The Leap 2026-10-03
Moving Abroad Temporarily: Start With a Month
Curious about living abroad? Try a temporary stay, compare the full cost of keeping your home, and see whether part-time life abroad suits you.
THE ALTURA NOTEBOOK
The journal.
Specific places. Useful questions. A wider perspective on everyday life.
Arbitrage Life 2026-10-03
Your Electricity Has a Happy Hour
A California electricity experiment is a reminder that a little flexibility—in your schedule, your plans, or your location—can be worth money.
Arbitrage Life 2026-07-01
"Panama City to David Train: A Multibillion-Dollar Pipeline or Pipe Dream?"
"Large-scale infrastructure projects, while often representing significant liabilities for the state, simultaneously create immense private access arbitrage..."
Medical Freedom 2026-06-10
"The Two Towers: Panama City vs. Medellín in Medical Tourism"
"A couple in Sarasota. He needs a hip replaced. She's been quoted five figures for dental work their insurance pretends not to see. The procedure didn't change. The price changed because you crossed a border. Somebody's going to capture that gap. Why not you?"
Medical Freedom 2026-05-30
My Teeth Did Not Know They Were in Colombia
A $30 cleaning in Barranquilla, a $280 cleaning in Fort Myers, and how one appointment opened up a different way to plan care and travel.
Money Without Borders 2026-05-18
Life Arbitrage
I paid $160 for a top-floor Airbnb in Casco Viejo while the trading system ran. The US equivalent would have been $700 to $1,000. That gap isn't the story — the optionality it creates is.
Medical Freedom 2026-05-18
My Dental Cleaning in Barranquilla Cost Thirty Dollars
I got my teeth cleaned in Barranquilla, Colombia for thirty dollars. Professional office, modern equipment, the whole deal. And I wasn't even there for the dentist.
Arbitrage Life 2026-05-18
The Word "Arbitrage" Has Been Ruined. Here's What It Actually Means for Your Life.
The word gets used as a synonym for "deal" or "hack." It isn't. Arbitrage has a specific meaning, and getting it right changes what you do with the idea.