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7 Planning Steps Bridget Jones Can Teach Anywhereists

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"Earth to Bridget Sodding Jones!" yells Bridget's boss. As the sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary opens, lucky Bridget has been chosen to try skydiving -- on camera -- to see if it's great fun or a terrifying risk. After being forced out of the plane, forgetting to pull the ripcord (prompting the above exclamation from boss) and finally drifting along, chute open, Bridget starts daydreaming about her boyfriend. To come to earth with a bump -- literally -- facedown in a large …

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Episode 1: Where’s the Best Place for YOU to Live?

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The ideal way to find the best country for your overseas adventure is to visit and fall in love. If you’ve been fortunate enough to spend time in other countries, you can use that experience to choose your spot — or at least whittle down your list of choices. But for the rest of us, there’s a process in determining which country, and then which city, town or region, is the best place to live, or the best spot to spend time, whether as a full-time, permanent resident, a part-time resident, …

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5 Reasons You Should Vacation in Your New Country First

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Guest Post by Nick Ball Whether it’s the prospect of a new career or a life in sunnier climes, a move abroad can be an exciting and promising time for anyone upping sticks. With the unknown road ahead, it's easy to forget the most basic components of your move - but moving to another country is a huge commitment and, in order to do it successfully, it’s important to be prepared. So where do you start? At your destination, of course! In today’s post, the Lanzarote locals from Optima Villas are …

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Where’s the Best Place in the World to Retire?

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It's a great big world out there. If you want to retire -- or just live -- overseas, where's the best place to go? Naturally there's no one-size-fits-all answer. You can start with a list of questions to ask yourself about what quality of life means to you (and your significant other if you're moving with someone else). Then you start collecting data. Here are the top 15 cities from the newest quality of life index from Numbeo.com. Zurich, Switzerland Canberra, Australia Adelaide, …

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Overseas Residency — What’s the Best Country?

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Residency is what lets you live in a country for as long as you want, and usually lets you enter and leave the country whenever you choose to. It's not the same as citizenship, although it can lead to becoming a citizen. Some countries are easier than others to become a legal resident. Others are easy to stay in without residency. So what's the best choice for an expat. Should you look for residency? As with so many other expat questions, the best answer is, "it depends." My husband and I …

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Your Portable Career — How Do You Keep it On Track when Life Gets In the Way

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I admit, I'm not very good at juggling. No, I'm talking talking about the balls-or-clubs-in-the-air kind of juggling. I'm talking about the elusive work-life balancing act. Right now, I'm having a hard time staying on top of my normal business tasks. After living here in Panama without a car for six months, we finally decided to buy one. The search for a decent, affordable used car is a lot more time consuming than I had anticipated. Instead of planning future articles for this site, …

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