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Best Quality of Life Cities and Countries in 2011

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When you're considering moving to another country, one of the big things you think about (at least I do) is the quality of life you'll be leaving and what you'll find in your new home. As 2011 has drawn to a close, let's take a quick look back at the year's top picks in various expat-oriented "Best of" lists. Quality of life means different things to different people. For example, I'm typing this at my son's dining room table, in the mountains of Vermont. It's cold (temperatures have been in …

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Your Top 20 Country Choices for Overseas Retirement

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And the winners are. . . drumroll please. . . Yesterday evening the Live and invest Overseas Conference ended after a densely scheduled three-day smorgasbord of information for expats and plan-to-be expats. (I've decided that's a better phrase than "wannabe.") Last month I speculated about the 20 countries they'd recommend, and I'm happy to report I pretty much nailed it. There was only one country on the list that really surprised me. Here, without further ado, are their recommendations for …

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The Biggest Piece of the Expat Puzzle

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The largest piece of the expat puzzle is usually cost of living. How will your expenses compare in your new location to what they are now? Of course, everyone's different. John might not be able to live without imported caviar while Sally eats what the local people do, for example. But you have to start your researches somewhere, so here's a good place to jump in. This information comes from XPatulator.com's third quarter update. Most Expensive Cities for Expats Tokyo, Japan Geneva, …

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Best Places to Find Expat Life Information, Ideas and Tips

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Blogs by and about expats are a great place to find information, ideas, tips, and get a general feel for what it might be like to live elsewhere. Here are a dozen interesting expat blogs I've found recently. Europe Expat in Germany provides information about living in Germany (and a little bit about Canada). The author is a Canadian serial expat who's also lived in Thailand, S. Korea and the US. Not From Around Here, subtitled "Stranger in a Strange Land" is all about the adventures of a US …

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Top 10 Spots to Retire Overseas in 2011

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Every year International Living publishes its list of the top ten retirement havens. They've just sent out their September issue, and it includes their take on the best spots in the world to retire. I've been known to take issue with their findings in the past (for example, in their 2011 Quality of Life list). This time, though, they've come up with a list that makes a lot of sense. Of course, any time you're relying on number crunching, your results depend on what you feel is most important. …

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Best Countries for Quality of Life in 2011

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An organization called Nation Ranking recently released its 2011 Quality of Life Index. One hundred thirty-seven countries were ranked according to: "a nation's livability for its average inhabitant. It is a composite of six sub-indexes, each describing one of the elements which objectively influence the quality of life: health, education, wealth, democracy, peace and environment." You can find the entire report here. I've pulled out the Top 10 for you in the overall Quality of Life and …

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