Choosing where to go
Start With the Country, Not the City
A city sits inside a country, and the country sets the rules, the language, the weather and the cost. Here is a way to build your list in the right order.
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Choosing where to go
Write Down What You Do Not Want
A list of wants fits half the world, and a list of dislikes shrinks it fast. Anita’s six lines show how.
Choosing where to go
What Happens When Someone Dies Abroad
Walter wanted to be buried at home, and getting him there took eleven days of paperwork. Here are the questions a family can ask long before they are needed.
Choosing where to go
Decide Your Number Before You Walk In
Corinne and Eli write three numbers on an envelope before they visit a house they love. Deciding the numbers first lets the visit be about the house.
Choosing where to go
Why Day Ten Matters More Than Day Two
Priscilla and Dean rent three towns for two weeks each and rate how they feel. The town that won on day two lost by day ten.
Choosing where to go
A Year of Seasons
Wanda moves in October to a town she visited in June and keeps a notebook for twelve months. A table of rent, utilities and mood shows what a visit could not.
Choosing where to go
Living in Three Places Instead of One
Lorna and Vic do not want to pick one country. They spread a year over Paris, Buenos Aires and a Caribbean island and add each place’s monthly spending by its share of the year.