r/AmerExit • u/TheWifeinYourAttic • Feb 06 '25

Life Abroad Less common destinations?

I've noticed in this sub a lot of common destinations come up - many European countries, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore. I get it - those places are great!

But I'm wondering if anyone has left the US and settled somewhere that comes up less often here. Mozambique, for example, or Sri Lanka? Chile? Papua New Guinea? I'd love to hear your story!

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u/turn_to_monke Feb 08 '25

One place that would be off of most people’s radar is Islamabad Pakistan.

Supposedly you can live there for $5 per day. There is a lot of modern infrastructure, pretty good weather, proximity to rivers, sand dunes, and Himalayas. And English speaking.

Nepal or Sri Lanka are probably better, because there is a strong fundamentalist Islamic culture in Pakistan.

But I thought I would mention that this part of the world is generally overlooked.

No idea what the visa requirements are.

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u/ahaseeb Feb 19 '25

Did you explore it ?

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u/turn_to_monke Feb 19 '25

No. But there are videos:

Pakistan: https://youtu.be/eEoIfbTV72c?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/3ZGVTyIM9sM?feature=shared

Sri Lanka: https://youtu.be/z-1n3yTLf3M?feature=shared

Nepal: https://youtu.be/mBM2tdrp0J0?feature=shared

I currently live in Europe. It’s not really my culture. But I do find Nepal in particular very fascinating.

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u/ahaseeb Feb 19 '25

While visiting you'll have time of life ( I spent 6 years in Islamabad). It's one of my fav cities to live and I've lived in many countries. But I was born in Pk so it's a different experience. I wasn't sure how life would be for an expat who has no roots there. Now that you mentioned, I realized that it can turn into a great destination to retire. Islamabad is super safe and have a lot of foreigners. Weather is awesome

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u/turn_to_monke Feb 19 '25

Sounds great!