An expat child, grown up

An ex-expat child As you pack your child’s suitcase for yet another overseas posting, start looking for a second, third or even fourth school for them and lay

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Never travel without a pair of fairy wings

Moving abroad with kids – what to take on the plane What tips do frequent travellers offer for when you fly with kids? Yesterday I posted the following

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Planning for emergencies ‘back home’

Expats and elderly parents In which I have a scary couple of days When I wrote about keeping in touch with your family and friends overseas, I mentioned

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Expect the unexpected

Plan for the unexpected when moving abroad Following on from this post about planning and packing for our first international relocation… As mentioned previously, I’d planned the packing

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Moving to Japan – my story

Packing for our first move abroad We moved from the UK to Tokyo at the end of November 2006. All our possessions needed to be sorted out long

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Keeping in touch while overseas

Keep in touch Keeping in touch with your family and friends when you live overseas is simple in these days of modern technology. The internet has revolutionised such

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Expatriate or immigrant?

Are you an expat or an immigrant? Semantics The differentiation between these terms has sparked considerable debate over the years. A quick Google search on the term ‘expatriate

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