How to find your new home overseas

Choosing the right neighbourhood abroad In your home town, it’s relatively easy to identify the areas you’d rather avoid when you’re planning to move house. You can ask

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The expat ‘six month slump’

When the euphoria wears thin; the 6 month slump When you type ‘6-month slump’ into Google, the first thing you find is lots of information about nursing mums.

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The trailing spouse and identity

We don’t like being called a ‘trailing spouse’! Let me start by getting something off my chest… the term ‘trailing spouse’ might be a recognised one but that

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A to Z of Expat Life

A to Z advice for expats Let’s end this year with a bumper-sized article with a full 26 pieces of advice for making the most of your move

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Expat life – struggling with the little things

Expat day-to-day living can be hard Moving overseas might seem like a huge life decision for most people, but funnily enough often it’s not actually the move itself

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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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Expats and change fatigue

Expat burnoutHave you had enough of moving house /country every couple of years or so?Do you feel tired all the time?Do you feel like you’re fighting a losing

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Extra challenges for the expat partner

Why being the expat partner makes such a difference Going abroad as a partner is very different from going abroad for your own job. Unlike when you go

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Expat Espresso in The Netherlands

Excerpts from expat life in The Netherlands This month’s expat interview comes from Farrah in The Netherlands. Where do you currently live and how did you come to

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Expat Espresso in Switzerland

Excerpts from expat life in Switzerland Well-known in ‘expat circles’, this month’s expat interviewee is the lovely and very talented Sundae Schneider-Bean. A sudden and unexpected move to

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