| Expat Healthcare
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. Martin Buber Dear Traveler, While I was living abroad, I once had a filling that cracked. Aside from being worried about what had happened to my tooth, I was also unprepared to seek dental...
| Expat Healthcare
To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted. Bill Bryson Dear Traveler, Many expats struggle with...
| Expat Paperwork
I think I have more stamps in my passport than most stamp collectors have in their collections. John Rhys-Davies Dear Traveler, There are so many different ways to see the world as an expat! Perhaps you have heard of the “slow travel” trend to spend more than a few...
| Expat Paperwork
I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. Bill Bryson Dear Traveler, It can be overwhelming to consider all of the tasks that...
| Expat Paperwork
Our homes are not defined by geography or one particular location, but by memories, events, people, and places that span the globe. Marilyn Gardner Dear Traveler, If you have never obtained a visa before, you may be curious about how visas work. A visa is an official...
| Expat Paperwork
Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially. Tom Freston Dear Traveler, People seeking an expat lifestyle have many...
| Culture and Lifestyle
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. Helen Keller Dear Traveler, Over the...
| Culture and Lifestyle
There are still many places I haven’t seen that I’d like to travel to. I’ve never seen the Pyramids, and I’d love to explore the culture in North India. I think walking in the Andes would also be awesome. Bjorn Ulvaeus Dear Traveler,...
| Expat Paperwork
It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it’s not, it’s a visa, and it runs out fast. Julie Burchill Dear Traveler, A recent conversation with another expat made me consider the visa processes I have experienced. For many expats, this is the...
| Expat Finances
Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment. Epictetus Dear traveler, Every year or so, a new financial applications comes along and tries to convince us that it will make our lives simpler, easier, and more cost-efficient. I’ve used several such tools,...
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