It's time for another list of helpful web sites, blogs and resources for expats and travelers. Here are 11 for your edification and enjoyment. Expat Sites AngloInfo Panama. AngloInfo has been providing English-language information for expats in a variety of locations. The Panama site has just launched. It's a good all-around resource, very focused on Panama City. La Vita e Bella, two American expats living la dolce vita in Florence, Italy. Joburg Expat is the site of Sine, a German serial …
Expats, Life and Love for Valentine’s Day
Today is Valentine's Day, so I thought we'd start today's post with a little love story. Back in the 1600's, a young man fell in love with a beautiful young woman he saw in the bazaar. Not an uncommon event, I'm sure. They married a few years later, and lived happily together until she died while giving birth to their 14th (!) child. The husband was devastated, and decided to remember his dear wife with a stunning monument. Four hundred years later, that monument is considered one of the …
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Build a Better Blog, Save Money
If you plan to blog as part or all of your expat portable career, you can get a jump start and save some money within the next 10 days. ProBlogger Darren Rowse has just released the new, updated, better-than-ever version of his classic 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. Early in my blogging career, I invested in the 31-day program, and it helped me to: Come up with more interesting topics to write about Write headlines that get more attention Leverage social media to grow my audience Gain …
Making Money from your Blog
Blogging is a workable portable career for expats, requiring only some expertise, a computer and an internet connection. It can be an excellent way to fund your untethered life overseas. Before you get into the technical issues of setting up your blog, though, you need to have some sort of a plan. Because, if you're doing it right, a blog is a business and every business requires planning. Sure, it's wonderful to think about knocking off a few articles from your hammock while sipping …
He Writes about Everything, Everywhere — and So Can You!
Recently I promised to find out more about how travel writers balance their lives between work and travel. To that end, I spoke with Gary Arndt. Gary is a travel blogger, which is a slightly different -- but equally portable -- career. Gary explained the difference between being a travel writer and a travel blogger: "Technically, I don't consider myself a travel writer. Most travel writers either work on staff for a publication or work on a freelance basis for other publications. They get paid …
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Best Places to Find Expat Life Information, Ideas and Tips
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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