New Flower Ethopia: An Interview with Blogger Cynthia in Addis Ababa
In this interview series we let our members take the spotlight! Today, we are introducing Cynthia, an Australian expatriate who moved to Addis Ababa earlier this year. She blogs about her African...
View ArticleThe End of Belonging: A Study of “Existential Migration”
This week, I’m going to talk about a rather „fancy-sounding“ topic – that is, „existential migration“. “What’s that?” you may ask. Actually, I hadn’t heard about this novel concept, either, until...
View ArticleBook Review: Quiet New York
“Let silence take you to the core of life.”This quote by the 13th-century Persian mystic Rumi could serve as the unofficial motto for author Siobhan Wall and her series of unusual travel guides. She is...
View ArticleBook Review: Times New Romanian by Nigel Shakespear
Times New Romanian – no, you read this right. This is not a typo, and this post doesn’t actually describe popular fonts and typefaces.Times New Romanian: Voices and Narrative from Romania is the title...
View ArticleBook Review: Secret Copenhagen
Are you a curious traveler? If you like straying off the beaten track and exploring the little-known corners of a city, we may have just the right travel guides for you.Tucked away in the nooks and...
View ArticleBook Review: Moving without Shaking
The subtitle of Moving without Shaking by Yelena Parker says it very succinctly: The book is a “guide to expat life success from women to women.” As the author states in the introduction, it’s supposed...
View ArticleBook Review: Culture Smart! Ecuador
Do you remember our list of Top Expat Destinations 2014 from last year’s Expat Insider survey? The breakout winner was Ecuador, the number 1 in our worldwide country ranking. It owed its first place to...
View ArticleAround the World in Seven Films
On Sunday, March 8, International Women’s Day celebrates the economic, political, and social achievements of women around the globe – but it also reminds us how much there’s still left to achieve.In...
View ArticleBook Review: So You’re Moving to Australia?
You are dreaming of diving in the Great Barrier Reef, driving along the Great Ocean Road, or petting a wombat? Imagining a lengthy vacation Down Under no longer does the trick? Occasionally, you’ll...
View ArticleBook Review: Foreigner in Charge
A new job offer for an executive position overseas is often the career opportunity of a life-time for international professionals in upper management. But if they shouldn’t succeed, the price to pay...
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