If you’re looking for a new job abroad this year, you may want to think about India, where nearly 70 percent of adults in the second most populated country on the planet are optimistic about future job growth.The research firm Ipsos just released its latest Economic Pulse of the World study of economic expectations in 25 countries and finds that Read more » Read more

Just in time for Valentine’s Day this month, Travel + Leisure magazine has come out with its top 20 most romantic cities in the world, and #1 happens to be my all time favorite: Venice.T + L asked its well-heeled readers to rank cities around the world on how romantic they are. Most of the cities share sweeping water vistas, Read more » Read more

For the second year in a row, Denmark is the least corrupt country in the world, according to a new study by Transparency International.The Berlin, Germany-based organization has been measuring levels of corruption globally since 1993 through its 100 chapters worldwide. Its Corruption Perceptions Index – which ranks 168 countries from 0 to 100 - is based mainly on expert Read more » Read more

Want to become an expat in Australia? This land of sea and sunshine is tops in the world in many lifestyle categories but can be a little picky when it comes to whom it allows into the country as a resident.One way to make the land down under your new home is a working holiday visa, which could lead to Read more » Read more

Which airline is the safest to fly? If you are an expat or frequent flier, Qantas may be your best bet, according to a new study just released.AirlineRatings.com, a safety and product rating website, says Australia’s leading airline has a fatality-free safety record in this era of jet travel. Qantas has been around for 95 years and is the world’s Read more » Read more

I don’t know what’s in the water in Buenos Aires, but that city seems to be a magnet for expat entrepreneurs, like Jocelyn Mandryk from Cranbrook, British Columbia, a ski resort in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies.For our January feature on expat entrepreneurs - “Entrepreneurs Abroad in Buenos Aires and Beyond” – we follow Joss – as she likes Read more » Read more

Our new Adventurers Abroad feature this month is “Adventure to London,” which tells the story of how first love in the Rockies led to an expat life in Greenwich, England, a suburb of London.Growing up in St. Louis, Shavon Perkins never thought about living abroad. Not once. But a chance meeting in Denver years later brought her to London, England Read more » Read more

Market research firm Euromonitor International estimates that Americans will make over 21 million trips to Mexico this year. But is travel to Mexico or a move to Mexico really safe?Our new article, “How Safe Is Mexico for Expats?,” dives into personal security for expats and travelers and finds, like almost anywhere in the world, your safety depends mainly on geography.Mexico is Read more » Read more

Colombia is the happiest country in the world according to a new survey just released by WIN/Gallup International.The research firm has been studying the outlook, expectations, views and beliefs of people from 68 countries around the globe for 39 years.This year, Colombia topped the list of happiest countries in the world, scoring 85 percent on the study’s Happiness Index. The Read more » Read more

We begin 2016 with much more editorial focus on the country where 11 percent of all American expats call home, the largest concentration of Americans outside of the U.S.In 2010, the Mexican government’s last census showed nearly one million foreign-born people living in the country, three-fourths American.The state of Jalisco – home to the international resort city of Puerto Vallarta Read more » Read more