Travel and Expat Articles about Turkey - Expatify

Recent currency fluctuations have changed affordability in many key expat countries

Tom — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:30:11 +0000

Any expat already out there knows that currency fluctuations can be a very big deal, and it can go either way. Many of us make money in our home currency (like the US for me) and we live abroad so if the dollar strengthens or weakens, our finances shift right along with it. Of course […]

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Joining a local expat community provides a huge social boost

Tom — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:58:40 +0000

While the notion of shipping yourself off to a foreign land to make new friends there sounds fine on paper, in reality it’s not always that easy. If you don’t know or have a shared background with anyone in your new home town, social isolation is likely, even for very outgoing people. I was reminded […]

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Choose an expat destination based on the expat community there

Tom — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:21:11 +0000

Many potential expats have exactly one choice of destination, based on a job offer or a spouse or some other situation, but many potential expats can choose nearly anywhere in the world. Especially retired people and location-independent people with good incomes, some have the ability to spin the globe and move to a place they […]

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5 Reasons you might want to live in southern Turkey

Tom — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:02:32 +0000

There are thousands of interesting expat destinations around the world, and each has individual things that recommend it. In this series we’ll be exploring some of the notable benefits of some of the more popular destinations, especially those I’ve lived in myself. We’ll start with Mediterranean Turkey, which covers a lot of ground. The largest […]

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Monday Escape: Kastelorizo, Greece

Tom — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:18 +0000

Perhaps the most remote of all Greek Islands, Kastelorizo is a bit like a living museum in many ways. It’s located 125 kilometers east of Rhodes, which is considered the easternmost of the main Greek islands, but it’s literally swimming distance away from the lovely town of Kaş, Turkey, and daily ferries (in season) make […]

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For retiring expats, choosing the right location is only part of the equation

Tom — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0000

When writing for a website that is mostly about different locations around the world that are popular with expats, it’s easy to focus way too much on the location itself when it comes to being happy. I think it’s common for almost all of us who are shivering away in a snowy winter city to […]

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The pros and cons of expat escapism

Tom — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:27:13 +0000

People become expats for all kinds of reasons, and some of us lucky enough to have done it by choice by moving out of a First World country are doing at at least partially in the name of escapism. I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit lately because I’m an American who is delighted […]

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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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Christmas in a non-secular Muslim country is even less Christmassy than you’d think

Tom — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:01:08 +0000

Start with the irony that turkey (the bird) is nearly unknown here in Turkey (the country). This will be my second straight Christmas in a country that’s barely aware it exists, and this one feels more strange and even less festive than the last one. Last Christmas I spent at the tail-end of a month […]

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6 Countries with very cheap wine

Tom — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:47:42 +0000

For those of us who like a drink now and again, the price of alcohol can turn into a real issue. In some places it’s so cheap that you need to find excuses to avoid it, and in other places it’s so expensive (or hard to find) that being a teetotaler makes more sense. Recently […]

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