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Moving to a foreign country can seem like an intimidating undertaking. There are visas, logistics, and language barriers to navigate, plus the emotional challenges of moving away from friends and family.
However, living overseas can be incredible! It opens up a whole new world of possibilities and is the best way to truly get under the skin of a new destination. Living and working long-term gives travelers more of an understanding of cultures and traditions than backpacking can, making it a great option for anyone wanting to experience this kind of global living.
If you’re ready to take the plunge into expat living but need a little help getting started, we’ve got you covered. Here are the seven best expat travel bloggers if you want to move abroad.
1. My Little World of Travelling
Welcome to Cristina Reina’s My Little World of Traveling. Cristina lives in Spain and her blog is filled with all the information expatriates could ever need to travel and live in Spain. If you’re planning a road trip, vacation, or a long-term move to Spain, My Little World of Travelling is the best resource to help you along the way.
Cristina was born and raised in Spain in Costa del Sol, and spent much of her childhood living in other parts of the Iberian nation. She is currently in Malaga and she has a huge selection of travel guides to help visitors and expats explore this southern Spanish city.
If it’s your first time in Spain, start here with the ten best places to visit for first-timers. Or, if you’re looking for incredible things to do once you arrive, check out this rundown of bucket list experiences in Spain. For future expats who have questions about moving abroad, Cristina also has a wide range of general long-term travel guides that will help make the transition as smooth as possible.
2. Beach Bum Adventure
Steffi is a teacher, blogger, and bonafide beach bum living and working in Asia. She’s been traveling on the continent for ten years and has lived in Thailand and the Maldives, so she’s a great expat to follow if you’re looking to do the same. Now back in Thailand, Steffi is using her passion for the country to help others find ways to live in the Land of Smiles (as Thailand is famously known) on Beach Bum Adventure.
If you were wondering which Thai island to visit, Steffi has some great insider knowledge that’ll help you discover the best beaches and cities that most tourists don’t know about. For a chilled beach vibe, check out this blog about Koh Mak, or check out these tips for an epic island hopping experience.
Heading over to the Maldives section of the blog, you’ll find great content on topics such as how to explore the nation on a budget and how to best spend a week there.
Steffi is also a huge fan of diving and has a whole section of her blog dedicated to the best spots in Asia to explore underwater.
3. Expat Panda
Aneesa is the Expat Panda on a mission to explore every corner of the world. She has a passport from South Africa, South Asian heritage, and a teacher’s license, and she shares her experiences with those things while living overseas. Aneesa has lived in five countries and plans to add more nations to that list eventually.
If you’re looking for a truthful, no-holds-barred account of expat life, Aneesa’s blog is for you. She covers tough topics such as what other brown women should know before moving abroad and what it’s like to experience racism while teaching overseas.
In addition to these thought pieces, Aneesa has compiled dozens of travel tips during her time living as an expat and working as a teacher, and she’s also racked up lots of destination guides to help other travelers narrow down their options. In particular, Aneesa’s guides on the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait provide plenty of detailed information that’ll help others make the move to Dubai and other parts of the United Arab Emirates.
Another thing that makes this expat travel blog stand out is that there are no affiliate links, sponsored content, or adverts, so you can read with confidence that Aneesa’s tips and advice are honest, accurate, and from the heart.
4. Kathi Daniela
Kathi is an expat and mindful traveler who hails from Germany. She believes in slow, deliberate travel and is documenting her expat life through her personal travel blog Kathi Daniela.
Currently living in Sarajevo, Kathi has previously called Cape Town, Prague, Hamburg, Munich, and Split home. She works as a freelance writer for a Bosnian travel agency and is passionate about inspiring others to travel and live abroad. She also promotes staying in countries longer to explore them in depth and to get under the skin of their cultures and traditions. Kathi is also a major foodie so you’ll find some great articles on where to eat and drink in the places she’s lived.
Kathi’s is the only expat blog on our list that’s bilingual, so if German is your first language you’ll love delving into the articles written in Kathi’s mother tongue. Much of the content is beautifully translated into English though, so it’s no problem if your German is rusty.
5. A Way Abroad
A Way Abroad is the ultimate resource for women who want to pursue a life abroad. On this site, you’ll find endless articles and resources for living abroad and working abroad. Content is written by expats for expats, so whether you’re already abroad or you’re about to take the leap for the first time, you’re sure to find honest, informative content here that’ll help.
The platform is the brainchild of Kat Smith, a digital nomad and serial expert with heaps of experience living and working overseas. From her first solo trip to Guatemala at just 18 years old, Kat was hooked and knew that she was destined for a life of travel.
She’s lived all over the world doing a wide range of jobs including being a stewardess on a superyacht in the south of France, teaching English in Korea and Vietnam, and as a tour guide in Panama. What Kat doesn’t know about working and living abroad isn’t worth knowing, which makes her blog a must-read for women who want to make the move overseas.
A Way Abroad also offers a mentorship program to help would-be expats make the big move. This includes useful, practical support such as working out visas, weighing up pros and cons of different countries, and how to navigate the emotions of relocating to a new destination.
6. Candace Abroad
Candace Abroad is the ultimate expat blogger for anyone hoping to move to London. As an American expat, Candace has spent time in China, Thailand, and other parts of Europe, but she’s now firmly embedded in London as an honorary Brit.
The content on Candace’s blog covers a broad range of topics that’ll set you up perfectly for a move to London. Her neighborhood guides offer a comprehensive overview of the best (and the worst) of London’s most loved areas, and if you’re looking for travel tips and inspiration for daily life in London, there’s lots of general advice and information to help get you set up.
Candace Abroad also has some great content on traveling and living abroad, including a guide on the best jobs for folks looking to switch to expat life, and an inspirational article about the life-changing lessons Candace has learned living abroad.
7. Two Wandering Soles
The Two Wandering Soles behind this blog are Katie and Ben. As relatively late bloomers in travel, neither of them had traveled overseas until their twenties, but now they’ve started they can’t stop.
Katie and Ben combine expat life with global travel, making this one of the best expat blogs for anyone looking to combine long-term overseas living with a healthy amount of backpacker travel.
The couple spent a year teaching English in South Korea which allowed them to save enough money for a year of travel. Then, when the money ran out, they did a ski season in Washington State before heading out in a campervan they built themselves to see some of the US west coast.
If you’re looking to plan a trip or a move overseas but don’t know where to start, Katie and Ben are here to help. They delve into the cost of living as an expat and how they afford it, plus other practical tips including how to travel responsibly and which health insurance to buy.
Life Abroad Through the Eyes of a Blogger
As you’ll see from these seven best expat travel bloggers if you want to move abroad, building a life overseas can be done. With the right preparations and a little help from these fantastic online resources, living and working overseas is more attainable than you might have first thought.
Now, all that’s left is to book your one-way flight and a place to call your temporary home on Rent By Owner and get ready to join the ever-growing global expat community.
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