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Old World Or New World: Which Do You Prefer?

01/02/2014 | Filed under: Expat Life, Moving Abroad | 10 Comments

It’s a stupid question, isn’t it? Because it shouldn’t matter. Any country or region has its own strengths and selling […]

Rent or Buy Abroad: What Do You Do?

27/06/2013 | Filed under: Expat Life, Travel | 24 Comments

Speaking to a number of expats on my cross-Canada trip last month, I realised that not only did they all […]

What Are Your Top Tips For Living Abroad?

31/07/2012 | Filed under: Expat Life | 46 Comments

Earlier this year, the Telegraph published an article on the British rush for Australian visas in pursuit of a move […]

Living in the Lucky Country Doesn’t Come Cheap

20/12/2011 | Filed under: Uncategorized | 22 Comments

I recently wrote for the UK Telegraph on the rising cost of expat life in the land down under. This is […]

4 Ways Living Abroad Changes You Forever: I've tried to live my life to the fullest. Because living abroad is one of the most satisfying and challenging things a person can do. Living abroad changed me. And there are four ways it will also change you. Forever.
All Aboard The Expat Blogger Express: When I left the UK in search of a different way of life in 2003, I could never have imagined that 10 years later I’d be travelling by train across Canada as one of the world’s best travel bloggers, writers and photographers.
12 Life Lessons From 12 Years of Living Abroad: Twelve years ago, I moved abroad. Left everything I knew. Said goodbye to people I cherished. Packed up our house and shipped our family abroad. We had no idea what awaited us at the other end.
This Is What It’s Like Living With A Pregnant Partner: I’ve learnt that being a husband during a pregnancy is an abstract sort of thing. I’m the one playing catch-up as I watch from the sidelines feeling apprehension at that fast-approaching event called ‘fatherhood’.
6 Reasons Why You'll Know It's Time To Move Overseas: Life is short and all too fleeting and we can't have regrets. Rather than daydream with thoughts of far-off adventure, why not make this the year you head overseas and experience some of this world.
The True Cost Of Expat Living In Australia: Petrol has risen in price, house values continue to climb and the only saving grace is that interest rates seem to be dropping while salaries remain high. No-one told me living the expat dream could cost this much.