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Expat Life in Yerevan for $900 a Month: Real Cost of Living Guide
Can you build a comfortable life in Yerevan, Armenia on around $900 a month? After spending quite a bit of time living in Armenia’s capital, I can confidently say that the answer is yes, but it depends on the lifestyle you’re looking for. This isn’t a backpacker budget and it certainly isn’t luxury living either.…
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Living in Tbilisi, Georgia for $900 a Month: Real Cost of Living Guide for Expats
Over the past few years, I’ve spent quite a lot of time living in Tbilisi, Georgia, and one question I get asked all the time is: Can you actually live comfortably in Tbilisi on around $900 a month? The short answer is yes, but the more interesting question is what kind of lifestyle that budget…
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Shanghai on a Budget: Expat Life, Prices & Essential Apps
Shanghai is one of the largest, busiest, and most futuristic cities in the world. It’s a place where futuristic skyscrapers, AI powered technology, and cashless payments have become part of everyday life. At the same time, it’s also a city where many of the apps most of us rely on, like Google, Gmail, Instagram, and…
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Living in Nha Trang for $700 a Month: My Real Cost of Living Breakdown
I spent a full month living in Nha Trang as an expat, and honestly, it completely changed my opinion of the city. I had been here twice before, but I didn’t really like it back then. It felt too touristy, too chaotic, and I never imagined I would stay longer than a few days. But…
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Expat Life in Ho Chi Minh City for $800 a Month: My Real Cost Breakdown
Can you actually live comfortably in Saigon on $800? Before I moved to Ho Chi Minh City, I kept asking myself one question: can you actually build a comfortable life here as an expat on less than $800 a month? Not a short stay or a few weeks of travel, but real everyday life with…
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The Tools I Use to Live Abroad | My Full Digital Nomad Setup
A lot of you have asked how I actually manage to live abroad full time and what my setup looks like in real life, so I wanted to put everything in one place instead of answering it in pieces. In this post, I’ll go through how I travel with just one backpack, how I stay…
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Hue Day Trip from Da Nang: Is It Worth It or Overrated?
Everyone talks about Hue… but is it actually worth doing as a day trip from Da Nang? After spending quite a bit of time living in Da Nang, I kept hearing the same line again and again: “You have to visit Hue.” The ancient capital. The imperial city. A place packed with history, old architecture,…
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Living in Hoi An, Vietnam: Cost of Living, Rent, Food & Expat Life
Living in Hoi An was never really part of my plan. After spending a lot of time in Da Nang over the years, I had visited Hoi An more times than I can count. But for a long time, I saw it the same way most people do. Beautiful, yes. But also crowded, touristy, and…
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Vietnamese Food Guide: What to Eat by Region
What Makes Vietnamese Food So Unique? Vietnamese food guide is something I wish I had when I first arrived in the country. The first time I tried Vietnamese food, I didn’t fully get it. It felt simple. Light. Almost too subtle compared to other Asian cuisines I was used to. But the longer I stayed…
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Eating in Chiang Mai: Cost of Food
Food is one of the biggest reasons the cost of food in Chiang Mai stays so low. And once you experience it, it completely changes your daily routine. Very quickly, you realize that cooking at home is not really part of life here. Most apartments don’t have a proper kitchen anyway. Usually just a fridge,…