ILA Magazine: The World’s Best Places to Retire Overseas Subscribe Now and Save 35% about subscribing to International Living Magazine A funny thing has been happening lately…whenever I ask someone about their favourite country in Europe, the same name keeps popping up, again and again: Slovenia. It hasn’t always been like this – there was a time when mentioning Slovenia would illicit a blank stare or some vague confusion with Slovakia.
I love being able to travel wherever and whenever I like, for as long as I like. And these days I can, thanks to copywriting. Put simply, I write compelling stories and articles for businesses. It’s flexible and fun and it’s been paying the way for my overseas adventures for years now...
One of my favourite things about wandering the planet as a freelance copywriter is exploring the world’s most beautiful cities. Laptop at the ready, I’ve crafted blog posts in Milan, product descriptions in Vancouver, case studies in Buenos Aires and eBook chapters in Ljubljana. I wish I could say I was equally productive during my recent 10-day visit to Seville, but I must come clean: this place was so physically mesmerising and emotionally beguiling that I got virtually no work done at all!
The balmy, palm-fringed islands of the Pacific have been luring travellers for centuries, but many of the more popular hotspots (Fiji, Tahiti, Hawaii…) can be pretty pricey these days.
Have you ever spent two weeks in a place and thought ‘Hmm, I could easily spend two years here’? Well Jerez is that kind of city. I was on a six-week jaunt through Spain, exploring the Andalusia region, and after a 10-day stay in Seville, I headed the hour south to Jerez. And I was far from the only one. Tourists, expats and locals alike have been experiencing the beauty of Jerez for decades, enjoying a high quality of life at some of the cheapest prices in Europe.
I live in Brisbane but I love travelling overseas and spending time ‘living like a local’ in fascinating foreign cities. This year I took off to Cordoba, Argentina’s second largest city, for five weeks. I’m able to do this thanks to my career as a freelance writer. It means I can make money from just about anywhere on earth that has affordable accommodation and reliable WiFi...
This past year was my most profitable ever as a globetrotting writer…and it’s been a lot of fun too. I spent long summer days in Portugal, Spain and Italy, played digital nomad for five weeks in Cordoba, Argentina and explored Bolivian jungles. A little closer to my home in Brisbane, I swam with manta rays on the Great Barrier Reef and drove all around Tasmania...