When Jen Barnett and Brett Andrews began seriously thinking about leaving the United States, they had some parameters for their new home. The Birmingham, Alabama, couple wanted to live somewhere not too far from the beach, that had a strong middle class, where politics leaned toward progress and, perhaps most importantly, where people enjoyed a […]

“Neither of us had ever been there before, but I read a blog post and thought it was great,” she says, “during those three days we found a beach house and talked to a real estate agent. We were shocked at how affordable it was, especially considering we were living in San Diego at the […]