Expat interview: Living in rural Spain
For the first in our series of expat interviews, we talk to Alan, a British expat living off-the-grid in southern Spain. Easy question to start! Tell us a bit about yourself. Hi there, and...
Category: Expat Advice & Stories
New Year celebrations around the world
The New Year signifies different things to different cultures, and most countries around the world have their own unique way to close the curtain on one year and look forward to the next. Here...
Etiquette on the world’s subways
Millions worldwide start their days by taking the subway, commuting or descending to their city’s underground. Whatever they call them, one thing is true globally about subterranean railways: they’re not only subject to overcrowding...
Christmas traditions you never knew about
Japan First off, Christmas is not a religiously observed festival in Japan, nor is 25th December a national holiday. But thanks to a wildly popular advertising campaign during the 1970s, Christmas dinner has become...
English proficiency survey points to new expat destinations
EF’s latest English proficiency survey shows huge leaps forward in the standard of English in South East Asia, as well as in the so called ‘BRIC’ nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China). But what,...
Top destinations in 2014 – where will you go?
Living abroad often means you have the chance to travel to places you had only dreamt of visiting before. To help you make the most of this opportunity, Lonely Planet recently published their Best Travel...
“Dealing with different cultures broadens your understanding of the world”
Andreina Pappalardo has just turned 22 and she has lived in several countries around Europe. We interviewed her about her experience studying and living abroad. Andreina, tell us about yourself. I moved to Scotland...
Americashire: A Field Guide to a Marriage
Americashire: A Field Guide to a Marriage is an affectionately written memoir of an American’s time spent living in rural England. A self-confessed Anglophile, we asked author Jennifer Richardson to share some of her...
Xenophobe’s guide to the…
Culture shock is an inevitable part of moving to a different country and sometimes we could all do with a helping hand. The Xenophobe’s guide to the… series provides up to date cultural insight...
Unusual foreign laws and customs
A recent press release from the British Foreign Office observes that the number of travellers finding themselves in trouble after coming up against unusual foreign laws and customs is on the rise. As far-flung,...
