Have you ever thought about living abroad? I've done it - in Japan, Slovakia and Germany - but it all just kind of happened, and I never had the intention of moving there for the foreseeable future. That's why Episode 162 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is particularly interesting to me - my guests have all travelled with the intention of finding a place to live abroad permanently or for at least a fair few years.
First up I chat with Liz Green who explains how she and her husband decided to trial living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was mind-blowing enough for me to learn that lots of FIFO (fly in, fly out) workers in Australian mine sites actually fly to south-east Asia for their home base, and then I was interested to hear about how Liz and her husband scoped out whether Chiang Mai could be for them or not.
I then chat with Ann Mortimore and Ian Crabtree who left the United States with the express purpose of finding a new home. Their search is narrowing and it was fascinating to hear about the pros and cons of various countries across the globe that were part of their endeavour to find a place to live abroad.
Links:
Liz’s site Whiz Bang Writing - https://www.whizbangwriting.com/ Ann and Ian at Expat or Not - https://www.expatornot.com/ Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/162323 Language Learning Through Travel and Immersion
322 Life-Changing Study Abroad Experiences
321 B Corps in the Travel Industry
320 Thanks for the Travel Bug, Mum
319 Homestays When You Travel
318 Gevorg Babayan: Deep Dive into Experiential Tours in Armenia and Beyond
317 Border Crossing Tales
316 Fathers on Travelling with Kids
315 Meeting Locals When We Travel
314 Paul Christie, CEO Walk Japan - Deep Dive into Revitalising Rural Japan
313 Train Travel in Australia
312 Giving Back When We Travel
311 Micah Kamohoali’i - Deep Dive into Hawaiian Culture and Tourism
310 Fukushima, Japan - Hope Tourism, not Dark Tourism
309 SXSW Sydney: Why We Need Travel More Than Travel Needs Us
308 Walk Japan: Following Basho’s Road to the North
307 When Things Go Wrong At Sea
306 Eco-Accommodation
305 Accessible Gold Coast Travels
304 Bangkok Travels with Friends
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