Corrales Bay Resort Review: What It’s Really Like to Stay Here
When someone tells me to imagine paradise, I picture rolling green, jungle-covered mountains that spill into an aquamarine ocean. I’d for sure be sipping right…
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My Appendix Tried to Kill Me: Appendectomy Cost in Mexico
What started as food poisoning ended in an emergency appendectomy. Here’s exactly what the surgery and hospital stay cost me in Mexico. Saturday night was…
Best Weekend Getaways from Penang: My 3 Favorite Escapes After 8 Years
Before moving to Mexico, I lived in Penang, Malaysia, for nearly nine years. During that time, I perfected the art of the long weekend. Some…
Romantic Zone Puerto Vallarta: The Insider’s Guide from Someone Who Actually Lived There
Ask me where to stay in Puerto Vallarta, and I’ll say the Romantic Zone. It’s the most walkable, most photogenic, most alive neighborhood in the…
Is Mayto, Jalisco, Worth Visiting? A Weekend Travel Guide
I spent a weekend in Mayto, Jalisco, with my girlfriend, Laura, staying right on the beach and doing exactly what the place seems to demand:…
Zacatlan, Puebla: A Misty Mountain Escape in Mexico
Zacatlán de las Manzanas and I didn’t exactly hit it off. It poured for five straight days, and the town was wrapped in a blanket…
San Pancho Nayarit: A Guide to Mexico’s Best Kept Secret
If you are looking for a San Pancho Nayarit guide to give you all the details before you plan your visit, you are in the…
Best Mail Forwarding Service: How to Get Your Mail While You’re Living on the Moon
So, here’s the deal. We’re thinking about moving to the moon. I hear it’s mean-people-free, and Katy Perry says there’s excellent internet there. Ok, maybe…
Bacalar Mexico’s Seven-Color Lagoon: A Weekend Getaway Guide
If you’re looking for an off-the-beaten-path (for now) weekend getaway in Mexico, Bacalar’s Lagoon of Seven Colors is THE answer. It’s my reigning champion of…
17 Crucial Things to do Before Moving to Another Country
Tearing your hair out looking for a genuine list of things to do before moving to another country? You’ve clicked on the right page. If…
How to Plan a Puerto Vallarta to Melaque Road Trip
Looking for a quick weekend getaway from Puerto Vallarta? This road trip to Melaque might just be the laid-back answer to your weekend dreams!
Puerto Vallarta vs Playa del Carmen: Choosing Your Paradise
Puerto Vallarta vs Playa del Carmen—which beach town reigns supreme? It’s a question that is hard to answer—the answer is different depending on what you…
So, This is What Goodbye Feels Like
Dear Friends and Family, It feels like the sun has set on a season in our lives. My keyboard is soaked in salty tears. I’m…
Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going?
(This is super late. But people have been asking for an update, so here it is…all of it.) It’s been a while. A long while…
From Isolation in Penang to the Worst Kind of Isolation in Chicago
It happened. I have Covid. I went from being isolated in Penang to being isolated in Chicago. It’s all rather depressing since the only reason…
Adjusting to Life in the US: My Rants and My Raves
EASE OF COMING BACK We’ve been home for about a month now, although it feels like it’s been much longer. And not in the dreadful…
The Transition from Lockdown in Malaysia to Freedom in the US
Hey there! It’s been a minute. I’ve been home for about a month now, and I haven’t blogged in a while. Because truthfully, I wasn’t…
Dear Malaysia, Did You Really Just Kick Us Out?
In my last blog, I wrote about how Mark and I were planning to leave Malaysia temporarily. Go to the US and Mexico and see…
Dear Malaysia, We Love You, but We’re Giving You a Time Out
Dear Malaysia, You’ve been so good to me. You’ve taught me about the world. You’ve taught me about patience. About kindness. About privilege. About friendship.…
Top 13 Historical Places of Malaysia for History Buffs & Culture Cravers
There are a million places to go in Malaysia, so how do you narrow it all down? Well, if you are a culture and history…
11 Best Expat Bloggers You Need to Follow Before You Move
As you can imagine, I’m a sucker for a good blog. But I’m also super critical about what blogs I read. Because let’s face it,…
Expats in Vietnam: What’s Good, What’s Bad, and What’s Next?
Welcome to My Expat Interview Series. Roy and Linda have been expats in Vietnam for 5 years. But now, everything is changing. This is an…
17 Best Digital Nomad Visas (and Remote Worker Visas) Around the World
When I first put this list together back in 2021, digital nomad visas were still a pretty new concept. Only a handful of countries were…
21 Pretty Penang Cafes That’ll Make You Want to Eat Dessert First
Put on your bib. You’re about to start salivating. This list of Penang cafes is all about indulgence. As far as I’m concerned, it’s totally…
Best Jobs for Digital Nomads: Don’t Wait to Take Your Vacation Days
You know all those pictures of people working from their hammocks on a beach in Thailand? Or sitting in a café in Amsterdam with their…
What to do in Melaka: All the Best Places to Visit on Your Melaka Trip
On our last trip to Melaka, I fell in love with the city. It was Mark’s first time, and he had no idea what to…
Living in KL: 7 Reasons Why Expats and Digital Nomads Love it
Let’s face it, these days, with the remote work economy becoming more the norm, expats and digital nomads have a lot of choices when it…
Living in a Foreign Country: 10 Realistic Expectations vs. their Harsh Realities
Living in a foreign country is difficult and extraordinary and everything in between. There are some big expectations, assumptions, delusions, and wtf was I thinkings…
Expat Life in Abu Dhabi: A Spectacular Life in a Desert Playground
Welcome to My Expat Interview Series. This is an insider’s sneak peek to the truths and realities of expat life. Not just from my point…
Guide to Malaysia for Expats: everything you Need to Know Before You Go
I wish I had a Malaysia for expats guide when I first moved here. So, I decided to make one. It only took me seven…