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FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour Widget

October 28, 2009 South Africa

There is no doubt that 2010 will be Football World Cup year with South Africa playing host to the tournament, an event which has already caught the attention of the worldwide media as well as the online arena. As the event gets closer and closer we have seen the launch of a new FIFA World [...]

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Any Americans in Dubai?

October 27, 2009 Dubai

While we automatically assume that American expats are one of the largest groups in all areas of the world, the truth is that very often it can be difficult to find someone from your former homeland unless you use social networking sites or social groups. There is a very interesting post in the Dubai Forum [...]

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Healthcare reforms in the US

October 27, 2009 America

The subject of healthcare in the US has been one of the hot topics since Pres Obama came to office and a discussion in the expat forum lounge offers a perfect insight into the pros and cons of the US system as well as the various parties who have a vested interest in ensuring the [...]

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Property in Thailand

October 26, 2009 Thailand

Even though Thailand was one of the hardest hit economies in Asia there is still much interest in the Thai economy and the Thai property market in particular. As with the vast majority of countries around the world, the credit crunch brought a short sharp shock to the country and the economy collapsed as business [...]

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Prospects of employment in New Zealand

October 26, 2009 New Zealand

This is not the first time we have covered New Zealand on the forum as it is fast becoming one of the more popular expat destinations as it emerges from the shadows of local rivals such as Australia. However, while many people have looked at New Zealand as a potential destination to start a new [...]

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Is it Portugal time?

Property Portugal

October 26, 2009 Portugal

Portugal has for many years been one of the more popular expat destinations although historically it has still lagged the likes of Spain which is by far and away the more popular destination for UK expats in particular. However, there is a feeling that the economic situation in Portugal and Spain is changing and Portugal [...]

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What is happening to the UK economy?

October 23, 2009 Britain

While many expats have left the UK for foreign lands we have seen literally hundreds of thousands of people flocking to the UK to try and make a new life for themselves. However, the economic situation in the UK has worsened over the last few weeks and there are now serious concerns that the UK [...]

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Broadband in the UK

October 23, 2009 Britain

The UK broadband market may well have been slow to start but over the last few months we have seen a number of developments which should see the UK continue to move up the worldwide broadband league table and ultimately add further strength to the UK economy in the medium to longer term. So what [...]

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Recently moved to Brussels, Belgium

October 22, 2009 General

In order to widen the subject matter on the expat forum blog, today we will be covering a country which seems to attract its fair share of expats while not perhaps attracted as much attention on the forums as you might expect. Belgium, and in particular Brussels, is a country which many of us are [...]

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My telephonic interview experiences

October 21, 2009 Australia

If you are looking to work overseas there is obviously a great need to arrange employment, in a perfect world, before you actually move to your country of choice. However, if you’re looking to move to countries such as Australia you will need, in order to fast track the immigration procedure, to offer a service [...]

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Personal experience with ISPs

October 20, 2009 Spain

The Internet is becoming a part of everyday life and more and more expats are dependent upon the Internet for their work when they move overseas and also to keep in contact with their families. However, there is a thread in the Spanish expat forum regarding various Internet service providers (ISPs) in Spain, what you [...]

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