Expat Espresso in Vietnam

Excerpts from expat life in Vietnam This month we grab a cuppa with Laura in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Where do you currently live and how

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How to cope with the comedown when you move overseas

Expat boredom busters Moving overseas is exciting. It heralds great change; perhaps the hope of a better future. To most families it represents a new start in their

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Expat Espresso in China

Excerpts from expat life in China Welcome to the first in a new series of interviews with expats ‘Expat Espresso’ is so named because when brainstorming the potential

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When Summer seems to be the hardest word

Summer in expat life In Denmark, we look forward to the summer. We really do. We endure six hour days in December and the sort of vitamin D

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How to hire domestic staff

Domestic staff – tips for success A few mornings a week, I drop my girl at school and then I sneak off. I hide in my favourite cafe,

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Avoid the Empty Nest Syndrome

Why does Empty Nest Syndrome exist? Empty Nest Syndrome refers to feelings of depression, sadness, and/or grief experienced by parents and caregivers after children come of age and

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Expat Chat: Interview with a British expat in the USA

British expat in the USA Interview date – March 2015 What is your name? Claire McGill Where are you originally from? Bath, England Where are you living now?

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Tips for moving abroad for the first time

Moving overseas for the first time So. You’re moving abroad? You’ve either been thinking about it for a long time and you’ve finally set the ball rolling, or

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The reluctant expat

What if you don’t want to move overseas? Not all overseas relocations are a welcome and exciting experience. Sometimes the news of a potential posting causes your heart

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