Figure 1

Overview of Blog Sample
| Blog | Age Range | Gender | Marital Status | Children | Host Country Location | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 35–40 | Female | Unknown | Unknown | Athens, Greece | Lawyer |
| 2. | 30 | Female | Single | No | Sri Lanka | Miscellaneous jobs in host countries to fund travel |
| 3. | 25–30 | Female | Single | No | Bordeaux, France | Unknown |
| 4. | 28 | Male | Single | No | Tongxiang, China | Departmental head/teacher |
| 5. | Unknown | Female | Unknown | Unknown | New York, USA | Freelance writer and editor |
| 6. | 25 - 30 | Female | Unknown | Unknown | London, UK | Reporter |
| 7. | 26 | Male | Cohabiting with partner from host country | 1 | Slovakia | English teacher and entertainer |
| 8. | 30–35 | Male | Cohabiting with partner from Ireland | Unknown | Toronto, Canada | Mental-health worker |
| 9. | 30–35 | Male | Cohabiting with partner from host country | Unknown | Stockholm. Sweden | Business manager |
| 10 | 28 - 30 | Male | Unknown | Unknown | New York, USA | Fitness Trainer |
| 11. | Unknown (30–40) | Female | Married | 3 | Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | Writer |
| 12. | Unknown (30s) | Female | Unknown | Unknown | Vancouver, Canada | Employee at law firm |
| 13. | 45–55 | Female | Married | 1 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Manager in an IT multinational |
| 14. | 45–55 | Female | Cohabiting | 1 | Mexico | Unknown |
| 15. | 40’s | Female | Married | Unknown | Birmingham, U.K. | University professor |
| 16. | 65 plus | Male | Married | 2 | Sheffield, U.K. | Retired teacher |
| 17. | 27–33 | Female | Married | Unknown | Singapore | Unknown |
| 18. | 46 | Female | Married | Unknown | New York, USA | Author and teacher |
| 19. | 23–26 | Female | Single | No | New Zealand | Tourism/service industry (Working/Holiday) |
| 20. | 25–30 | Female | Unknown | Unknown | London, UK | Musician/DJ |
| 21. | 30–35 | Female | Unknown | Unknown | Australia | “promising career” |
| 22. | 60s | Male | Married | 3 | Budapest, Hungary | Unknown |
| 23. | 20–23 | Male | Single | No | Beijing, China | Student |
| 24. | 25–30 | Female | Unknown | Unknown | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Aid worker |
| 25. | 50–60 | Female | Married | Unknown | Melbourne, Australia | Unknown |
| 26. | 40–50 | Female | Married | 2 | Luxembourg | Financial sector |
| 27. | 30–40 | Female | Married | Unknown | Cayman Islands | Unknown |
| 28. | 25–30 | Female | Unknown | Unknown | London | Flight Attendant |
| 29. | 20s | Female | Unknown | Unknown | Toronto, Canada | Nurse (career break) |
| 30. | Unknown | Male | Unknown | Unknown | Perth, Australia | Doctor |
| 31, | 30–40 | Female | Married | Unknown | Perth, Australia | Nurse |
| 32. | 30–40 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | London, UK | Physiotherapist |
| 33. | 50–60 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Saudi Arabia | Healthcare worker |
| 34. | Unknown | Male | Unknown | Unknown | London, U.K. | Comedian and writer |
| 35. | 25–35 | Female | Married | 2 | Milan, Italy | Office worker |
| 36. | Unknown | Female | Unknown | Unknown | Calabria, Italy | Unknown |
| 37, | 45–55 | Female | Married | 2 | Verona, Italy | English language teacher |
| 38. | 50–60 | Female | Unknown | Yes | Central Italy | English teacher |
| 39. | Unknown | Female | Married | Unknown | Forli, Italy | Teacher/translator |
| 40. | 30–40 | Female | Unknown | 2 | Siciliy, Italy | Musician and English teacher |
| 41. | 35–45 | Female | Cohabiting with native of host country | 1 | Turin, Italy | Teacher |
| 42. | 40’s | Female | Married | No | Seoul, South Korea | Lecturer in university |
| 43. | 30’s–40’s | Female | Unknown | Yes | California, USA | Unknown |
| 44. | Unknown | Male | Unknown | Unknown | Santa Barbara, California, USA | Creative business manager |
| 45. | 73 | Male | Married | Unknown | Seoul, South Korea | Language Teacher/Translator |
| 46. | 25–35? | Male | Unknown | Unknown | Milan, Italy | Unknown |
| 47. | 40’s | Female | Married | No | Milan, Italy | Lecturer in university |
| 48. | 40’s - 50’s | Male | Married | 2 | Lombardy, Italy | Small business owner |
| 49. | 20–30 | Female | Single | No | Lund, Sweden | Student |
| 50. | 26 | Female | Unknown | Unknown | Sydney, Australia | Unknown |
| 51. | 20–30 | Male | Unknown | Unknown | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Unknown |
| 52. | 20–30 | Male | Single | No | Hong Kong | Unknown |
| 53. | 30’s | Male | Unknown | No | Australia | Vet and Writer |
| 54. | 35 | Male | Unknown | Unknown | London, UK | Play write |
| 55. | 30s | Male | Cohabitant | Unknown | Canada | Business Owner |
| 56. | 30–40 | Female | Married | Yes | Melbourne, Australia | Artist and Writer |
| 57. | 37 | Male | Unknown | Unknown | Rome, Italy | Teacher |
| 58. | 40s | Female | Married | No | Italy | Unknown |
| 59. | 30’s | Female | Unknown | No | Perth, Australia | Nurse |