All Entries Tagged With: "living abroad"
When Not to Retire Abroad
Although I am an advocate of retiring abroad, I also recognize that it is not for everyone. As a regular reader of several expatriate forums, I discover that for some people, it is a bad experience. It should prove useful to you to go through [...]
Flooding: Act of God, Acts of Man
I’ve been watching the news and reading the blogs about the typhoons and flooding that recently hit the Philippines – my new home. And, I’ve waited a bit before posting so that some of the immediate emotions have settled down a bit. No question that [...]
The Adventures of a Foreign Salaryman in Tokyo Blog
The Adventures of a Foreign Salaryman in Tokyo is a blog written by a young consultant living and working in Tokyo, Japan. The blog is well written and contains what I find to be humorous and insightful articles on living in Japan. While Tokyo is one of the [...]
Pinay Wife Speaks Blog
Pinay Wife Speaks is a blog written by a filipina living in Cambodia with her Cambodian husband and family. Although not a highly popular tourist or retirement destination, Cambodia – like Vietnam, is beginning the slow and gradual climb into entering the world economy. The blog covers many [...]
Overseas Solutions for American Healthcare Reform
As America debates how to solve its health care problems, I’ve noticed that sometimes governments and political parties tend to lose sight of the fact that simple is better. When I made the decision to retire abroad, I was able to come up with a perfectly [...]
Living in Saigon, Vietnam Blog
Living in Saigon, Vietnam is written by an American who has been living abroad in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) since 2001. Although probably not one of the more popular retirement destinations, Vietnam has begun to integrate itself more into the global economy and develop its internal infrastructure. This blog [...]
Understanding Urban Poverty When Living Abroad
For Americans who decide to retire abroad, there is a good chance that you will find yourself living abroad in the capital city of a country that is economically less developed than the United States. The capital city in many “developing countries” possess enough of [...]
Portugal Retirement Today
Anyone who plans to retire abroad in Europe should give Portugal a serious look as a retirement destination. The cost of living is the most affordable in Western Europe, the climate is mild, and a Portugal retirement has been adopted by many European expatriates.
Portugal Retirement: [...]
Portugal Bound Blog
Portugal Bound is written by a family that has made the move to Portugal. The site offers nice photographs and interesting articles about how a family of seven has adjusted to living abroad in Portugal. If Portugal is your intended retirement destination, give this blog a [...]
Bulgarian Scrapbook Blog
Bulgarian Scrapbook is a blog about living in Bulgaria. While Bulgaria is not one of the well known destinations to most Americans, it is part of Eastern Europe which may turn out to be a popular area to retire abroad in upcoming years. Up till now most of my [...]
Living Abroad: First Month Progress Report
“Maaung hapon. Asa ang kasilyas?” is the first complex set of phrases that I have learned in Cebuano, the local dialect of Cebu. It translates into “Good afternoon. Where’s the bathroom?” And that pretty much represents my first month living in the Philippines – becoming [...]
Living Abroad: Using Currency Exchange Rates to Develop a Budget
When you make the decision to retire abroad, it is useful to develop a monthly budget and pay attention to currency exchange rates. To protect yourself even further, it is also a good idea to develop a long term and variable monthly budget that you [...]
Seeing God Do Immeasurably More Blog
Seeing God Do Immeasurably More is a blog written by a missionary in Brazil. The blog provides very nice insights and perspectives on life in Brazil. If Brazil is your retirement destination of choice, this blog should prove an interesting read. No, as the title [...]
Xinyun.sg Blog
Xinyun.sg is a blog about life in Singapore from the perspective of a local. The blog covers a variety of subjects related to living in that country and provides interesting insights into how some Singaporeans view life. An interesting read if you plan to retire [...]
Living Abroad: Understanding Currency Exchange Rates
When living abroad, one should learn how to manage one’s budget. This involves not only managing one’s income and expenses, but also managing and planning your budget around currency exchange rates that affect your purchasing power when you retire abroad.
The US economy and the US [...]
Moving to Greece Blog
Moving to Greece is a blog that covers the essentials of moving to and living in Greece. Articles discuss housing, employment, activities, education, and a broad range of topics all related to making an adjustment to life should you decide to retire abroad to Greece.
