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
(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
That dentist appointment you’ve been avoiding because it costs $3,200 in Seattle? It’s $450 in Mexico City, with the same materials, better service, and a bilingual specialist trained in California. Medical tourism isn’t some sketchy underground movement anymore. It’s a legitimate, rapidly growing industry where millions of people cross borders each year to get everything … Read more
Why it exists, what to accept, what to plan for, and how to tackle it A group of travelers, taking a break from each other to check their phones I’m a millennial. One of the defining traits of our generation is that we were lucky enough to be “digital pioneers.” We grew up in a … Read more
with lower cost living and higher quality lives… Picture Andre. A young American man from California. At 35 years old, he knew himself well. He knew his love for wine and a delicious steak. He knew that time outside, whether walking between tall pines on hiking trails, or between ancient buildings and centuries old architecture, … Read more
By the time Alex finally sat down in the plaza in Valencia with a cold beer and a rental contract in his backpack, he’d already lived “abroad” three times. There was the 90-day sprint through Portugal on a tourist stamp, the six weeks in Mexico that ended with a surprise “you’re only getting 14 days … Read more
The following checklist is straight straightforward list of “to do” items for your upcoming move. It is a good idea to review every item to ensure that the transition to your new life is as easy as possible. Aim to address each item well before departure. For items that may not apply, confirm they are … Read more
For many people, the opportunity and dream of moving abroad has the potential to fulfill more desires and open more doors than most believe is possible. Whether you’re giving up everything for an international move from California to Bali, from New York to Portugal, from Tennessee to Turkey, or from Pennsylvania to Panama, the things … Read more
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