Preparing The Trip – Spain To Southeast Asia
It doesn’t matter if you are moving down the street, to a new state, or even to a new country. Moving is Moving! With that comes a big list of things to do.
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Moving Abroad? How To Select The Country, Town & Make The Move
So you’ve decided you are moving abroad, or even better, you are moving to Spain? Congratulations! We are often contacted by Couples, Families and Travelers planning their move to Spain. For some it is open-ended and for others it is for a couple of months, so they follow that Schengen Visa rule. Either way they …
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Living Abroad Cost of Living in Spain (Months 5,6 & 7)
We are now in our 8th month and it’s time to provide you an overview/summary of our Budget in Spain and our actual spend this Quarter. This post happens to cover months five, six and seven or Quarter 1 of 2013.
Budget And Cost Of Living In Spain & Reality (First 4 months)
Ok, so we have been away for a few months now and it is time to see where we are with the budget. A huge part of this trip was planning our budget. What can we afford? What kind of lifestyle can we have and for what price? With countless hours of research, and the …
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How Can You Afford a Career Break? (Gap Year, Sabbatical, etc)
This is the question that mystifies most, thus we are regularly asked it in one form or another. Many people don’t like to bring up the subject, especially those we know in the United States. It is socially seen as “impolite” to ask such things, but not in our eyes! Ask away. Unfortunately, there isn’t …
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Spain Expat – Getting Settled check list
When you are moving abroad, so much planning and preparation is involved. It is always handy to have a check list, to be sure you haven’t missed anything. Once you move abroad, that doesn’t mean the check list stops. There is even more to do to get settled into your new location. Here is a …
The moves have ceased! (We hope) – Getting Settled in Spain
The move is on Our kids were born and raised in the same house in North Carolina until May 2012. 8 moves in 4 months:
Where are we going to live in Spain? (Part 3 – Ta Da!)
Where are we going to live in Spain? Part 1 Where are we going to live in Spain ? Part 2 As mentioned previously, we viewed several places our first day here. The one we loved the most was advertised as a holiday rental. We inquired to see if he would rent long-term and waited for …
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Where are we going to live? (Part 2) Searching for a Rental in Spain
Good-bye wonderful Valencia. Where are we going to live Part 1 The house hunt for this American family living abroad continues While in Valencia, I was in communication with a nice British couple, living in La Herradura, as they had a short-term rental in Almuñécar. That rental rented faster than we could get the money …
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