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9 Hidden Costs Of A Life Without Roots No One Warns You About

by David Peluchette

You Got the Freedom. So Why Does It Still Feel Empty?

Have you ever woken up in a sun-soaked apartment in southern Albania with a spectacular view of the Ionian Sea and the Greek island of Corfu right outside your bedroom window?

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Categories Expat Life & Travel

10 American Travel Habits That Practically Shout “Scam Me” Abroad

by David Peluchette

The Wine Was Local. The Scam Was International.

You’re Not Getting Scammed Because You’re American. You’re Getting Scammed Because You’re Obvious

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Categories Expat Life & Travel

This Gen Xer Was Sold The American Dream And Found Real Freedom Abroad

by David Peluchette

The Lie We Didn’t Know We Bought

Leaving Wasn’t About Escape. It Was the First Time My Life Finally Made Sense

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Categories Expat Life & Travel

10 Mistakes Digital Nomads Keep Making From Someone Who Actually Stayed

by David Peluchette

So You Want the Digital Nomad Dream? Here’s What Actually Happens

The Hard Lessons of Life Abroad That No Influencer Will Teach You But Time Will

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Categories Expat Life & Travel

7 Awkward American Restaurant Mistakes That Instantly Scream ‘Tourist’ Abroad

by David Peluchette

You Were Outed Before the Bread Hit the Table

It’s Not Your Accent That Outs You. It’s What You Do the Moment You Sit Down

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Categories Expat Life & Travel

8 Hidden Fears Long-Term Expats Face That No One Talks About

by David Peluchette

What They Don’t Tell You About Life Abroad Until It’s Too Late

The Anxieties Long-Term Expats Carry Around but Don’t Say Out Loud Until 3 A.M… When It’s Too Late.

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Categories Expat Life & Travel

9 American Travel Habits That Make Locals Cringe

by David Peluchette

Your American Habits Turning Heads for All the Wrong Reasons

From Over-Tipping to Ice Addiction, Here’s What You Don’t Know You’re Doing Wrong Abroad

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Categories Expat Life & Travel

7 Moments Abroad That Stripped Away My American Niceness But Made Me Stronger

by David Peluchette

When Polite Stops Working Abroad

The Uncomfortable Truths That Toughened Me Up Overseas

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Categories Expat Life & Travel

7 Times Being A Cheapskate While Traveling Totally Backfired

by David Peluchette

The Confessions of a former Cheapskate Traveler…

The True Price of Frugal Travel, Told by Someone Who Lived to Regret It

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Categories Europe, Expat Life & Travel

9 Shocking Foreign Foods You’d Be Arrested For Serving In The U.S.

by David Peluchette

Not on the Menu, Not by a Long Shot

From Fetal Duck Eggs to Horse Steaks, These Meals Are Legal Abroad but Forbidden Stateside.

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Categories Expat Life & Travel, The USA & Canada
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