You probably rattle off Spanish place names many times a year, especially if you live in the western USA. But do you know what all those names mean? I’m writing this from Baja (Low), California, where I’m visiting The Capes, The Peace, and All the Saints. Last time I was here I kayaked around Holy …

Whether you want to work overseas, retire abroad, or just move to another country to cut your living expenses in half, there are pros and cons of moving abroad. There are a lot of major benefits to living in a foreign land as an expat, but there are serious adjustments to be made as well. …

Editor’s note: This post on the cost to live in Colombia was updated at the end of April of 2023.  The country of Colombia is not in my World’s Cheapest Destinations book yet, but it is in my cheap living abroad book A Better Life for Half the Price. It has a whole lot going …

Who has the cheapest beer around the world? Which are the cheapest beer destinations if you want to travel to a place where you can put back some pints on a low budget? For many travelers this is a key consideration, especially if they’re coming from a country like Norway or the UAE where the …

Peru travel is a bargain. Or Peru is very expensive. It all depends on how and where you travel in the country. I inhabit the strange world of travel writing where for my job I go back and forth from cheap hotels to plush palaces, from crowded buses to executive taxis depending on whether I’m …