career break detour

What is A Career Break And Why Should You Care?

You know the drill. You’re supposed to work your entire life so that you can stash away enough money to retire and FINALLY enjoy your life and do all of the things you’ve been putting off. RIGHT? WROOOOOOOOOONG!! I’m sorry but If you’ve worked for any length of time than you know that working like a [...]

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Hire a property manager

Video: Should You Hire A Property Manager When You Move Abroad?

Today I have a reader inspired question regarding what to do with your home when you move abroad temporarily. If you own your home and you want to move abroad, you are probably wondering what do you do with your home. Do you rent it out? If you rent it how do you handle the [...]

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the french are worlds best lovers

Worlds Best Lover: Are The French The Hottest Lovers? Adventures In France #5

Warning, if the words sex and lover make you blush then beware. Today we’re going to dive into the topic of…………….. SEX, Stereotypes and how travelling can help prove or disprove certain stereotypes. You already know stereotypes come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they don’t hold an ounce of truth but Sometimes they can be quite [...]

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Want To Travel The World, Live Abroad? 100+ Inspirational Families Who Did It! PT

Part 3 of a 3 part series about a location independent lifestyle: This article is a showcase of 100 + families and individuals and their amazing stories who despite their own set of challenges, left their conventional lives behind to live a life of travel and exploration. In part 1 I shared the secret to [...]

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Build axtraordinary life: live abroad with purpose

How To Create Trust Through A Monthly Report pt#2 (My Location Independent Goal While Living Abroad)

Part 2 of 3 part series: I share a little transparency with my new (Monthly progress report) where I show you what I’m doing to create my own sustainable location independent lifestyle and my other top goals while living in France. Part 1 I shared the secret to long term travel and a location independent lifestyle. Part 3: This [...]

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Location Independent: free to work and live anywhere

The Secret To Long Term Travel and a Location Independent Lifestyle pt#1

Part 1 of 3 part series: I share the secret to long term travel and a location independent lifestyle. Part 2: I share a little transparency with my new (Monthly progress report) where I show you what I’m doing to create my own sustainable location independent lifestyle and my other top goals while living in France. Part 3: Is a showcase [...]

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caine's arcade

Never Say I Can’t Again: Kid Builds Arcade Out Of Cardboard Boxes: Cain’s Arcade

Never again say I don’t have the latest tools. I don’t have the latest gadgets. Never make excuses to NOT do something because of fear again. A 9 year old kid who loves arcade games set out on an adventure to create his own arcade game. And he did it using nothing more than old [...]

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How To handle energy-vampires naysayers

Are You Afraid To Tell Your Friends and Family You Want To Live Abroad For A Year?

  If your dream is to move abroad for a few months,  a year or more, I need to warn you. You’re friends, relatives and co-workers could be the first in line to tell you that you that you are making a BIG MISTAKE.  Today I want give you 10 tactful ways that I have [...]

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How to educate the kids while living abroad

How To Educate The Kids While Travelling Or Living Abroad: Beginners Guide

One of the problems when people travel long term or live abroad is how to educate your kids and keep them on track with the rest of their schoolmates back in their home country.  You could send the kids to public or private school while abroad like we are doing with our kids here in [...]

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10 Reasons Why French Women Don’t Get Fat: Adventures In France #4

  Have you heard of any these French stereotypes? The French, they stink, the women don’t shave under their arms, they hate Americans, they are rude. I could go on.  Most stereotypes like the ones I just listed are just not true. Yes there are rude French people but there are rude Americans, Germans, Canadians [...]

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