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Living in Budapest: Expat View On Shopping

Shopping in Budapest can be an adventure and a challenge. It is not unusual to be as surprised by what you can find as you are by what you cannot find. A wide variety of shops can be found on the busy streets, from familiar chains and designer stores to small shops selling unique Hungarian [...]

Living in Almaty: Expat View on Shopping

Expats in Almaty cant get enough of Ramstore. At this large hypermarket one can fulfill almost all their grocery and produce requirements. Almost all the brands you love from home can be found here. If hypermarkets are not for you there are other places to shop like the bazaars or markets where goods are usually [...]

The Expat Explorer Survey

This video animates the key findings from www.expatexplorer.hsbc.com – the world’s largest survey of expats. 4000 expats answered questions relating to their finances, quality of life, and even what it’s like to raise children abroad. If you moved abroad, what would you want to know? Transcript Every year, millions of people move abroad to boost [...]

Robin Pascoe – Why is the loss of a traditional career a challenge for an accompanying expat spouse?

www.expatexpert.com This is the fifthpiece in an 18-part on-line global lecture series ‘Successful Living Abroad’ based on the expatriate family book series by author Robin Pascoe. Each short segment (one hour in total if watched all at once) addresses the themes of global mobility examined in Pascoe’s books: challenges for the accompanying expat spouse; raising [...]

Living in Krakow: Expat View On Shopping

With only 750000 people one may be surprised at the vast options and extensive availability of products in Krakow. Yet no expat is left wanting what they cant find. From groceries to clothing you will be able to find what you are looking for. This video outlines the different shopping options that local expats swear [...]

Libyan expatriates and their supporters march to Phillips Square

About 100 Libyan expatriates and their supporters gathered in downtown Montreal on Saturday February 26, to protest the 41-year rule of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Waving the Libyan flag and chanting “Gadhafi! C’est fini!”, they marched down Ste. Catherine St. to Phillips Square. Thousands of Libyans have taken to the streets in the country’s major [...]

Living in Dubai: Expat View on Driving

In Dubai, you will find all expats drive. The heat in Dubai can be detrimental to your car, so it is often beneficial to park in a garage when possible. Driving in Dubai can at times be challenging as many drivers are known to speed, which can make others on the road nervous. If one [...]

Living in Zagreb: Expat View on Language

Croatian is considered by many to be among the most melodic of the Southern Slavic languages. Although the country only has a population of fewer than five million, students of the language often find that knowledge of Croatian gives them linguistic access to a regional population of over 20 million people. It’s true that the [...]

BBC Middle East Business Report: Expats consider economic problems behind Egypt protests

The speed with which Egypt’s protests gained momentum have surprised many across the region. But as Katy Watson reports the economic and social problems behind Egypt’s and Tunisia’s protests, namely unemployment, rising food prices and a lack of opportunity, mirror those of many other countries.

Living in Belgrade: Expat View On Safety

Welcome to Serbia, a nation quickly recovering from it’s dark past and emerging as the new trendy yet ‘undiscovered’ Eastern European destination. At its heart is Belgrade, an urban and thriving city full of cultural gems reminiscent of both Turkish and Austrian influences combined with a Communism. Spreading over the banks of the Sava and [...]

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