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Students celebrating their graduation in Coimbra, Portugal. There’s no doubt that studying abroad is beneficial to every young adult’s university career. Students who go abroad are more likely to graduate, find a...
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It’s 2020, which means you can clearly see what’s ahead. This is the year to live the dream: Quit your day job and move to a foreign country where it costs so...
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This was published 4 years agoBy Penny Watson Updated November 25, 2019 — 10.06amfirst published at 12.15amNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeTiger nest monastery, Bhutan.Credit: iStockMy first real moment of...
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Getty ImagesIf you've been racking your brain about where to retire on a budget, it might be time to think outside the U.S.A report by International Living, which publishes information about living...
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Cynthia and Edd Staton are thoroughly enjoying retirement in their 3,000 square-foot penthouse apartment. They have a housekeeper, eat out frequently, never fret about health care costs, and indulge in yoga classes...
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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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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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I grew up, like most Brits, as an unwitting monoglot. Back then, in the 1980s, speaking only English was not considered odd. Hollywood and the Disney Channel, Enid Blyton and the Beano:...
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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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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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A mandatory fee paid by visitors arriving in Jamaica covers health care and trip interruption. Pictured, Montego Bay.David Neil Madden | Getty ImagesKelly Hayes-Raitt traded Los Angeles for a small lakeside town...
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Slow down. That’s a message we’ve been hearing a lot lately. Breathe. Unplug. Pay attention.Maybe that’s one reason for the recent renaissance of luxury trains. Now a spate of new, newly redone...
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The skyline of Lisbon, the top place to move on the cheap in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock) It's the ultimate fantasy: Escape the 9-5 by moving to a place where it's so...
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Expat Insider 2017 Survey reveals: Expats overlook safety issues to call Latin America home; Costa Rica, Mexico, and Colombia charm expats, while Chile, Argentina, and Brazil are at the back of the...
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Have you ever fantasized about quitting your job and moving to a place where it's so cheap that you barely need to work — if at all? "It’s a great idea, and it’s...
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My family and I hail from one of the sunniest cities in Canada; Calgary, Alberta. Set at the foot of the mighty Canadian Rockies, Calgary offers plenty of the outdoor enjoyment we...
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While it’s nothing to brag about, I am a miserable linguist. I got into the University of Washington, which required two years of a foreign language, thanks to an intensive summer French...
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So, you travel all the time — so often in fact, that you're thinking about giving up life on the road for easy living on a slice of tropical paradise somewhere.Well, travel...
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