It’s been a while since I’ve done any blogging for Expat Living 101. In truth, like so many other expatriates I’ve been hit hard by the financial crisis over the last year – a double whammy of soaring interest payments on our mortgage, and plummeting currency rates when converting my foreign earnings into euros. As a result I’ve had to work twice as hard just to standstill. Not what you want at the best of times, but especially when the sun is beckoning outside!
But now I’m starting up again with a new zeal … for I have just signed a contract with Lean Marketing Press to publish a print version of my book on the pros and cons of living overseas: “Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The Truth About Moving Abroad And Whether It’s Right For You.”
The publishing contract may not come with a $1 million advance and movie tie-in rights as per my J.K. Rowling aspirations, but it’s an exciting prospect nonetheless – one that, hopefully, will help a lot more people get a better handle on the real benefits and costs of moving to a foreign country, and give them a much clearer view on the right path to take. And if it can help readers towards living the lives they truly desire then I will be well satisfied.
This blog then will record the book’s journey to fruition and beyond, as well as being an opportunity to record some of my thoughts and observations on the expatriate life as they crop up.
I hope it proves interesting – and if you have any comments or questions on the way please feel free to add them.
And don’t forget to check out my website, www.expatliving101.com, where you can sign up for my free weekly newsletter. I’ll also be updating and retooling the site with the help of the nice people at Lean Marketing Press for when the book comes out. So please keep checking in.
Hasta luego …
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Good luck with the contract. Have you any thoughts on the top five places to move to as an expat?
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Many thanks, Graham – much appreciated.
As for your question, do you mean top five places in the world, or in Spain?
In general – and without seeming like I’m trying to avoid the question! – it’s a personal choice. Different people have different ideas about what their ideal life looks like. Some want year-round sun, some like seasons; some want mountains, others the sea; some want to be in an English-speaking country, others don’t; some want to be in easy reach of their homeland, others prefer to be across the world.
That being said, the top five destinations traditionally are …
For Brits:
1) Australia
2) Spain
3) United States
4) Canada
5) IrelandFor Americans:
1) Mexico
2) Canada
3) UK
4) Germany
5) IsraelWhen it comes to quality of life though, as measured by the sundry studies into these topics, it turns out it’s hard to beat the Scandinavian countries or Switzerland!
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The Scandies don’t turn me on because of their cost of living and don’t get me started on Switzerland. I had a friend who spent four years working there but lived in France over the border the whole time because Switzerland as a country is totally insufferable to live in.
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