Expat Matters
Learn the ins and outs of expat life from our experts.
Shocking News in the Quality of Life Index
Date: 01/01/2006This is shocking news! For the first time in International Living history, the U.S. has been toppled from its premier position of First Place in the Quality of Life Index.
Read OnIL Readers Pay Less to Call Overseas
Date: 01/12/2006Staying in touch with friends and family can eat up a significant chunk of an expat's budget. The same goes for the folks back home--those overseas calls to talk to you can be expensive, too. A growing number of expats and their families that I talk to have found a way around this, using a phone service that relies on VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) instead of conventional telephone networks.
Read OnDo It Now
Date: 01/14/2006How many weeks…months…years…have you imagined a new beginning for yourself? A new life of adventure…of fun…of challenges in exotic locales…
Read OnAnd the Winner is…
Date: 04/10/2006And the winner of our Win a New Life photo quiz is…Gabe P. Congratulations, Gabe, tickets for you and a guest to attend our upcoming Live Overseas Latin America event in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, as our guests, are on their way to you as I write. (The photos in the quiz were taken in: Old Town, Panama City; Roatan, Honduras; and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.)
Read OnConfessions of a Jaded Adventurer
Date: 05/20/2006One comment you'll notice goes something like this: "The glowing reports and oversell as used by IL in their Postcards are as untrue of the Dominican Republic as they are of Panama, Honduras, Mexico, etc."
Read OnThe Best Way to Wire Money Overseas
Date: 05/26/2006You identify an investment property for purchase…you arrange local financing…you make the purchase…and you place the property with a rental manager.
Read OnWe Request the Pleasure of Your Company
Date: 05/27/2006Buy what you see…and see for yourself. You've heard it before…and we'll remind you again.
Read OnYour Dollar Still Goes a Long Way in These 19 Destinations
Date: 05/31/2006Believe it or not, your U.S. dollar still packs a punch in many parts of the world.
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