by Mark | Apr 10, 2017 | Mexico
The search for an expat life will take many people to world-famous San Miquel de Allende, Mexico. The spiritual center of Mexico and a UNESCO World Heritage city where thousands pilgrimage for Holy Week, San Miguel (SMA) is an expat’s mecca, complete with vortexes,...
by Mark | Oct 4, 2016 | Amsterdam, Home, Slow Travel
We were not the first to document travel on the internet, but we were among them — plus our story had a twist. Twenty years ago we purchased a 34-foot motorhome (our first and only) and a dolly to haul our minivan and had arranged to rent our home for the ski...
by Mark | Sep 30, 2016 | Welcome
Word Metro Press (our company) has published At Home Abroad: Today’s Expats Tell Their Stories, a collection of insightful expat stories from 31 authors who represent people living abroad. As you know, millions worldwide are already part of the expat phenomenon...
by Mark | Sep 20, 2016 | Mexico
We’ve all heard of the ongoing onslaught of baby boomer retirees in the U.S. It’s real. Think about this from the Pew Foundation: “Starting on January 1, 2011, the oldest members of the Baby Boom generation celebrated their 65th birthday and for every day after for...
by Mark | Oct 14, 2014 | Slow Travel
What’s going on? Are we witnessing mass emigration from the U.S.? What’s the deal with the never-ending get-away articles with tantalizing headlines like, “Best Place to Move Abroad,” “Retire Overseas at Half the Price,” “Top 10 Places to Live,” and “Most Livable...
