5 Bad Travel Advice Items I Frequently Ignore
I started my first year-long backpacking trip around the world in the early 1990s and did two more after that. Since then I’ve heard and read a lot of …
Category: Long-term travel
Expat Communities vs. Living Like a Local (or Somewhere in Between)
On message boards when I see someone asking, “What’s the best place for American expats to live in?”, what they’re often really asking is, “Where can I move to …
What Will Budget Thailand Travel Be Like After Reopening?
In a post at the end of Q1 in 2021 I wondered aloud about when we’ll be able to travel in Southeast Asia again and the answer was basically, …
Responsible Tourism and Travel: What Helps the Locals (and What Doesn’t)
Now that people are getting back out there and thinking about traveling abroad again, many are hoping that a more responsible tourism industry will emerge. Even if it …
How Living Costs Drop in Half: What Is Drastically Cheaper in Other Countries
Sometimes when doing an interview about living abroad I get pressed for specifics with the question, “Why would your expenses drop in half by moving overseas?” Which expenses drop …