426: Estonia: A Lesson In Why Geography Matters
You can find a country with a favourable tax setup, interesting residency options, great infrastructure, and plenty of things you genuinely like about it. But none of that exists in a vacuum.
You also have to look at where that country sits on the map, analyze the geopolitical risk surrounding it, and ask yourself, “Would I feel safe settling my family here?”
In this week’s episode, my co-host Marc Clair and I unpack the first part of my recent family trip through Europe, from our second home in Istanbul to my first-ever visit to Estonia. We highlight how the experience reinforced one of the biggest lessons I have learned from decades of living internationally and building a Plan-B: geography matters.
Enjoy!
IN TODAY’S EPISODE
- Tune in for an update on our second home in Istanbul, what it took to finally get the property finished, and why Turkey continues to have a place in my international strategy
- Find out why Estonia’s much-hyped e-Residency program never made it into my own international strategy
- Hear theONE THINGthat surprised me most after finally visiting Estonia in person
- Learn why geography matters when building a Plan-B and how my eight years living in the Middle East permanently changed the way I think about geopolitical risk
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