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Top 5 Tips for Expats Preparing to Return Home

“All great things must come to an end”, and this saying goes well for international living too. After spending many years in a foreign location, the day comes when you will sadly have to bid adieu to your second home abroad. You will be engulfed ...

How do You Become a Global Nomad?

The global nomad or digital nomad lifestyle that combines work and travel is the dream for many. But some people think it is far-fetched and unattainable and many surrender their hopes of being a global nomad by thinking “it’s too hard”. Like a...

How To Decide Which Country To Live In As An Expat

Are you thinking of moving abroad? Are you finding it hard to decide which is the best country to live in for you? There's a lot to think about, and it can be overwhelming. It's important to make the right decision as this is a life-changing move. (...

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...

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 ...

How to Survive as an Overseas Worker

Yesterday we revealed that a recent survey by Bayt.com had found that many expats working in different cultures from their own felt that differences in social beliefs impacted their working life. We have put together a list of some of the dimensions ...

Adventures of a Tai Tai: One too many expat events

They say that one of the biggest issues expats face is alcoholism and as I sit here fighting the urge to and join my friends for a glass of wine in the sun at three in the afternoon, I can more than understand how this could be an issue. However,...

Musings on Expats on Fitting in with the Locals

An obsession with the avoidance of catching any type of flu or cold. Gratuitous disinfection is the order of the day and I often notice the receptionists in my apartment building liberally spraying antibacterial cleanser behind me as I pass throu...