Do you dream of a life abroad? British expats in France, Spain, Vietnam and Indonesia reveal if the grass is really greener on the other side - and what they're missing about the UK (spoiler... not the weather!)
A family moved to Vietnam, where they tripled their income. A couple who moved to Indonesia said: “The feeling of community is fantastic. » plain">By Laura Sharman
Are British lives really greener away from home?
MailOnline Travel speaks to four British expats who certainly think so.
From a young couple who tripled their disposable income in Vietnam to a builder who now enjoys relaxing by his outdoor swimming pool in Spain, they each reveal what they love about life abroad and what they miss most about the UK.
Spoiler ...it's not the weather!
Eilidh McGinness, a lawyer turned real estate agent, moved from Inverness, Scotland, to settled in Dordogne in France in 2006.
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![Eilidh, above, left Scotland to France in 2006](https://i.dailymail.co .uk/1s/2023/12/15/11/78857845-12786911-Eilidh_above_moved_from_Scotland_to_France_in_2006-a-1_1702640455696.jpg)
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Are British lives really greener away from home?
MailOnline Travel speaks to four British expats who certainly think so.
From a young couple who tripled their disposable income in Vietnam to a builder who now enjoys relaxing by his outdoor swimming pool in Spain, they each reveal what they love about life abroad and what they miss most about the UK.
Spoiler ...it's not the weather!
Eilidh McGinness, a lawyer turned real estate agent, moved from Inverness, Scotland, to settled in Dordogne in France in 2006.
![Eilidh McGinness chose Menes plet in France using a](https:/ /i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/12/09/78860267-12786911- Eilidh_McGinness_chose_to_relocate_from_Scotland_to_Menesplet_in-m-14_1702374013540.jpg)
![Eilidh, above, left Scotland to France in 2006](https://i.dailymail.co .uk/1s/2023/12/15/11/78857845-12786911-Eilidh_above_moved_from_Scotland_to_France_in_2006-a-1_1702640455696.jpg)
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