Practical articles for planning a longer stay abroad.
Browse guides on destinations, first-stay logistics, documents, healthcare, phone service, internet, budgeting, apartments, and the everyday systems that make a temporary life abroad easier to manage.
Newest practical articles
Recent destination, setup, health, document, budget, and arrival guides from Settling Abroad.
-
Lisbon for Americans Who Want Portugal’s Capital With Clear Budget Expectations
A practical Lisbon guide for Americans weighing rent, transit, healthcare planning, airport access, and Portugal stay rules.
-
Malaga for Americans Who Want Southern Spain Without Ignoring Rent Seasonality
A practical Malaga guide for Americans weighing rent, healthcare, airport access, Spain stay rules, and daily tradeoffs.
-
Boquete for Americans Who Want a Cooler Mountain Base in Panama
A practical Boquete guide for Americans comparing Panama mountain living, monthly costs, healthcare access, housing, transport, safety, weather, and everyday tradeoffs.
-
Panama City for Americans Who Want Big-City Services and Easier Logistics Abroad
A practical Panama City guide for Americans comparing big-city services, monthly costs, healthcare, neighborhoods, stay rules, transport, safety, and everyday tradeoffs.
-
Merida for Americans Who Want Yucatan Services Without Mexico City Scale
A practical Merida guide for Americans comparing a Yucatan city base, monthly costs, heat, healthcare, housing, transportation, stay rules, and everyday tradeoffs.
-
Sanur, Bali for Americans Testing a Slower Coastal Base in Southeast Asia
A practical Sanur, Bali guide for Americans comparing a slower coastal Southeast Asia base, costs, healthcare, visa timing, traffic, housing, and everyday tradeoffs.
-
Cebu City for Americans Who Want English-Friendly Southeast Asia With Urban Services
A practical Cebu City guide for Americans comparing an English-friendly Philippines base, costs, healthcare, airport access, visa extensions, traffic, housing, and everyday tradeoffs.
-
Tbilisi for Americans Who Want a Non-Schengen City Base
A practical Tbilisi city guide for Americans comparing Georgia as a non-Schengen base, monthly costs, neighborhoods, healthcare, entry rules, language friction, and everyday tradeoffs.