Started my US adventure strong in Jan 2025... Now I'm just riding the USD/AUD downhill! #USPol #LivingAbroad #AussieInBoston #BritishInBoston #ExpatLife #USEconomy

Your retirement savings could go twice as far in these stunning destinations ✈️🏡💰

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#retirement #movingabroad #expat #expatlife #retiree #wanderlust

Join leading financial experts from around the world on February 16–19 for the 2026 US Expats Conference—three days of online sessions covering investing, tax, insurance, and smarter money moves abroad. https://www.expatfocus.com/international/articles/save-the-date-2026-us-expats-financial-conference-feb-16-19 #ExpatLife #ExpatFinances

Australia feels like it’s slipping away — high rents, taxes, no stability. So I left. Solo, slow travelling, audacious, uncertain. Two months in Laos, soon Cambodia. Drifting, learning, sharing. Brain fog high, but the journey is mine. Sometimes scary. Always alive.

https://whothefami.substack.com/p/letting-go-finding-meaning-my-journey

#SlowTravel #ExpatLife #WritingCommunity #AdventureAwaits #SoloTravel

We just dropped Episode 4 of Penguins on Tour! We're officially entering the "survival mode" phase of our move from Oregon to Bulgaria. 🐧✈️🇧🇬 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXCMNhFt0o0 #PenguinsOnTour #CoosBay #MovingToBulgaria #ExpatLife #TravelVlog #LinuxGamersOnTour #TheBoat

Navigating investments as an American abroad is complex - IAM Advisors explores brokerage access, PFIC risks, currency planning, and practical steps to keep your long-term goals on track. https://www.expatfocus.com/international/articles/smarter-investing-for-americans-overseas-how-to-achieve-your-financial-goals #ExpatLife #AmericansAbroad

Read our round-up of international healthcare news for expats - the best retirement destinations, Spanish doctors’ strikes, new medical tourism options, and more. https://www.expatfocus.com/articles/expat-focus-international-healthcare-update-january-2026 #ExpatLife #ExpatHealth

Retiring or working remotely in Thailand? Understand local vs international health cover and how to choose the option that suits you best. https://www.expatfocus.com/thailand/articles/thailand-health-insurance-explained-public-private-and-international-cover #ExpatLife #ExpatHealth

From the chaos of overstaying visas in Laos to the warm greetings of Cambodia before even stepping foot there — travel teaches you patience, frustration, and unexpected kindness. Soursdey, Cambodia!

https://whothefami.substack.com/p/an-overstay-a-fine-and-a-new-beginning

#SoutheastAsia #TravelStories #Laos #Cambodia #ExpatLife #DigitalNomad #TravelReflections

Read our round-up of expat financial news - British citizens eye the UAE tax haven, Spain embraces Bizum payments, Thai banking rules frustrate expats, and more. https://www.expatfocus.com/articles/expat-focus-financial-update-january-2026 #ExpatLife #ExpatFinances

Woman Opens Up About How She Moved Her Kids Education Abroad: ‘It’s Been the Best Decision’ https://shinemycrown.com/woman-opens-up-about-how-she-moved-her-kids-education-abroad-its-been-the-best-decision/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EducationAbroad #MovingAbroad #ExpatLife #GlobalEducation #Parenting

Every day abroad is full of ups and downs. Small apartments, lonely streets, and moments of doubt. But in the struggle, I see people for who they really are — their challenges, their courage. And in seeing, I find wealth.

https://whothefami.substack.com/p/rich-in-the-human-experience

#TravelWriting #ExpatLife #HumanExperience #PersonalGrowth #SoloTravel

If I can’t be invisible at midnight, then I want to be as high-contrast as I can get. Conservative countries give contrast to folk like me — contrast I get to play with. #expatlife #highcontrast #kyrgyzstan #centralasia #playfulness

Vientiane is teaching me how reserved Lao culture really is.
People tell you it’s a relief to be open with you — and then they disappear.
Saving face here can mean being sick alone, hurting alone, and ghosting quietly.
As an expat, I notice it.
But living here and disagreeing with it? That must be much harder.

https://whothefami.substack.com/p/vientiane-city-of-ghosts

#ExpatLife
#SlowTravel
#Laos
#CulturalObservation
#WritingLife
#HumanExperience
#SoloTravel

I can’t have summer all the time.

#SlowTravel
#ExpatLife
#WritingLife
#BurnoutRecovery
#InnerSeasons
#LifeAbroad

Hierarchy only exists in the minds of those who have not broken free of such illusions.

#Perspective #HumanNature #Mindset #Equality #LifeLessons #TravelWriting #ExpatLife #Insight #Mastodon

Thinking of moving to Bali? Discover what life is really like after the honeymoon phase. https://www.expatfocus.com/indonesia/articles/what-no-one-tells-you-about-living-in-bali-as-an-expat-after-the-honeymoon-phase #ExpatLife #MoveAbroad

People take money so seriously — careers, titles, lifelong stress.

I took a different route: Bitcoin as the motorbike, Asia as the side street.

My days are simple now: coffee, writing, meditation, conversations, space.

No rush. No pretending. Just flow.
Life feels easier when you stop sitting in traffic and take the risk.

https://whothefami.substack.com/p/do-you-need-to-be-serious-about-making

#slowliving #writinglife #bitcoin #expatlife #digitalnomad #minimalism #lifedesign #flowstate #substack #independentwriter

I’ve travelled to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and now Bishkek — planes, motorbikes, sleeper buses, boats — and someone can’t even cross half a city.

#TravelWriting #ExpatLife #SoloTravel #Mindfulness #Adventure #LifeLessons