: Houston, TXLiving in: Kandy, Sri LankaAfter a year in Sri Lanka, my wife Lilly and I have no plans to return to the US.We’d lived in Houston most of...
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The other day an IL subscriber expressed concern about the cost of getting a residency permit in Europe:“My monthly retirement and Social Security income will be twice the cost of living in...
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My colleague just ran afoul of the American financial system’s most frustrating rule.Owen, an American expat living and working in Europe, logged into his U.S. bank to find his accounts frozen. He’d...
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Sitting on the deck of a friend’s yacht, an ice-cold Tiger beer in hand, I was admiring the sea view in front of me… The stunning Malaysian island of Langkawi, with its...
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In truth, there is no single place on earth that is absolutely perfect. However, there are places that just feel right. There are also long-term expats who find the perfect fit where...
