I want to be straightforward about how this site makes money, because being unconvincing about money is one of the few things I find genuinely irritating in others.
Some links on this site — to hotels, travel insurance, gear, banking and currency services, and similar — are affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, I may earn a small commission. It does **not** change the price you pay, and it does **not** change what I recommend. I link to things because I’d point a friend to them; the commission is a convenience, not the reason.
Some pages link to things I sell directly — a consultation, a guided trip, a written guide. Those are clearly mine and clearly paid.
From time to time content may be sponsored. When it is, I’ll say so plainly, in the content itself. A sponsor never gets to decide what I actually think.
Nothing here is legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice. I share what I’ve learned from living it; for decisions that matter, talk to a qualified professional in the relevant country.
If anything here ever reads as less than honest, tell me. I answer my own email.