Many people dream of having a second home in one of the many paradises strewn throughout Latin America. Unfortunately, the immigration process, the short stay of 30 day visas, and potentially living as a perpetual tourist and not truly a resident of a country you may plan to live in long term can be off … Read more
Hey! I’m Carlos, the traveler behind A Brother Abroad. Welcome to your key to traveling the world with limited time and budgets for max adventure If you seek to travel the world, to uncommon destinations and for adventurously uncommon experiences, this site is for you. My belief in how to help you travel more adventurously … Read more
Before you pick a long-term home, it is essential to learn the few things you don’t know you don’t know about taxes in a life abroad, so that a long stay doesn’t turn into a tax bill from your host country that kills your geoarbitrage math. Note: This article is educational, not tax or legal … Read more
On September 25, 2026, at the 2026 Nepal Nomads Basecamp conference in Pokhara, Nepal, I had the pleasure of sharing the beginning of an idea with fellow digital nomads and the local tourism & business community in Nepal. The idea was to present an accurate perspective of who digital nomads are, based on research conducted … Read more
& The Beautiful Sting of Being a Permanent Foreigner In the crisp morning air, I watched from the rooftop as the mass walked by in procession, all clad in white, on the street below. Cadenced by gongs, drums, and flutes, they proceeded in ritual toward the beach, flanked by the waving green grass of rice … Read more
SafetyWing, World Nomads, Genki, Heymondo, IMG, Seven Corners, Trawick, Tokio Marine, and Blue Cross Blue Shield compared In the life of a nomad, freely wandering abroad from place to place can be both exciting and intimidating. Living without the normal safety net of home, without friends or family to call on when you’re sick, or … Read more
Your home country plan stops covering you once you live abroad. These 13 insurers and one broker sell annual plans built for expats, and each section links to the provider and to the page where you request a quote. Most home country health plans stop covering you once you move abroad full time, and travel … Read more
You could keep closer to 100% of what you earn if you live abroad, and plan your new home and financial situation correctly. These 31 destinations let foreign tax residents skip the bill on overseas income, but the passive income rules, and how your favorite destinations tax, might surprise you. The Bottom Line(s) Up Front … Read more
(Click here to jump straight to the list of the best eSIMs for global travel) On my first backpacking trip abroad, to Argentina, the experience was pure analog bliss. After a hand-wavy “just go” experience at immigration, a cheap taxi took me directly to my hostel where a friendly local pulled out a paper map … Read more
If you aren’t just traveling abroad but living abroad as a nomad, flexpat, or stable expat, a US address to receive mail and access it in a timely fashion is essential. Whether you’re receiving a replacement bank card, tax documents, or an apostilled background check, having a central, continuous, and stable address and mail scanning … Read more
Invest in the global stock markets to amplify the power of your georarbitrage opportunities with FIRE financial philosophies Most expats import the assumption that owning a home equals success. Abroad, the rules change. The smarter play is to fund maximum freedom from the best opportunity available, then use those returns to capitalize on the structural … Read more
Healthcare costs can destroy your early retirement plans faster than a market crash. If you’ve built a location-independent life and are using that mobility to live cheaper and better in Southeast Asia, Latin America, or southern Europe, you’ve likely already arbitraged your housing, your daily expenses, and probably your tax situation. But most nomads, flexpats, … Read more