Live by Design, Not Default

Are you looking at your next chapter and wondering... is there more to life? More freedom? More joy — and maybe less financial strain? Are you dreaming of moving abroad, semi-retiring, or just seeking a life with less stress and more soul? 

We can consciously design a freer, more interesting, and richer life by moving outside higher cost countries. Follow my journey to explore relocation to beautiful, affordable hand picked destinations to live with more freedom and value.

Here you’ll find: 

🧭 Honest relocation insights for living abroad 

✨ Mindset reflections for a slower, more intentional life 

🎬 Cinematic slow travel stories that capture life after 50

My plan is to explore relocation to beautiful, affordable hand picked destinations to live with more freedom and value. 

👉 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel — from Exeter UK to who knows where.

The beginning of all wisdom is wonder
- Aristotle

A Simple, Value-First Philosophy

How is this possible? It's built on a philosophy of "Value-First Living"—achieving abundance through simplicity and a change of scenery.

A big part of this is something called geo-arbitrage — a fancy word for using strong currency income (like USD or GBP) to live well in countries where your money goes much further. This simple shift can turn surviving to truly thriving.

It’s the freedom to live by the sea, to spend mornings in a café instead of worrying about bills. It's also about getting more, by needing less in your life.

Meet Taylor: Your Fellow Traveler

I’m on a journey from the UK to find my personal utopia.

For over 30 years, I followed the script. As a designer and videographer, I enjoyed my work, but it was always shaped within a corporate HR bubble. I’ve navigated the stress of Western life, but now I find joy in creating what I want and living in more wonderful places.

I’m still a work in progress, trying my best to slow down. But ever since my dad passed away at just 46, I’ve realized how precious our time is. It still required a massive mindset jump to leave my secure job, but I didn’t want to work until I was too old to enjoy life.

I’m not a guru with all the answers — just a fellow traveler figuring it out, one step at a time. Think of me as a ‘philosopher-traveler meets practical expat,’ sharing both the lessons and the beauty along the way.

My mission is to explore potential relocation spots, from Europe to Asia, and share my journey online.

I’m a highly visual person, and I want to share the places I capture with you, through my eyes. My approach as a creator is driven by the desire to create imagery rich in mood and emotion. I consciously move away from a sterile, crystal-clear aesthetic with over-saturated colors. Instead, I focus on capturing a nostalgic feeling with character through a stylized ‘filmic’ look.

Finding Your Personal Utopia

When I was younger, travel was for a week or two at most. These days, I prefer to stay somewhere for at least three months. I like to experience the peace of a normal daily life abroad, not a sightseeing holiday with a checklist.

Here’s what I’ve learned: finding a place to settle is a lot like finding a romantic partner. Some places take your breath away — I fell in love with Havana, Cuba, and Isla Mujeres, Mexico — but I wouldn’t live in either long-term. Just like relationships, lasting happiness needs more than excitement; it needs the right foundations.

You can watch endless YouTube videos, but until you experience a place yourself, you’ll never truly know. No one can tell you what will suit you, but I can offer ideas and inspiration. The right place, like the right person, will simply fit.

If you're brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting, which can be anything from your house to bitter, old resentments, and set out on a truth-seeking journey, either externally or internally, and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher and if you are prepared, most of all, to face and forgive some very difficult realities about yourself, then the truth will not be withheld from you.
-Liz Gilbert Eat, Pray, Love

Start Your New Chapter

This is your invitation to stop waiting and start imagining your own new chapter. My journey begins in Exeter, UK, but who knows where it will lead? Maybe it will come full circle.

I love the UK — Devon’s beauty is hard to beat — but I’m drawn to trying a simpler, more expansive life abroad. I want better weather, richer experiences, and better value.

In England, we say "living the dream." My hope is to inspire you to go and live yours.

Taylor

Thank you for being here!