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The Wary Expat: Or, How to Avoid some Expat Newbie Pitfalls

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Guest Post by Richard Bee I am proud to be an Australian, but even more defining -- I’m what you might call a professional expat. I have essentially been away from home and on the road since 1958 when my father, an airline pilot, accepted a posting to a foreign land. So off we went, my parents, my three sisters and I, all of us dressed to the nines (as it used to be) in one of the last Super Constellation flights across the Pacific. After two unplanned but very memorable weeks in Fiji due to …

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Flying Overseas with your Dogs or Cats

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With our anticipated overseas move date less than 90 days away, we're getting down to the wire on some of our planning. One of the big issues we have to muddle through is flying with our three dogs from here to there. We've been poring over airline and embassy websites, and asking lots of questions of people who've already done it. It doesn't help our planning efforts that Panama changed some of its rules on November 1, but hasn't told us yet what those changes are. Recently I spoke with a …

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What Prevents Expats From Working Overseas?

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Guest post by Louise Wiles Accompanying partners – do they or circumstance influence their career choices? Recently I was talking about the services that I offer to accompanying partners through Success Abroad Coaching with some friends ‘back home’. I was explaining that finding fulfilling and meaningful work whilst abroad can be quite a challenge for many partners. Friends turned to look at me in surprise and one said: “Not working is an issue? I’d love to not have to work, to have some time …

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Enjoy a Movable Retirement in Asia

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It's affordable, safe, exciting, exotic, and has terrific health care. Last week I shared with you the top 20 picks for overseas retirement on a budget, according to Live and Invest Overseas. Six of the countries are located in southeast Asia, which is the cheapest region of the world right now. These countries are: China India Laos Malaysia Thailand Vietnam What About Residency? Malaysia is the only country on this list to offer a retirement visa, called Malaysia, My Second …

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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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Shock Announcement About the Easiest Place to Retire

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While you're reading this, I'll be at the Live and Invest Overseas Conference in Orlando, FL. It's an intensive, three-day get together where we'll talk about the 20 best countries to retire to, along with sessions on the practical issues of relocating to and living in a new country. I've been invited to speak about Portable Careers at the "Fund Your Life Overseas" workshop. I'll be reporting to you next week about the conference, but for today I thought I'd share with you some thoughts about …

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