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5 Expat Types You May Meet When Living Overseas

Many people believe that expats and global citizens are the same the world over. Is there really a typical expat type? In this article we take a lighthearted look at some of the expat types you may bump into when living overseas. The article is in...

7 Fantastic Reasons Why You Should Pack up and Relocate Overseas

If you are considering international relocation but seem to be able to formulate more reasons why you should stay at home than why you should move overseas, then let us step in and provide you with some reasons why moving abroad may be the best thi...

6 Personality Traits of a Happy Expat

Earlier this year The Economist Intelligent Unit issued a special report on expatriate life entitled, Up and Out. Next Moves for the Modern Expatriate. In the report they looked at expatriate personality types and questioned, “What makes a success...

Special Report: International Cost of Living Comparisons Explained

One major concern of many expats when they are planning a move overseas is international cost of living, and how the costs they can expect to face in their host destination will differ from those they currently experience in their home country. In th...

Expatriate Insurance: International Health Insurance & Expat Life Insurance

Expatriate insurance is not always top of everyone’s list when it comes to planning a move overseas. During the initial stages of a move, abroad many expats focus their attention on the exciting elements of moving overseas, such as where they will...

Expat Healthcare Insurance in Canada: Guide published

UK newspaper, the Telegraph has published a comprehensive guide to expat healthcare insurance in Canada. Their main findings include the following: Canada’s healthcare providers are private and cost can vary according to location. There are som...

Expat guide to the holy month of Ramadan

Muslims all over the world commenced their holy month of Ramadan yesterday, a special time of year, it denotes a time of prayer and fasting and allows Muslims to commemorate the divine revelation received by the Prophet Mohammad. Ramadan During the...

British Budget 2010: What does is mean for existing and potential expats

The question on the minds of many British expatriates after the publication of the UK’s 2010 budget is: how will this affect me? In this article we take a look at what the new budget really means for British citizens living abroad. The recent em...

Eternal Migration of a Spotless Housewife: Singapore Wildlife

One of the things that is taking me some time to get used to here is Singapore wildlife. Unidentified flying things, unidentified crawling things and unidentified swinging things... and that’s just the expat population. It really is taking me some ...