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6 Top Tips for Surviving Life as a Trailing Spouse

When you first move overseas life can be pretty busy and exciting. You have a whole new city and country to explore, a lot of things to organize and a whole new world at your feet. No doubt the first few weeks will be jam-packed full of sightseeing, ...

What Every Expat Should Understand About Foreign Currency

One of the biggest areas that many expatriates overlook is the effect that foreign currency exchange rates can have on the quality of their lives once they have moved overseas. Currency movements can make a big difference to your earnings potential, ...

5 Top Expat Dating Tips

You’ve got that long awaited job abroad and you’re living the high life in the sun… but whom do you share it with? Life as a single expat can be lonely sometimes and it’s natural that you will want someone to explore a new city or country wit...

Are You Working Overseas

If you’re an expatriate living and working overseas then you have a great opportunity to be part of research into expatriate work experiences and job satisfaction rates when employed in positions abroad. If you have some time spare please do vis...

6 Top Tips for Letting Your Property While Living Abroad

Letting your property while living abroad is the ideal option for many short-term expats or those who are unsure as to how their move overseas will work out. According to Ian Potter, Operations Manager at the UK’s Association of Residential Lett...

Offshore Banking Account for Expats: Is it Really Necessary

According to a great deal of international banks an offshore banking account for expats is an absolute must and if they had their way no self respecting expatriate would leave home without one. This article takes a look at offshore banking accounts...

Looking for Work Overseas? Don’t Miss the 2011 Language Recruitment Fair

If you’re looking for work overseas and are bilingual or multilingual then you shouldn’t miss the 2011 Bilingual People Language Recruitment Fair. The expo event, which is sponsored by online language job site www.toplanguagejobs.de, offers in...

Repatriating Without Tears: 5 Ways You Can Help Your Child to Deal With Reverse Culture Shock

When they first hear that they will be moving overseas many expatriate parents spend a great deal of time planning their move abroad and ensuring that every member of their family is mentally prepared for the reverse culture shock. However, while the...

5 Great Modern Day Films About Expat Life

Film: The Last King of Scotland Plot: A Scottish doctor who is relocated to Uganda and after a chance meeting with Idi Armin after a minor car accident, eventually becomes the personal physician of the dictator. The film describes how the lust-fill...