City reality checks
What a place feels like after the first month, when the novelty has worn off and real life begins.
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Life abroad,
Life abroad,
unfiltered
Three videos a week from expats and digital nomads showing the places they live, the work they do, the money it takes and the bits nobody puts in the brochure.
Featured episode
What living in Phuket is really like
The first chapter starts in Thailand. The channel is now widening out, with hosts across the places people are seriously considering for a new life.
Watch on YouTubeDifferent cities. Different lives.
Each host brings one place into focus: the neighbourhoods, the admin, the costs, the people and the honest answer to whether they would choose it again.
How people make it work
Work, visas, money, homes, healthcare and the systems behind the lifestyle.
The people who live there
Local voices, expat families, founders, freelancers and nomads building something on the ground.