I'd love to make an Egyptian Pharaoh or something.
Maybe even start my own Dynasty
Man I wish you'd get your wish, but from what I've read of people who've played the beta it's like this for visiting places:
It's like a vacation. You can stay there only so long. Completing tasks in other countries will get you "visa" points and eventually you can buy a vacation home there.
I think that was their only gripe though. I'm going to do an article on it and add all the info I find and try to constantly update it with new sources. I don't have beta access but we can find people who have reliable info this way.
Thankfully it looks like there's a ton to do in the foreign locations, with gathering artifacts (assembling pieces we find even) and new traits, skills (karate baby!) and lifetime wishes for us!