10 Interesting Expats to Follow on Twitter

Twitter offers expats a great opportunity to connect with a wider community and share details of their blog posts and observations. Here's a list of ten regular expat tweeters. Ladyexpat: A Canadian expatriate who currently lives and works in Sout...

7 Tips on How Expats Can Prepare for Emergency Situations

A tsunami in Japan, hurricanes in the United States, earthquakes in New Zealand and devastating fires in Australia, if there’s one thing that expats should have learned over the past year, it’s that you should always be prepared for the fact that...

The Five Cheapest Countries in the World in Which to Live

We regularly look at the most expensive cities and countries in the world in terms of cost of living, but where on this planet can expatriates live at a low cost? In this article we take a look at the five cheapest countries in the world in terms of ...

6 Innocent Hand Gestures That Can Land You in Hot Water Overseas

One of the biggest challenges facing many expatriates as they attempt to fit into life in a new country concerns getting to grips with the local culture. When you relocate to a country that has different rules and customs from your own country there ...

8 Things Every US Expat Should Research Before Moving Overseas

If you’re planning on leaving the United States to sample life overseas there’s a number of things that you should research in advance in order to ensure that you avoid some of the common pitfalls that many U.S. expatriates have fallen into. H...

9 US Expat Tax Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

The final date of June 15th for the US tax return is fast approaching and if you have yet to complete all the required documentation then now is the time. Here’s some of the common pitfalls associated with expat tax returns and how you can avoid...