“Retirement Secrets of Mexico”
Retirement Secrets of Mexico It’s rare that I get to interview bestselling authors. Russell is pretty much famous, having sold over 4 million books worldwide in the fiction genre. But he’s also …
How this Unconventional family ended up in Mexico
How this Unconventional family ended up in Mexico I always love to hearing the stories behind how people end up in different places. I especially love weird, crazy stories worthy of a Netflix …
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain (and why it’s perfect for the times)
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain Updated August 2024. It’s funny how things aligned to bring us to Nerja. It was early 2020 and we were on a scouting trip through Spain, looking for …
Why can’t expats and locals get along? Stories from Spain and Mexico
Why can’t expats and locals get along? When we first moved to Spain we befriended a local taxi driver. He had been recommended to us by the owner of our Airbnb and we used him on our first commute to …
The life of a hotel owner in Patzcuaro (Mexico)
The life of a hotel owner in Patzcuaro (Mexico) I met Victoria a few years back when travelling through Michoacán. She lives in Patzcuaro, one of the best Pueblos Magicos in Mexico. Victoria is …
What Travellers and Expats should know about Managing their Finances
One of the best things we did when we settled overseas was to start doing our currency transfers through Wise. It doesn’t matter if you use Wise or another company (like Revolut) – you …
Why this serial expat chose France. And all about the Long Séjour Visa
Why this serial expat chose France Don’s a fellow Canadian and expat who’s probably seen more places than we have. We met him through the blog about 7 years ago and he always seems to be on the go: …
Expat Bases: Why this couple left Croatia to live in Turkey
Why this couple left Croatia to live in Turkey Samir and Lucija have lived in many places during their lives. They thought they had found “home” when they moved to Split in Croatia. It didn’t turn out …
Expat Life: Comparing Spain VS Croatia
Updated August 2024. Back in 2017 -2018 we lived a total of 14 months in Croatia. Right now, as of August 2024, we’ve lived just over 3 years in Spain. I figured it would be a good time to write …