Expat

How To Make Friends in a New City

January 21, 2021 Erica Ho 2 minute read

I love Lonely Planet as much as the next person, but sometime we read a piece and we think… we can do this one better.

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How To File for the Foreign Earned Income Tax Exclusion

January 27, 2020 Erica Ho 3 minute read

Don’t leave your accountant to handle this one, trust us.

How To File for the Foreign Earned Income Tax Exclusion via @maphappy

Culture & Science Expat Family Money

The Price of Sending a Kid to an International School

May 16, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Kids. They are are expensive.

The Price of Sending a Kid to an International School via @maphappy

Expat Polls

Ever Consider Moving Abroad? Have You Done It?

April 21, 2017 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Itchy feet?

Ever Consider Moving Abroad? Have You Done It? via @maphappy

Expat Technology Tools Trip Planning

These Postal Services Will Check Your (Snail) Mail While You’re Gone

March 7, 2017 Erica Ho 3 minute read

Become reeeeeally good friends with your roommate. Or work those blood-related connections (and change all those addresses to their home). But paying for a service is also an option.

These Postal Services Will Check Your (Snail) Mail While You’re Gone via @maphappy

Business Expat Money Technology Tools

Review: How Does TransferWise Stack Up for International Money Transfers?

March 1, 2017 Erica Ho 3 minute read

There’s a couple of ways to move cash around the world. Some of it involves brokerage accounts, some of it involves carrying drug-dealer levels of money onto a plane.

Review: How Does TransferWise Stack Up for International Money Transfers? via @maphappy

Expat Money Technology Tools

TransferWise’s Facebook Messenger Bot Isn’t Great for Sending Money

February 23, 2017 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Please support more than seven currencies versus the 38 supported on the website (does USD count?).

TransferWise’s Facebook Messenger Bot Isn’t Great for Sending Money via @maphappy

Expat Polls

Have You Ever Lived Abroad?

May 13, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks Less than a minute to read

~*~*~*~living that work visa life~*~*~*~

Have You Ever Lived Abroad? via @maphappy

Expat Features Trip Planning

Busting the Most Common Myths About Living Abroad

April 20, 2016 Erica Ho 3 minute read

Chucking it all and finding yourself while relocating to an exotic locale is living the dream, right? Or is it? Consider these insights from someone who has actually done it—more than once.

Busting the Most Common Myths About Living Abroad via @maphappy

Budget Expat Features Money

What You Need To Know To File Taxes as an Expat

April 6, 2016 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Hey guys, it’s tax season! Time to run in fear.

What You Need To Know To File Taxes as an Expat via @maphappy

Adventure Expat Features Trip Planning

How I Didn’t Quit My Job to Travel the World (as a Journalist)

March 31, 2016 Erica Ho 4 minute read

This is part 1 in How I Didn't Quit My Job To Travel the World series.

Did you know there are plenty of expats who manage to travel without quitting their job? Oh my god, it’s true!

How I Didn’t Quit My Job to Travel the World (as a Journalist) via @maphappy

Countries Expat Opinion

Is Mercer’s Ranking for Best Expat Cities Questionable?

March 1, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks 1 minute read

Thinking of moving abroad? Consulting firm Mercer just released their annual list of best cities for expats.

Is Mercer’s Ranking for Best Expat Cities Questionable? via @maphappy

Expat Features Travel

The Very Easy Way To Live and Work Abroad Instantly

May 28, 2015 Karina Martinez-Carter 2 minute read

All it takes is 30 minutes to fill out a form online. Seriously. Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye. Okay, I don’t really want to stick a needle in my eye.

The Very Easy Way To Live and Work Abroad Instantly via @maphappy

Connectivity Expat Technology Trip Planning

The Best Skype Alternatives for Travelers

May 13, 2015 Karina Martinez-Carter 4 minute read

Because it’s simply not efficient to snail-mail these days.

The Best Skype Alternatives for Travelers via @maphappy

Documentation Expat Features Guides Money

Your Personal Guide To Moving Abroad

January 22, 2015 Erica Ho 9 minute read

This is part 1 in The Only Guide to Moving Abroad You'll Ever Need series.

Between Karina and me living abroad for almost nine years collectively—and Sydney jetting off for New Zealand soon—we’ve cornered the market on this.

Your Personal Guide To Moving Abroad via @maphappy

Expat Travel

Repatriation and the Art of Coming Home

February 20, 2014 Erica Ho 6 minute read

If you’ve ever wanted to gauge what Rip Van Winkle must have gone through, going abroad wouldn’t be a far stretch from replicating that experience.

Repatriation and the Art of Coming Home via @maphappy

Documentation Expat

How To Register and Get Your Absentee Ballot

October 4, 2012 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Because you’re out of the country gives you no excuse not to vote! Come on, clickie and find out how to do your patriotic duty and be glad you’re not Australian.

How To Register and Get Your Absentee Ballot via @maphappy

Expat Money Plastic Travel Trip Planning

What’s the Best Bank Account for Traveling?

July 24, 2012 Erica Ho 4 minute read

If you need a bank account before you jump on the nearest space capsule, it’s worth taking a look at Charles Schwab. And ‘cause we like to pit banks against each other in a fight to the death, we choose Bank of America as our sacrificial lamb – so you can see the key differences.