We loved living in Austin but left after 10 years. Big businesses and tech wrecked our favorite parts of the city.

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Austin has changed a lot over the past 10 years.

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I moved to Germany from the US with 4 kids. Here, I have a lot more time for myself.

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Robbins and her family relocated to Berlin in May last year.

Celia Robbins

I tried suburban living for 3 years and was miserable. I'm back to city life and never looking back.

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Randall Galbreath moved to the suburbs in 2021 and soon realized he was miserable. Moving back to a big city helped him find joy again.

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I moved from the Bay Area to Poland and love it. Living in Europe immediately relieved my stress.

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Agata Pona often went without health insurance and worked while sick living in the US, but she has more affordable insurance and longer sick days in Poland.

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I live in America's fastest-growing city. I see why so many Californians and young families are moving to Texas.

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Lauren Barrett moved to Celina, Texas, a small town about an hour's drive from downtown Dallas, in 2023.

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I moved from Washington, DC to Dubai with 2 young kids. I'm a better version of myself here.

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A freak accident prompted Kiran Ali and her family to relocate to Dubai.

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Boquete, Panama, was once a quiet town home to rainforests and coffee farms. Then came the retirees.

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A view of Boquete, Panama.

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Stepping inside TapOut Sports Zone Bar and Grill in Boquete, Panama, is like stepping inside suburban America.

A millennial couple moved to Italy after buying a farm. They said physical work is exhausting, but they have a better quality of life.

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Jerry O'Shea and Lucie Davidson swapped their UK lifestyles to run a farm in the Italian countryside.

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I left Denver for island life in Honduras. My lifestyle has completely changed, but I love it here.

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Sarah Johnson Harmacek has lived in Roatán, Honduras, since 2023.

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I moved to Finland for 90 days and fell in love with the culture and lifestyle. Now, I'm raising my daughters here.

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Andro Lindsay and his daughters.

Andro Lindsay

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