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Expat Interviews : Me, My Dog and Buenos Aires

As part of our new Expat Interview series, we interview expatriates who are living throughout the world and ask them what it is really like to live in their host country. Today we meet Rease Kirchner, A US expatriate who packed her belongings to fulf...

Expat Interviews : Living in Venezuela as the Wife of a Diplomat

As part of our new Expat Interview series, we interview expatriates who are living throughout the world and ask them what it is really like to live in their host country. We already have a number of really interesting interviews lined up with expatri...

5 Expat Coaches That Could Help You to Transform Your Life

Moving overseas and living in a foreign country far away from your friends and family can present a huge challenge, even for people who have previous experience of living abroad. If you do relocate, and find that you are having a hard time adjusti...

What to Do When People Disagree with Your Move Abroad

Disagree with Your Move Abroad Making the decision to move abroad is not a decision that comes easy to many expatriates and when their decision is met with resistance it can be extremely stressful and confusion. At a time when you’re looking fro...

How to Truly Embrace Life in a Foreign Country

Earlier on in the week, we published a tongue-in-cheek article that looked at the typical behaviors of expatriates. Expatriates the world over frequently get accused of one thing: failing to experience what life is really like in their host country...

Book Review: Expat Entrepreneur by Jo Parfitt

More and more trailing spouses and expatriates are going it alone and setting up their own business. If you’re considering taking the plunge and working for yourself then the Expatriate Entrepreneur by Jo Parfitt is a must read. Both inspira...

The Differences Between Expatriates and Back Packers

Expatriates and Back Packers To be a backpackers you must… Have never actually worked abroad before. In fact, you may never have worked at all. Suddenly develop an obsession with ethnic clothing and tie-dyed sarongs and actually believe ...

11 Tips for Staying Safe When Living in Dangerous Countries

In 1839 a British officer was involved in a diplomatic mission that required him to visit the Emir in an Afghanistan city. He proudly rode his horse through the city’s gates and was shocked when he was immediately arrested and thrown into the c...

10 Expat Retiree Bloggers Who Can Teach You About Life Overseas

If you are looking for insights into what life as a retiree overseas is really like, then there is no better place to go than straight to the horse’s mouth. Reading blog articles written by people who are actually living out their retirement ov...

An Expat’s Guide to the Deepavali Festival

Tomorrow marks the Deepavali festival or Diwali festival as it is also known. Deepavali is a very important date in the Hindu and Sikh calendar and expatriates living in India, or other areas of the world that have a strong Indian population will be ...