Vietnam

Interesting Plays (And Pitfalls) On The Vietnamese Real Estate Market Saigon, Vietnam, at sunrise. The streets are already bustling with vehicles—just as workers on a construction site next to my hotel finish their night shift. With…
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How To Have Your Cake And Eat It, Too, When Living Overseas We’ve all read axioms about travel... "It’s not the destination, it’s the journey... " Or this from J.R.R. Tolkien: "Not all those who wander are lost... " Or this gem…
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First Times Are Aplenty In Southern Vietnam I just spent four weeks in Vietnam’s southern region, my first time ever in the country. I’ve visited some 80 countries over the years; I’ve been around. Yet, Vietnam offered up several firsts…
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International Opportunities Still Exist Things are bad all over... one might be thinking right now... The world is coming apart at the seams and facing insurmountable challenges, right? What's the average person to do to cope? I can…
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True Confessions—What Our Editors Really Think Each year, we publish our Retire Overseas Index, rating and ranking the world's top retirement havens. As you've probably heard by now, Algarve, Portugal, takes top honors again. If you…
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17 Tips For Happy Travels In Southeast Asia My brother is making his first trip to Southeast Asia this week. He will be visiting Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. He's lived in Mexico for several years, so he's a seasoned expat, but he has…
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Editors' Choice—Here's What We Really Think Panama City, Panama Our Live and Invest Overseas team is fully occupied these days debating the answer to the question: Where is the best place in the world to retire? Our editors are…
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Life In A (Slightly) Communist State We've been living in Vietnam for several years now. During that time, we have made many close Vietnamese friends and have learned more about the history and rich culture of these people than we ever…
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