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3 November 2014By Kate Ashford,Features correspondentTim and Tracey Kerin are weeks away from purchasing their dream retirement home in Costa Rica on a mountainside, overlooking the ocean. Their plan: rent the house...
Ally Basak Russell is among the growing number of digital nomads, professionals who prefer a location-independent lifestyle that allows them to travel and work anywhere in the world.Russell leads the international marketing...
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Nov. 13, 2013— -- Even if Macaulay Culkin had made it to Paris with his family in "Home Alone" those many years ago, his cheek slapping and eye rolls would only have...
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When I decided to move to Lebanon, I took the millennial approach and Googled every possible piece of advice on the internet about how to find a job abroad. Most of the...
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At a mini-market on the Greek island of Ikaria, I study the labels on various items, trying to decipher their meaning. It’s been three days since I left my Greek husband back...
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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When you hear “Argentina”, many things may come to mind. You may think of Buenos Aires, picture gauchos (skilled horsemen) on the plains herding cattle, or hear a song from Evita! echoing...
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by Shabana Adam | 21 November 2012 Do you learn the basics of a foreign language before travelling? Hello, how are you?, good day, thank you, please and good bye - just...
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Bogota bar hosts “Gringo Tuesdays,” where foreigners and Colombians alike come to drink, socialize and learn a foreign language. La Villa Bar, located in the Zona Rosa district of Colombia’s capital of...
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Q. How much cheaper can it be to retire in a foreign country — and which countries are the most budget-friendly? A. According to a recent study by International Living, Americans could...
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Travel + Leisure — It’s back-to-school time at the Lindberg household, as a new semester of Vietnamese lessons begins this week. Once again I’ll climb the stairs to my tutor’s Chinatown walk-up,...
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Dominic LoTempio photographing a model on his rooftop in Buenos Aires.Photo: Pablo Abuliak Dominic LoTempio leans back in his deck chair and surveys the grounds of the second home he rented for...
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