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10 Hard Truths You’re Not Ready To Move Abroad Even If You Think You Are

by David Peluchette

So You Think You’re Ready to Move Overseas? Think Again.

Forget the Influencers! Here’s What Instagram Doesn’t Show You About Real Expat Life

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8 American Questions That Can Get You In Big Trouble Abroad

by David Peluchette

One Question, One Dirty Look, One Awkward Exit

What Sounds Friendly in the U.S. Might Be Fighting Words Overseas

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8 Airport Buys That Seem Smart But Always Lead To Regret

by David Peluchette

Why Smart Travelers Still Fall for These Terminal Traps Every Time

They Seem Like Savvy Travel Picks… Until You’re 30,000 Feet Up and Realizing You’ve Been Had!

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8 Unwritten European Food Rules Americans Break Without Realizing It

by David Peluchette

Think You’re Just Eating? Europeans Think You’re Committing a Crime

From Buttering Bread Wrong to Ordering Cappuccino After Noon, Here’s What Gets You Judged Abroad…

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7 Expat Health Disasters That Made Me Pack Like A Paramedic!

by David Peluchette

How Getting Sick Abroad Turned My Backpack Into a Mobile Pharmacy

From Bed Bugs to Bed Rest, Here’s What I Wish I’d Packed Before It All Went Sideways

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7 American Questions That Left Everyone Confused Abroad… Including Me!

by David Peluchette

These Questions Sounded Normal… Until I Asked Them Overseas.

I thought I was making conversation. Instead, I made things weird. Repeatedly. In multiple countries. You might be next.

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I Left The U.S. To ‘Find Freedom’! But These 9 Eye-Openers About Life Abroad Proved Otherwise…

by David Peluchette

Everyone’s Ditching America!  But There Are Hidden Perks That Made Me Grateful I Was Born There.

It hit me sometime around my fourth soul-sucking trip to a government office in Kyiv, 1999. 

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7 European Tourist Traps That Wasted My Time! Here’s Where You Should Go Instead…

by David Peluchette

Skip the Hype, Save Your Trip: What I’d Never Visit in Europe Again, and What’s Worth It!

Have you ever come back from a vacation feeling like you need another one?

You know the experience… 

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7 Things Americans Overpay For, But Are Shockingly Cheap Abroad!

by David Peluchette

Why Americans Are Getting Ripped Off on These Everyday Items Abroad!

From healthcare to dining out, life outside the U.S. can be surprisingly affordable.

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The 7 Types of Americans You’ll Meet Abroad… And What They Reveal About Us!

by David Peluchette

Not All Americans Abroad Are Created Equal… But They All Have a Story to Tell

From over-apologizers to passport bros, these traveler archetypes expose the American experience in unexpected ways.

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