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Top 10 Most Bicycle-Friendly Countries Outside the U.S.

Bryan — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:54:00 +0000

The healthiest, greenest and most scenic mode of transportation has to be riding your bicycle. There are plenty of reasons why moving abroad might inspire you to change how you get around; it wouldn’t be a bad idea to consider ditching your car behind! Thus, going somewhere with a good infrastructure and culture for bicycling […]

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Do some people choose to retire in a country they’ve yet to even visit?

Tom — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:48:42 +0000

With more people realizing that a great way to improve your retirement lifestyle is to move to a cheaper country, it brings up the question of the process of choosing our destination. For most of us, I would hope, we would only consider moving ourselves to a country we’ve spent a fair amount of time […]

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Monday Escape: Puri, India

Tom — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:29:54 +0000

Anyone who has spent much time in India already knows that most of the popular tourist destinations are incredibly crowded, mostly just with locals except for a few places like Goa where the crowds are largely the tourists themselves. Finding a place to chill in India can be challenging, and the small beach resort called […]

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Living abroad without health insurance isn’t as risky as you might think

Tom — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:56:07 +0000

In a more perfect world, every citizen everywhere would have affordable access to high-quality health care and medicine. But most of the world isn’t even close to this ideal, and for many it’s all about risk and trade-offs and hoping for some good luck. Some people seem to be terrified of leaving the United States […]

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Internet speeds can make or break the expat experience

Tom — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:43:46 +0000

As usual, it will be necessary to break potential expats into two distinct groups for the following discussion. There is a small set of expats whose entire goal is to immerse themselves in their new environment, and for that group of people it’s possible that solid internet service might be a distraction. But for the […]

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Monday Escape: Fort Cochin, India

Tom — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:20:36 +0000

Anyone who has spent more than a few days in India knows that its larger cities are so awesomely crowded that they can draw the life out of you if you let them. One of the key pieces of advice for leisure travelers and expats alike is to find one of the rare places that […]

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5 Reasons you might NOT want to become an expat

Tom — Mon, 23 May 2011 10:26:02 +0000

This whole site is dedicated to helping people make their expat dreams come true, but of course not every story is a success. Having traveled around Asia for well over a year now, and having lived in Europe for a time on an earlier stint, I’ve been chatting with hundreds of expats along the way. […]

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Monday Escape: Pondicherry, India

Tom — Mon, 02 May 2011 09:41:30 +0000

Unless you were a devoted history major in school, you might be a bit surprised to discover that France once ran parts of India. The British were the most famous, and many people realize that Goa was one of the few Portuguese territories, but France was there too, and Pondicherry is their most lasting relic […]

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Monday Escape: Goa, India

Tom — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:03:50 +0000

For decades it’s been a popular destination for hippies, Europeans, and Israelis, especially during the winter, but now Goa seems to be opening up to package tourists and many others as the secret gets out. As you probably know, Goa is a small state in central India along its west coast, made up of a […]

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10 Cheapest cities in Asia

Tom — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:33:19 +0000

We recently discussed the 10 cheapest cities in Europe, which shows that not all of the continent is crazy expensive, but as most people know, the real bargains are all in Asia. In fact, each of the 10 cities on the list below is cheaper than the cheapest major city in Europe, which is Sofia, […]

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