It was the end of another summer, and I was exactly where I’d been three years before. I’d spent those years searching for our next home, sifting the pros and cons of some 40 cities in the process ...

Joel Balsam grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, and dreamed of traveling the world from a young age. As a travel writer, the 34-year-old has spent most of the past decade abroad. Balsam realized during the ...