El Dia de Los Muertos: Beginning our Expat Experiment in Puerto Vallarta
After 12 long months at home in Calgary, Canada we’ve finally begun the next chapter for our expat experiment. Spending all that time back in familiar territory, we had lot’s of time to figure out...
View ArticleA List of the Best Cheap Cities in Europe for Digital Nomads
All of the information in this post is current as of Aug 2017. We will continue to add to and update our list of cheapest places to live in Europe yearly. Southeast Asia is a popular area of the...
View Article7 Ways House Sitting has Made Travel Better Than Ever for Us
How we travel today is so much different than how we used to five years ago. Now we stay in lovely villas, cute cottages, and spacious multi level homes more often than hotels. We sometimes have access...
View ArticleHow To Create A Location Independent Income By Earning Money Online While You...
The Expat Experiments primary goal is to research and share ways to make travel more accessible for everyone. One thing we are particularly passionate about is teaching others different ways to make...
View Article5 of the Best Packing Tips to Make Carry on Size Luggage Possible for You
Traveling with carry on size luggage is becoming more and more popular. Mounting airline fees, more sophisticated travel gear, and increasingly active travel itineraries have inspired many to travel...
View ArticleMexico Travel- What’s Next for the Expat Experiment
Mexico- a popular destination for obvious reasons; the plentiful sun and sand, superbly tasty cuisine, and the genuinely welcoming people. We totally get why travelers flock to beachfront homes in...
View ArticleImportant Things Families Should Understand Before Leaving to Travel Long Term
Five years ago (May 2012), Rob and I were sitting in the living room in the house we no longer own; I was on my laptop reading one of my favorite travel blogs. I had been following a couple’s journey...
View Article4 Ways Our Kid Made Travel Better Than Ever for Us
Everyone told us having a kid would change us. They said once we brought a little one into the world, travel (and everything else in life) would be different and more challenging to do. We still had no...
View Article4 Ways Full Time Travel Fast Tracked Personal Growth for Me
Do you want to change or improve how you think, feel, or react to certain things? Looking back on my life I know I’ve spent hundreds if not thousands of hours working to better myself in one way or...
View ArticleTop 10 Best Countries to Raise Kids- As Voted By Expat Families
There is a lot to think about before making a move abroad. This is especially true when you’re planning to relocate as a family with young kids in tow. There is so much to consider when it comes to...
View ArticleDental Tourism Mexico- How to Save a Ton on Dental Work and Enjoy a Trip too!
Dental prices in Alberta, Canada are a staggering 20% to 30% higher than any other province in the country. In fact, dental procedures are considered costly everywhere in Canada, but in Alberta, they...
View Article14 Ways to Save on Travel Costs in 2017- No Travel Rewards Credit Cards Required
Want to save time and money planning and booking your next trip? Wondering if there are easy, cheap ways to travel that don’t include having credit cards that accrue travel rewards points? Some of the...
View ArticleLong-term Packing Tips Learned Over 900 Days of Perpetual Travel
Imagine living out of a suitcase full time. What does it make you think of? Wrinkled clothes, the frustration of finding things; the cramped space that bulges, the zippers that strain to accommodate...
View ArticleTravel on a Budget vs. Budget Travel- Here’s the Difference
We’re coming up on our thousandth day of consecutive travel so I thought it would be a good time to properly define different parts of our nomadic lifestyle. So far, we’ve traveled to 14 different...
View ArticleInspiration, Ideas, and Resources to Help You Build a Location Independent...
Would you like to earn a living from home or create a little extra income on the side? Do you wish you had more money to travel, or do anything else you love? Maybe you have a job you hate or you’re...
View Article9 of the Best Cheap Cities in Europe for Digital Nomads
Southeast Asia is a popular area of the world for digital nomads. The cost of living is cheap (in some areas extremely cheap), the weather is hot, and Wi-Fi is generally inexpensive and widespread. But...
View Article8 Things We Stopped Caring About Traveling Full Time
I have read about the positive effects of travel and even written about them myself. Full-time travel has definitely changed all of us in certain ways. For Makai, the changes or developments really,...
View ArticleHow to Try Expat Life Rent Free
Many people dream of living life abroad. Some envision doing so when they retire and others, like us, decide they want to take the leap sooner. A few of the challenges that “would be” expats deal with...
View ArticleHow to Travel Long Term With Kids: The Most Common Questions
Are you wondering how to travel long term with kids? Turns out a lot of people are! People often ask how we can travel perpetually with a child. Most find the prospect of full-time travel daunting, but...
View Article20 Easy Ways to Save on Travel Right Now
The most common excuse people give for not traveling is it costs too much money. But, we’re preparing to take a trip back to Europe and I am blown away by the multitude of ways to save on travel right...
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