Archive for ‘Asia’
10 Best Countries to Teach English Abroad
By Cathy Brown - (3)10 of the best places abroad to secure work as an ESL teacher…
A Foreigner’s First Thoughts on Living within the Chinese Culture
By Stephen Hilgart - (1)A few days ago, Stephen Hilgart packed up his apartment and became a perpetual traveler. These are his first thoughts…
How I Traveled the Middle East, Asia and Africa for Free as a Contracted Worker
By Colin Guest - (7)To get back on his feet financially and travel the world at the same time, Colin Guest explored employment with overseas contracts…
9 Reasons to Retire in the Philippines
By Cathy Brown - (21)Top 9 reasons why the Philippines should be on your retirement radar.
Top Considerations When Buying a Condominium in the Philippines
By Boom Rizal - (4)If considering a condo purchase, make sure you do your due diligence on some basic yet crucial variables before you buy…
Taking Your Work Mobile – With or Without Your Employer’s Permission
By Lisa Besserman and Cathy Brown - (2)How one inspiring woman has managed to balance an insatiable wanderlust that has taken her all over the world, while still maintaining a respectable…
Expat Entrepreneur Interview with David Garrett
By Cathy Brown and David Garrett - (3)Since first moving abroad in 2001, David has done everything from develop a vineyard in South America to develop software in Asia.
Can Foreigners Legally Own Real Estate in Thailand?
By Nick Pendrell - (9)In the past, Thailand had strict policies in regards to visa issues and property ownership…
My So-Called Asian Life: Six Years of Living and Working as an Unlikely Expat in Korea
By Chris Tharp - (13)At the age of 33, Chris Tharp hit some serious dead ends in the US, and on a whim ended up teaching English in Korea…
Is Thailand Just for Single Male Expats?
By Susan Beverley - (15)Many people have been taken by surprise by the emergence of Thailand as a top rated expatriate hotspot…
Spiritual Journey: Black Butterflies My Journey to India
By Mahira Amir Khan - (2)I woke up one morning for an early morning breakfast in the heart of town. Sitting in Borders Cafe in the heart of an orchard…
Fiji – Doing Business from Heaven
By Joe Soecker - (2)The world is spinning out of control….it seems like there is nothing but bad news out there…
Expats in Indonesia
By Jamie Douglas & Julie R Butler - (3)South Asia has long held a fascination with Westerners for its rich cultural heritage, and one country in particular stands out today – Indonesia…
Bali: A Journey to Self Realization
By Kute Blackson - (2)Here’s a once in a lifetime opportunity, where you will join a select group of leaders invited to participate in this…
Escaping to Koro Island
By Joe Soecker - (10)Call it a sign of the times, but these days we are getting more calls on our small island than ever from folks who just want to get out…
Evolution and Globalization of a Disaster
By Jamie Douglas - (1)All told, over 20,000 human souls were lost, many of their remains never to be recovered. But that was only the beginning of this mega-disaster…
Living in Thailand: Too much fun off the tourist track
By John McMahon - (7)There are several types of expats in Thailand, the corporate employees in Bangkok and the already wealthy who come to live a life…
Learning to Live in Saigon: One Day at a Time
By Eric Thomas Seyler - (8)I can remember sitting on the tailgate of a truck my dad and I borrowed to move my stuff. I was about to enter into yet another student house…
Traveling to Cambodia: Treading Water in an Ocean of Poverty
By Gabrielle Yetter - (4)Her smile still haunts me. Two teeth in a wrinkled, brown face in a body bent double from years of working in the rice fields…
The Quest for an Island Paradise – Part 2
By Tanja Bulatovic - (0)Puerto Galera, a small town on the northeast coast of Mindoro sits 130 km south of Manila…
