Colin Maretti is a relocation expert, real estate strategist, and architectural designer, with over 40 years of experience developing, building, and restoring properties from San Francisco to the Caribbean. He writes under a pen name and brings a world-worn, boots-on-the-ground perspective to the increasingly popular world of global property and lifestyle exits.
Colin is the author of Permesso Chronicles and companion guides for moving to Mexico and Italy, as well as the creator of The Departure Lane, a newsletter for people designing their next chapter with clarity, confidence, and maybe a beachfront view.
Colin Maretti is a relocation expert, real estate strategist, and architectural designer, with over 40 years of experience developing, building, and restoring properties from San Francisco to the Caribbean. He writes under a pen name and brings a world-worn, boots-on-the-ground perspective to the increasingly popular world of global property and lifestyle exits.
Colin is the author of Permesso Chronicles and companion guides for moving to...
Not a guidebook. Not a how-to. More like a mirror—and Mexico holds it steady.
The DIgital Nomad’s Chronicles- Mexico is a sharp, brutally honest account of what really happens when remote workers, digital nomads, and wide-eyed expats trade familiarity for “freedom” south of the border.
Everyone’s heard the pitch: affordable living, vibrant...
This isn’t your typical expat guide—it’s the unvarnished truth about what happens when wanderlust meets Wi-Fi deadlines, served with dark humor and hard-won wisdom. You’ll laugh at the absurdities, cringe at the mistakes, and discover that the best adventures come disguised as minor catastrophes.
Part memoir, part survival manual—taking you from...
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