A to Z of Expat Life

A to Z advice for expats The essentials of a successful expat life A bumper-sized article with 26 of the most important aspects of moving and living abroad

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Shaking off the ‘Expat Blues’

Feeling a bit ‘flat’ after the holiday season? Once the decorations are all packed away, all your visitors have gone home, and your New Year resolutions have, well,

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Have a Happy Expat Christmas!

Is this your first Christmas abroad? First Christmas overseas? It’s nearly Christmas! Are your stress levels rising with the weight of expectations – of others and yourself? Or

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Living abroad and food

Culinary conundrums One of the very first things you need to do in your new country is to find food. You all have to eat! Food is spectacularly

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My top tips for relocating overseas with children

Moving abroad with kids First published: Nov 2019Updated: Dec 2023 I was at a bit of a loss with what to write this month. I had planned a

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Expat guilt

Are you suffering from expat guilt? Guilt: ‘a feeling of having committed a wrong or failed in an obligation’ Expat-guilt: a feeling of having committed a wrong or

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Expat homesickness

How to cope with feeling homesick as an expat Moving to another country can be an incredibly rich experience, offering opportunities to immerse yourself in a different culture,

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Making your life your own as the expat partner

Why being proactive is important for the accompanying expat partner Are you an accompanying expat partner or trailing spouse? Or will you be, because you are about to

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Life as an introverted expat

Surviving expat life when you’re an introvert “Introvert: a shy person; a person characterised by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings” I wonder how

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Expat ‘failure’ – what to do if expat life doesn’t work out for you

When expat life doesn’t work out Despite our best intentions, relocations don’t always work out the way we hope and expect. For a whole host of reasons, the

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