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I asked ChatGPT which country to move to - I took its advice and found happiness
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (911+ words) I recently FaceTimed my best friend and she said: 'I've never seen you light up like this. You have to stay' Around half a million people left the UK to live elsewhere last year, and it's not just retirees. A…...
We bought our dream Sicilian home in our 20s for £48,000. Now visas are ruining it
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (742+ words) Ben and Tayler Iveson bought a run-down home in Italy but can only spend part of the year there Ben Iveson, 29, a construction contracts manager, and Tayler Iveson, 28, a financial adviser, have spent years restyling their "dream" home in Sambuca,…...
Nine islands for easy spring warmth, from La Graciosa to Ilha de Tavira
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1497+ words) With just a few weeks of winter left, these locations are off the tourist trail and they are crowd-free This article includes affiliate links. When you book accommodation or other travel products through these links, we may earn a commission....
The favourite Spanish holiday beaches that are slowly disappearing
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (810+ words) Spain's tourist hotspots are under threat from risings seas and retreating sands MADRID " For decades, Spain's beaches have drawn British tourists in their millions, but now some of the country's most popular holiday destinations are at risk of disappearing. Spanish…...
Sick of paying tourist taxes? The alternative is worse
1+ week, 4+ day ago (625+ words) NEWSLETTER () Overtourism destroys communities. We must not kill the thing we love Many other European cities are trying to curb overtourism, and last summer there were widely-reported protests against tourists in Spain, France, Italy and Portugal. The practical arguments against…...
We moved to the Philippines - we have a cook and a pool but miss English nature
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (479+ words) Gail Metcalf and her husband John moved to Manila when a job came up - despite never having visited before Around half a million people left the UK to live elsewhere last year, and it's not just retirees. A survey of…...
We moved to Lanzarote in our 30s. Work ends at 3pm but we miss so much about the UK
2+ week, 2+ day ago (761+ words) Richard and Tarnya Norse-Evans have lived in the Canary Islands for 19 years but find themselves missing aspects of Britain A British couple who moved from north London to Lanzarote 19 years ago say they often feel the need to get away…...
I left the UK for Mexico - I save £3,200 per month on bills
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (1064+ words) I traded living for the weekend for beach life and 27 degrees in January. Now I pay "800 for a house with a swimming pool" Around half a million people left the UK to live elsewhere last year, and it's not just…...
Why this picturesque Spanish town is forever British
3+ week, 1+ day ago (695+ words) The British community in this beautiful valley say they have integrated but maintain UK traditions ARBUCIES" Hidden in the hills, a stone's throw away from the tourist beaches of the Costa Brava, lies a picturesque town that has an indelible…...
I left the UK for Lisbon - expats like me have killed its soul
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (599+ words) With "5 coffees, soaring rents and understandably resentful locals, I felt like an active gentrifer in a foreign land - and left within a few months" Around half a million people left the UK to live elsewhere last year, and it's not…...