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How Will You Survive In Portugal Without English TV?

As the Mayan calendar finishes one of its great cycles the end of the world, as we know it, is nigh. According to Wikipedia “A New Age interpretation of this transition is that the date marks the start of time

Another Canadian Christmas

Another mark on the door-frame of expat growth Expats are a tough bunch to please – trapped as they are between worlds. Here I am in Canada, so a white Christmas is practically a given, but for me, a Canadian

How Travel Can Change The Expat Experience

We’re back in New Zealand after having spent a wonderful 2 months in the United Kingdom. We travelled there for my husband, as he needed to do some work at one of the universities, and it worked out that our

Fiscal Cliff and FATCA – What Do They Mean For US Expat Investors?

To contact Tom for a free, no-obligation discussion of your financial situation please use our US expat investment enquiry form. I have just returned from the town of Ajijic, a half hour out of Guadalajara, Mexico and home to about

When The Dream Fades

I was chatting to a friend of mine the other day, a fellow Brit, who also lives here in the Dominican Republic, and he was telling me that sometimes the frustrations of living here become too much and he just

What Are The Most Difficult Things About Living Overseas?

Not everyone loves living overseas and even people who do will still find a few difficulties from time to time. These are the top 5 things I found most difficult: 1. Understanding that his friends are not necessarily my friends

Seeing “Home” Through A Different Lens

I wrote in in my last piece that no matter how long you’re an expat, there are things you’ll never quite get used to in your host country. The other side of the coin is that on going “home”, you

Two Old Fools, Cowboys And Hallowe’en

With relief, I finished the last chapter of ‘Two Old Fools on a Camel’ just before the Gin Twins arrived for their annual Spanish visit. Now I could really enjoy their company without worrying about writing deadlines. As usual, they

Feel Like You’re On A Hamster Wheel? 7 Tips to Empower You To Step Off

Do you feel like you are on a hamster wheel? Running faster and faster but going nowhere. Most people experience this at some point in their lives and expats are no different. In fact, we might even be more prone

Island Living… Not So Boring After All

Pinch me! I’m really living on an island. It’s been a dream of mine for a very long time. I actually grew up in a small province of Canada called Nova Scotia that is almost an island except for the