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Is Bali still welcoming? I went and asked the locals myself.

Look, I’m going to be totally honest with you—the UK has become a complete write-off. It’s a sinking ship. Between the soaring taxes, the soul-crushing cost of living,

The Bali Passport Disaster Is Over... I’m Just A Muppet With A TARDIS Bag

I’ve spent the last 24 hours in a complete state of "total disaster" mode. I was panicking, filming "I’m stuck" videos, and basically preparing

I Lost My Passport I'm Officially STUCK in Bali!! (TOTAL DISASTER)

I LOST MY PASSPORT IN BALI... (TOTAL DISASTER) I officially left the UK for good to escape the Matrix and become a digital nomad expat living abroad. But right now,

An Open Message to My Landlord: I Can’t Live Like This Anymore.

This is the reality of the Bali rental market right now. I’m at my absolute limit because of the constant noise, and honestly, I’ll most likely be moving out of

Teaching in USA-2007-2008

This post is a continuation of my last post on 21 February 2025: Surprised in commercial life in Korea // Sorpresas en la vida comercial en Corea As I have mentioned

Data Disaster and Kilimanjaro Views

Yesterday was a classic case of one step forward, two steps back. I spent the day wrestling with my digital chaos, trying to restore some order to my data. The drives

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... secure one of the best passports in Latin America! 🌎✈️ #Chile #TaxFreeLife #ExpatLife #DigitalNomad

A Lonely Sock Recycle Project At School & Some Other School Talk

School talk It's been a while since I shared something about my daughter's school experiences while some fun things happened, as well as some change is coming soon.

Exploring Opportunities in UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand caelum1infernum Actifit Report Card: November 20 2023

UK, Canada Australia or New Zealand which country is good for an expat like me? AlBandar Abu Dhabi UAE ☁️ clouds I'm trying to find a country where I can go work

Brrrrrrrrr

Hello Hivers, This biting cold of Kamicho's morning air is way too much for me as I make my way to work. As you can see the screen shot l uploaded here the temperature

Walkabout: Maprachan Lake, thoughts on expat living and why the 'DARKSIDE' is an outdated nickname!! [Pattaya, Thailand]

Locals take advantage of the new cycle and footpath which now circumnavigates all the way around Lake Maprachan Why is it called 'The Darkside'? Hardly looks it

The Indian Social Club Diwali Celebration in Muscat

In a few days time Diwali one of the biggest festival of India will be celebrated. This year Diwali falls on 24th of Oct. Days before Diwali there are other auspicious

Vending Machine Pizza and other Tales

I'm currently huddled in an upstairs bedroom while movers pack our stuff into boxes to be shipped overseas. Last night was a hectic scramble of taking everything

Inside the Home of an Expat

I've said it many times now - I probably sound like a broken record. But here we go again, my wife and I are moving back to Canada. Our three year expat adventure

Ray Of Light - The BureauCrazy Madness Continues

No sunsets or sunrises captured Even though by now I could have probably captured a sunrise above the sea if I were to walk downhill in time, I have not succeeded

The demise of the mama papa shop

I have been meaning to put these thoughts to keyboard for quite some time and had planned to go take my own photos to carefully outline the story. The pics have

A Weekend In KL

Greeting hivers. I have not posted here in ASEAN community for ages as I have been active over at the sportstalk community. But as this post has nothing about sport

Flying back to Muscat

After almost a 3 month break back in Mumbai, India, it's time for me to get back to Muscat with loads of happy memories with family and friends. There were so many

Thai Prime Minister accused of bribing other politicians (big surprise!)

This is just an accusation at this point but when I, and anyone else that keeps any sort of track of politics or government in this country hears that at the top

Total Lockdown: Day 19 of 20

Time flies when you are sitting in your condo basically doing the same thing day in and day out for nearly a month. Isn't that the saying? Well it probably will