Τα καλύτερα International Living podcast (2024)

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Episode 57: The World's Best Places to Retire in 2024 36:33

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Send us a text When it comes to your overseas retirement, you don’t want to go in blind. That’s why, every January, International Living publishes the world’s most in-depth, detailed resource on the subject. Put simply, it ranks the top destinations on the planet to retire to, based on the factors that matter most. How much does it cost to rent a t…

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Episode 56: On the Ground in Costa Rica’s Top Expat Destinations 39:27

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Send us a text In our last podcast of the year, Jim speaks to Lifestyle Editor Seán Keenan about his recent exploratory trip to Costa Rica. He visited some of the most popular areas in the country— and talked to expats in each of them—to share what makes it one of the best places in the world to retire. If you’re enjoying the podcast, we would real…

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Episode 55: The Many Faces of Sophisticated Argentina 34:41

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Send us a text While the rest of us shiver in the gloom of our northern winter, expats around the world languish in the sunshine of beach resorts, highland retreats, and buzzing cities. International Living Panama Editor, Jessica Ramesch is one of them. Most of the year, she lives by the beach in the year-round sunshine of Coronado, Panama. Every d…

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Episode 54: The Best Places in the World to Buy Real Estate in 2024 41:57

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Send us a text “The world keeps turning and it keeps creating opportunity,” says International Real Estate investor, Ronan McMahon. Since 2008, Ronan and his team have been scouring the globe for the best real estate deals on the planet. When they find them, they share them in Real Estate Trend Alert—Ronan’s investment advisory service. To be inclu…

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Episode 53: Is Nicaragua Still a Viable Retirement Destination? 39:04

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Send us a text Lifestyle Editor Seán Keenan joins the podcast from Central America, on location as he researches his next feature story for International Living magazine. His first stop is Nicaragua, once a high-profile expat destination, now slightly under the radar. Times change, fashions change, but Seán’s travels in this fascinating country bri…

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Episode 52: Dance Yourself Healthy in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico 38:07

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Send us a text A study found that there’s one physical exercise that protects from both dementia and Alzheimer’s… and it’ll give your social life a boost, too. The New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a 21-year study of senior citizens, aged 75 to 85. The researchers discovered that the only physical exercise that provided prote…

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Episode 51: $500 Sea-View Rentals in Secret Europe 38:45

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Send us a text Jim Santos meets Norm and Kathleen Bour, nomadic seniors who spend their time adventuring around the globe on just their social security payments. With a host of tips and tricks for making a roving retirement exciting and affordable, Norm and Kathleen have much to share, particularly when it comes to the country where they spend much…

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Episode 50: Affordable Real Estate and Hot Spring Baths in Rural Japan 36:24

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Send us a text This week, podcast host Jim Santos meets Greg Goodmacher, an expat who began his live-overseas adventure over 30 years ago. Originally from New York and later, San Francisco, Greg caught the expat bug straight out of college, when teaching English, and a stint in the Peace Corps, brought him into contact with the many exotic attracti…

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Episode 49: A Sporting Life on a Greek Island for $800 a Month 36:36

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Send us a text This week, podcast host Jim Santos meets Francisco Huerta, an international athlete who chased his dream of playing soccer at the highest level to Europe. Soccer provided Francisco with a central theme to his expat life, but in between, discovering the heavenly beaches, the ancient ruins, and twisting medieval streets of the Greek is…

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Episode 48: A Night at the Opera—High Culture in Vienna for €15 Each 21:21

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Send us a text This week, podcast host Jim Santos, and his wife, Rita, are in Vienna, Austria checking out the city’s historical and cultural highlights, as they make their way through Europe in their own version of the Grand Tour. Once again, in this episode, Jim himself takes to the mic. Soaking up the sights and sounds of a European city that ha…

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Episode 47: What We Learned From One Week in Istanbul, Turkey 15:52

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Send us a text Jim Santos, and his wife, Rita, continue their long-delayed roving retirement plan. As Jim records this episode, he and Rita are in Istanbul, Turkey checking out the city before they head to Vienna and Prague to continue their nine-week romp through Europe. In a change to the usual format, in this episode, Jim himself takes to the mi…

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Episode 46: An Untourist’s Stroll Through Pisa and Florence 40:56

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Send us a text This week, the International Living Podcast swoops down to the rolling hills of Tuscany, Italy. Host, Jim Santos, talks to International Living Lifestyle Editor, Seán Keenan. Seán joins the podcast fresh from a trip to the heart of the Italian region best known for its olive groves, vineyard-covered hills, centuries-old farmhouses, a…

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Episode 45: On the Road with Host, Jim Santos, in Greece 30:07

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Send us a text This week, podcast host Jim Santos, and his wife, Rita, set off on their long-delayed roving retirement plan. As Jim records this episode, he and Rita are in Thessaloniki, Greece, after a great week in Athens, and are about to head to Istanbul to continue their nine-week romp through Europe. Since more and more people are opting to s…

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Episode 44: I Want to Move Abroad, But What Do I Do With My Stuff? 30:31

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Send us a text This week we chat to Suzan Haskins about a subject that comes up often in our mailbag, and at conferences. Understandably so. It’s one thing to pack a bag for a vacation—any fool knows how to do that—but it’s an altogether different prospect when you’re planning on moving abroad for months, years, or decades. Read Suzan's full articl…

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Episode 43: Living in "The Paris of South America” for $1,000 a Month 37:48

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Send us a text This week, we're talking to International Living contributor, Greyson Ferguson, about his decision to expand his options and life experience with a move to Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. Like many others, the COVID pandemic and travel lockdown prompted Greyson to evaluate his life, take a look around, and make the push …

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Episode 42: How We Built a Successful Beach Club Business in Belize 38:02

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Send us a text This week, we’re talking to IL Belize Correspondent, Shane Kenny, and his wife, Heather, about their decision to up sticks from their home in Atlanta and move to the Caribbean nation of Belize. With two sons at high school, and established careers in the States, there were plenty of reasons why Shane and Heather shouldn’t have taken …

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Episode 41: A Cycling Adventure from London to Berlin 33:24

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Send us a text This week, the Bigger, Better World podcast takes a trip to Europe, talking to International Living contributor Sharyn Nilsen about her recent adventure traversing the continent, from London to Berlin, by bicycle. Sharyn and her husband, Tim, are no beginners when it comes to bike touring. With long-distance trips across Africa, Nort…

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Episode 40: Cruising the Canal du Midi in France 39:00

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Send us a text This week, we chat with International Living contributor Kevin McGoff about his passion for France and, more specifically, his love of traversing the country via its extensive network of navigable waterways. Whether it’s a slow-paced getaway for just Kevin and his wife, Patty, or a more extensive trip with a group of friends, the riv…

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Episode 39: Temple-Hopping in Lampang, Thailand 36:19

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Send us a text This week we’re talking to Rachel Devlin about her recent exploration way off the tourist trail…to the north of Thailand and the city of Lampang—the provincial capital. Though Thailand was never formally colonized by the West, its northern provinces—particularly Lampang—were heavily influenced by British and American immigrants. Amer…

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Episode 38: Madrid's Three Historic Culinary Gems 36:33

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Send us a text This week, the Bigger, Better World podcast takes a trip to Spain, talking to International Living Spain Editor Sally Pederson about her recent scouting trip to the center of the country and the city of Madrid—Spain’s political…and gastronomic capital. Hailing originally from Canada, Sally’s been an expat for years, having started he…

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Episode 37: An Expat’s Love Letter to Lyon 34:36

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Send us a text International Living France Editor Tuula Rampont discusses her recent scouting trip to the southeast of the country and the city of Lyon—France’s gastronomic capital. And while Lyon is certainly “all about the food,” there’s a lot more to this captivatingly beautiful town that’s proud without being snobby, cultured without being pret…

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Episode 36: Panama's Wild West—Expat Living from the Mountains to the Sea 33:34

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Send us a text This week, the Bigger, Better World podcast takes a trip to Panama, talking to International Living Overseas Editor Jessica Ramesch about her recent scouting trip to the westernmost edge of Panama—the province of Chiriquí. Although it’s a small country, Panama is a big destination in the world of overseas retirement and relocation. J…

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Episode 35: Living the Dream on Gozo 36:15

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Send us a text This week, Jim’s talking to writer Mary Charlebois about her experience living in the tiny southern European nation of Malta. Malta may be small, but it’s worthy of your attention. This sun-soaked country, just to the south of Sicily, sits in the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean and enjoys warm, dry summers and mild winters. The…

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Episode 34: An Expat’s Experience Buying Property in Spain 36:46

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Send us a text This week, the Bigger, Better World podcast takes a trip to Spain, talking to writer Maria DiCicco about her experience buying a property in Zaragoza. House-buying can be stressful, even in your home country. Transferring large sums of your hard-earned money, dealing with real estate agents, lawyers, vendors, and all the complicated …

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Episode 33: How to Move Overseas With Confidence 37:16

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Send us a text This week, Jim Santos talks to International Living Go Overseas Mentor about her article in the July 2023 issue of International Living magazine ‘Use my Expertise to Move Overseas with Confidence’. In her article, and in her discussion with podcast host, Jim Santos, Kristin explans how she developed her unique expertise... and how it…

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Episode 32: Escape to Bacalar - Mexico’s Lakeside Oasis 34:03

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Send us a text This week, Jim Santos talks to International Living Mexico Correspondent Bel Woodhouse about her article in the March 2023 issue of International Living magazine ‘Escape to Bacalar—Mexico's Lakeside Oasis’. Mexico’s Riviera Maya—the stretch of coastline and tropical forest from Cancún in the north to the border with Belize to the sou…

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Episode 31: Sweet on Sweden - An Inside Look at Scandinavian Life 36:27

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Send us a text This week, Jim Santos talks to expat Tricia Pimental about her article in the June 2023 issue of International Living magazine ‘Sweet on Sweden, an Inside Look at Scandinavian Life’. Tricia was the Portugal correspondent for IL for several years, having lived in the country for eight years, before she and her husband, Keith, decided …

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Episode 30: On Location in Green Spain—Europe’s Next Great Expat Eden 36:35

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Send us a text Lifestyle Editor Sean Keenan joins the podcast from Bilbao, Spain, on-location as he researches his next feature story for International Living magazine about an off-the-beaten-path area of Europe that’s ripe for the picking. Green Spain... Just 100 miles north of Portugal, the stretch of coast between the Basque city of Bilbao in th…

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Episode 29: Where to Live the California Life at Half the Price 36:31

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Send us a text Suzan Haskins recently spent time in an area of Mexico that, she affirms, has been misrepresented by mainstream media for decades. Baja California, which includes cities such as Ensenada, Rosarito, and Tijuana, is, as far as she’s concerned, a place where you can live a California lifestyle at half the price. The region is usually th…

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Episode 28: Murder and High Tea in the Cotswolds of Asia 35:21

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Send us a text Keith Hockton brings us a tale of mystery (and maybe foul play?) in the lush hills of upland Malaysia. But the real story isn’t about who may or may not have had a hand in the disappearance of a silk magnate back in the 1950s. The real story is the unspoiled rainforests, the exotic flora and fauna, and the unexpected gentle beauty of…

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Episode 27: Why Costa Rica's Most Famous Beach Town Isn't Just For Surfers 36:42

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Send us a text Bekah Bottone brings us a much-appreciated update on how her adopted hometown—Tamarindo in Costa Rica—has evolved in recent years. The Pacific coast surf town first came to prominence in Bruce Brown’s 1994 surf movie, The Endless Summer II. At the time, Tamarindo was little more than a village, some great waves, and an airstrip where…

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Episode 26: Reconnecting With My Idyllic Childhood on Syros, Greece 34:57

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Send us a text Karen Lefebvre followed her childhood dream and moved to the idyllic island of Syros, Greece. A chance discovery way back in the 1980s led her parents to an unexpected family stay on the island. Now, prompted by a pandemic, a breakup, wanderlust, and an urge to return to the simple Mediterranean life she experienced as a teen, Karen …

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Episode 25: Trapped in the Corporate Bathroom — My Portugal Escape 33:18

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Send us a text Podcast host, Jim Santos, meets expat Glenda Cole, who quit the stress of a high-powered career in corporate America for a new home, new country, and new life in International Living’s top-rated retirement destination—Portugal. Glenda describes herself as a typical type-A personality, but her drive to succeed almost killed her. A ser…

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Episode 24: Exploring Mexico City's Neighborhoods with Jason Holland 35:58

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Send us a text Podcast host, Jim Santos, learns all about the surprising sophistication and liveability of Mexico City’s residential districts, as he talks to IL’s Latin America Correspondent Jason Holland in this week’s episode of Bigger Better World. Jason is not a typical expat, in that he and his wife moved out of the U.S. while they were still…

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Episode 23: "We Swapped Wine Making in Oregon for a Caribbean B&B" 34:41

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Send us a text If you’ve ever seriously contemplated a move overseas—really considered it, not just daydreaming—then you’ll know all about negative thinking. For every picture in your mind of palm-fringed beaches and waking up to the sound of birdsong…there’s another slew of ‘rational’ reasons why it could never happen. Responsibilities, obligation…

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Episode 22: Four-Season Living on a Greek Island 37:22

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Send us a text It's pretty quiet on the islands of Greece in March, making it a good time to rent a scooter, get out on the quiet roads, and see what there is to see. That’s exactly what International Living Lifestyle Editor Seán Keenan did in March of this year. March is a lovely time to be in the southern Mediterranean. Winter is retreating, in a…

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Episode 21: The Sun-Kissed Wines of San Miguel de Allende 39:01

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Send us a text Back in the early days of the Spanish conquest of Latin America, a problem arose. How would Catholic priests, tasked with converting the locals to Christianity, celebrate mass without the necessary wine for the service? The short-term answer was to ship wine over from Spain, but that was hardly practical. The long-term solution (alth…

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Episode 20: My Three Weeks Learning Italian in Siena 35:49

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Send us a text Read Janet's full article in the January 2023 issue of International Living Magazine here: My Three Weeks Learning Italian in Siena. “I’m too old to learn a new language!” is a phrase we hear a lot at International Living. But it’s based on a misconception. Most of us believe that children have some innate language-learning ability t…

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Episode 19: How to See the World for Free as a Travel Writer 38:31

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Send us a text Read Noreen’s full article in the February issue of International Living: How to See the World for Free as a Travel Writer. With no background in writing (her previous career was in nursing), Noreen Kompanik homed in on what it was that she really wanted to do with her life. And it wasn’t nursing. Nowadays, she spends up to 70% of he…

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Episode 18: Travel & Retirement Overseas as a Gay, Interracial Couple 33:10

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Send us a text What’s it like to travel the world as a minority? Todd and Damon took to the world together when they decided that a roving retirement fit their inbuilt need for travel and adventure. Together, they lived in 28 different countries over the course of three years, before finally settling down in Mexico’s premier expat city—the colonial…

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Episode 17: 28 Countries Later - How We Traveled The World as Roving Retirees 35:42

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Send us a text In this week’s podcast, host, Jim Santos speaks to expats Todd Hilton and Damon Morris. Todd and Damon took to the world together when they decided that a roving retirement fit their inbuilt need for travel and adventure. Together, they lived in 28 different countries over the course of three years, before finally settling down in Me…

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Episode 16: My Dream Life on the Caribbean Island of Grenada 34:58

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Send us a text Sarah Firisen first came to our attention at International Living when she got in touch about her very enviable life on the southern Caribbean island of Grenada. Soft-sand beaches, crystal-clear waters for snorkeling, and curry goat-filled rotis…we had to know more! When she wrote a two-page article for the March 2022 issue of Intern…

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Episode 15: Easy Living in Cuenca, Ecuador's Most Popular Retirement Haven 35:21

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Send us a text In this week’s podcast, host, Jim Santos speaks to expat Donna Stiteler. For many years, Donna served as International Living’s Ecuador Correspondent from the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Cuenca, a highland city built in a steep-sided valley deep in the Andes mountains, is an established expat location. In fact, many would claim that it’…

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Episode 14: Puerto Vallarta vs. Playa del Carmen 39:03

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Send us a text In this week’s podcast, host, Jim Santos speaks to expats Kirsten and Mark Raccuia, whose journey to an overseas life started at an International Living conference back in 2012. At the time, they were convinced that they wanted to move to Costa Rica. As it turned out, the conference whetted their appetite for an entirely different lo…

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Episode 13: Discovering the South of France’s Secret (and Affordable) Celebrity Village 38:31

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Send us a text In this week’s podcast, host, Jim Santos speaks to International Living France Correspondent Tuula Rampont, who transplanted her life from Southern California to Southern France back in 2010. For Tuula, France came as a surprise. In fact, she originally thought that she wanted to move to Italy. Lazy stereotypes of French people as sn…

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Episode 12: From California to Lisbon, Portugal - A Family's Journey to a Better Life Overseas 37:53

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Send us a text Sometimes, events make decisions easier. For Jen Wittman, the lockdowns, election cycle, and social upheaval she experienced in 2020 were enough to convince her that it was time to leave her home in California and search for greener pastures overseas. She’d lived overseas already, so it wasn’t a complete leap into the dark. This time…

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Episode 11: In Love All Over Again, Deep in The Heart of Italy 49:43

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Send us a text In this week’s podcast, host, Jim Santos speaks to Chip Stites, International Living’s Italy Correspondent, who makes his home in the small town of Rieti, Italy. From harvesting olives in a 2,000-year-old grove to singing with the crowds at a basketball match in the town where Kobe Bryant learned to play, Chip Stites has immersed him…

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Episode 10: Janice in France Shares Her Story of Moving to Paris at 70 50:33

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Send us a text In this week’s podcast, host, Jim Santos speaks to Janice Deerwester, an adventurous and unstoppable single woman in her 70s, who recently moved to Fontainbleu, near Paris, France. Navigating everything from restaurant etiquette (service in France is a lot more relaxed than in the U.S., it seems) to exploring on the excellent public …

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Episode 9: Moving to Mexico’s Pink City After 16 Years in Southeast Asia 37:53

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Send us a text In this week’s podcast, International Living Mexico Correspondent Wendy Justice meets host, Jim Santos, as she explains just why she moved to the highland town of Querétaro in Mexico. A long-time expat, until recently Wendy made her home on the other side of the globe, in Vietnam. Now, in Mexico, what similarities, and indeed, what d…

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Episode 8: A Luxurious Life—For Less—on the Island of Penang 49:34

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Send us a text This week, the podcast features International Living Malaysia Correspondent Keith Hockton. Malaysia, even by Keith’s estimation, is a surprising destination for most North American expats and potential expats. It’s just not on the radar as obviously as somewhere like Costa Rica, Mexico, or Panama. For Keith, that’s a tragic oversight…

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