I bought a 6-bedroom villa in the Italian countryside for $50,000. Within a year, I'd left the US and fully moved in.

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Buying and renovating a historic villa in a Tuscan village hasn't always been easy, but I'm still happily settled here and glad I did it.

Graeme Warring

I knew Bangkok would be cheaper than New York. I didn't expect it to feel so much kinder.

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Erasmo Guerra and his partner find life in Bangkok more affordable and the people to be kinder.

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I help American families move abroad like mine did. Here are my 5 best tips for actually making relocation a reality.

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I left the US and moved abroad with my kids a few years ago. Now, other Americans pay me to help them relocate.

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A family traded Connecticut for retirement in a car-free Costa Rica beach town

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Allyson and Andrew Rappaport moved from the US to Costa Rica with their two sons.

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I moved to rural Japan for work. The reality of office culture pushed me back to London.

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The author is pictured in front of a Japanese castle.
Japan made me realize how much my work-life expectations were shaped by my home in the UK.

Georgia Hennessy

He moved to Bangkok but still works US hours — and says the overnight schedule feels more relaxed

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A man posing with a coffee in the streets of Bangkok.
Andrew Corona moved from the US to Bangkok in 2025.

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My husband and I moved to Portugal and then started a business together. Somehow, our marriage and company are still intact.

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Ashley Strahm and her husband embracing
The author (right) started a business with her husband (left).

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We moved to Japan 3 years ago. We have a lower cost of living and travel more.

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Wide angle view of quay and downtown buildings in port of Kobe city, Japan
The author and her family moved from New Zealand to Kobe, Japan three years ago and have settled into their new life nicely.

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Moving to Japan at 22 helped my depression. At 31, I don't know where I belong.

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Friends at a bar having beer in Japan.
Laura Pollacco's original plan was to teach in Japan for two years; plans change.

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I've lived abroad for 8 years, and now too many places feel like home

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Amanda Molenaar spent most of her 20s and 30s living abroad; now she finds it hard to answer where home is.

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