Can you live with a move from a first world country to a third world country? Language issues, currency issues, lifestyle issues. Have you ever lived in a tropical climate, one where there was no serious effort to keep mosquitoes under control? Can you live with a gringo tax? If something were to go wrong, anything that required experience with the laws and or customs of where you are, can you manage that situation? The idea of leaving home has appeal, especially for the young, but the reality of being an outsider trying to make a new life in a new place may require more time and effort than you want to invest.
Some interesting points.
The gringo tax was something of a raw nerve for me as when I was out in Sri Lanka I got roasted by the locals with the prices of things. The way I look at it, if I am moving somewhere because it's cheaper then paying over the odds for things contradicts that.
Then again, I would be happy to pay a little more for things as a compromise (I understand that in poor countries the local prices are enough survive, so Id be happy to pay a little more to help out) - but getting fleeced is a deal breaker.
I guess the best thing for me would be to go on a few month holiday to feel things out. If I don't like one country, then I can then go on a holiday to another and check that out - rinse and repeat until I find somewhere to stay for a few years.
Have I ever lived in a tropical climate, one where there was no serious effort to keep mosquitoes under control?
Does being in Sri Lanka's countryside for a month count?
I have experience with Mozzies, yes. I'm not too fussed about that, currency issues, lifestyle issues etc.. as that's why I want to move. I like to switch things up and embrace the uncertainty. Plus I can speak a little Spanish. Not a lot, but very basics.
Have you any experience/info on moving around such countries for periods of time with no job?
In the absence of a job/payslips, surely proof of financial stability would suffice, right?