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Jul 8, 2020
1 min

Changing Cities | Wandering Soup

We are on the move! Well we will be in a few days. As we were discussing life in Vietnam and exploring more of the country recently and by recent I mean less than two weeks ago, I said why not revisit our original plan of living two months in three major cities of Vietnam (Hanoi, Da Nang and Saigon)? And with that we decided to move to Da Nang. Seriously ya'll the decision was literally one conversation in between British murder mystery episodes or possibly Paternity court. W

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Jul 8, 2020
3 min

Moving to Germany | Wandering Soup

Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! As an expat or a citizen you can own land in Germany. Germany surprisingly has a low home ownership base and most rent. For you this could mean owning a property here and renting it out if you decide not to say, essentially residual income. Business Ownership - The short answer is yes you can, the long answer is that there are steps that start with a residence permit and go from there if y

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Jun 17, 2020
2 min

Moving to Mexico! | Wandering Soup

Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! But this is a fairly recent allowance since 1973 that once again changed in 1993. Essentially before Foreigners were allowed to buy property in Mexico, as long as it was located outside of the so-called ‘Restricted Zones’, which include any land within 100 kilometres of foreign borders or within 50 kilometres of the sea, as an attempt to prevent foreign invasion. In 1993 the law changed to

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Jun 16, 2020
2 min

Life in Vietnam | Wandering Soup

People and by people I mean my momma and a few friends, always ask what we do every day, how is life in Vietnam? And when I go over the mundane they quickly tune out, I would too so no blame or pointing the finger. Our life is very similar to life in any developed city. We wake up, scrounge something up for breakfast, homeschool the boy, lunch, work on our various endeavors (businesses, blog, YouTube,writing), dinner and then we binge on Prime or Netflix, mixed in with YouTub

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Jun 8, 2020
2 min

Moving to Spain!

We are continuing our Move Abroad series and this week we are Moving to Spain! Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! There are no restrictions to purchasing commercial or residential or even just a track of land. Be aware that most home owners in Spain own their homes without a mortgage and you will have to have a financial number which can acquire by visiting a police station with your passport. Do NOT buy a home/property/l

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Jun 3, 2020
2 min

Visa Visa Visa! - Part Two | Wandering Soup

Today was a long one, mainly because we overslept and started out two hours later than expected, really three but whose counting? Me. I'm counting! We headed toward Hanoi proper and the Travel/Visa Agency around 1pm instead of the planned 10am and it was hot ya'll. Not as hot as it could be but hot enough to have me sweating and mad about it. We arrived 40 minutes later and $10 lighter on this small back alley like street where we proceeded to sweat some more as we tried to l

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Jun 2, 2020
2 min

Visa, Visa, Visa?!? | Wandering Soup

We will have been in Vietnam 3 months on June 13th so it's time to renew our Tourist Visa for an additional 3 months. When we moved here from Malaysia in March we thought the max, even with Covid-19, that we would be here would be exactly 90 days and were already looking for flights to our next country of choice. Reality hit and that isn't happening as most countries that we are interested in aren't open and the ones that are aren't allowing Americans in. Even Americans from

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Jun 1, 2020
1 min

One Year!! | Wandering Soup

Well in 3 days but whose counting. Obviously we are! Because it's been a year of us (Amber, Kwesi and I) traveling thru SE Asia. It was honestly a slight shock to realize that a year had passed since we started our journey and what a year it has been! I promise I won't use to many more exclamation points in this blog...I promise! In celebration of our year long travels we will be posting daily videos on our Youtube channel and blog here. Expect one of our Try videos, continu

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May 30, 2020
2 min

Moving to South Africa! | Wandering Soup

We are continuing our weekly series on Moving Abroad, this week we are "Moving to South Africa!" This was interesting researching as the country didn't interest me as a possible choice but finding out what could be has certainly opened my eyes to the possibilities. Hopefully you will find what we've shared interesting as well! Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! Foreigners can own and register a mortgage on immovable propert

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May 25, 2020
3 min

10 (Sorta Weird) Things About SE Asia | Wandering Soup

I thought I would give you a glimpse at some of the things that surprised us in SE Asia along our travels, some of them are just odd observations and others are things that may help you. When seated at a sit down style restaurant they will give you a menu and then stand there. Rarely will they walk away til you have decided but they will offer suggestions. So pick quickly and always get rice. There's also a chance they will stand near and watch you eat. It's all service orien

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May 20, 2020
1 min

Our Apartment Tour - Hanoi, Vietnam!

We've been asked to do tours of all the places we've lived and have honestly been to lazy to do it. Today, because it's my BORNDAY and to hot to be outside, I thought I would show you our apartment. It's a 2 bedroom/2 bath fully furnished apartment that includes electricity, gas, water and internet. Let us know what you think! Kat & Amber #WanderingSoup #HanoiVietnam #Ecopark #OurApartmentTour

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May 19, 2020
1 min

Kat & Amber Trys "Grain Rolls"

We are on a "roll" this week and tried "Grain Rolls" which are truly not what you think or at least not what we thought. Hit play to find out what they are! Kat & Amber #WanderingSoup #WanderingSoupTrys #GrainRolls #Hanoi #Vietnam

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May 15, 2020
2 min

Moving to Portugal! | Wandering Soup

We continue our Moving Abroad series and this week we will focus on Portugal! Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! And you don't have to be a resident. There's a well developed real estate market in Portugal that is running at high speed right now with prices increasing at what I consider an alarming rate. If you are going to jump, jump now. Business Ownership - Yes you can but..it's not going to be easy or cheap. From Expat.c

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May 11, 2020
1 min

Kat & Amber Try "Banh"

We are on still "trying" new things while here in Hanoi and nothing is better than "banh"...maybe. In Vietnamese, the term bánh translates loosely as "cake" or "bread", referring to a wide variety of prepared foods so we grabbed three to try. Follow us on Youtube! Kat #WanderingSoup #Banh #Vietnam #WanderingSoupTrys

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May 7, 2020
2 min

We Good | Wandering Soup

How are you? I feel as if I ask that every day, several times a day to anyone I speak with, whether it's via voice, text, or inbox, while knowing that it's a loaded question. I'm really asking, "Are you breathing? Do you have enough to 'make it'? Do you need more? What can I do? Did you smile today, laugh today, hug today?" And on and on. The responses are generally the same: "I'm good." And honestly most of the time I can only take that, but I'm open when the response is mor

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May 5, 2020
2 min

Moving to Costa Rica! | Wandering Soup

We are continuing our series on Moving Abroad and this weeks destination will be Costa Rica! If you don't want to watch the video, please read the recap below. Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! And you don't have to be a resident. There are two exceptions: -A foreigner cannot own 100% of a property in a Maritime Zone. -A foreigner cannot own any IDA (now INDER) property, in which land is donated to poor farmers. Business Ow

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May 3, 2020
1 min

Kat & Amber Try "Pudding"

We are trying something new every week or so while here in Hanoi and today it's "Pudding"...which is really, well not. Well at least not to us Americans. Can you guess if we liked it or not? Subscribe/Like/Follow us on Youtube! Kat #WanderingSoup #Pudding #Trys #KatNAmber

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Apr 30, 2020
1 min

Kat & Amber Try "Mochi"

Can you guess if we liked it or not? Subscribe/Like/Follow us on Youtube! Kat #WanderingSoup #Mochi

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Apr 30, 2020
2 min

Moving to Taiwan | Wandering Soup

This week we are continuing our informational "quick" posts on relocating from the U.S. to another country. Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- In a nutshell yes but there are rules! Foreigners can only purchase land for personal, investment, and social welfare purposes not for profit and you can only buy if you are a resident of Taiwan, hold an Alien Registration Card AND only if Taiwan nationals are also entitled to buy property

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Apr 22, 2020
2 min

Moving to Vietnam! | Wandering Soup

When we initially started our research for traveling and possibly moving to SE Asia we looked hard at Vietnam and the Visa process along with how they would work for how we would be living. Essentially owing/operating businesses that wouldn't be based in Thailand and also not being of retirement age with a kid. We've went into detail on what we learned here to include Visa limitations and prices. For us it was one of the more expensive Visa options of the countries we wanted

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