Living Abroad...
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Are Language Skills Needed to Work Abroad?
We Britons are famous, or should that be infamous, for our lack of language skills. If it’s any comfort, we’re not the absolute worst in Europe in...
Buying British Goods Online
Even if you plan to fully embrace the culture and lifestyle of the country you’re visiting when working abroad, it is certainly the case that some products you’re...
Driving Outside the UK
After you've been through one stramash with the bureaucracy to get your visa, don't breathe too easily. You may have to go through another to get on the road....
Etiquette Abroad
When you decide to go work abroad, fitting in is important. Learning the language is part of it, but more than that, there are behavioural and cultural norms to...
How to Find a Job Abroad
So you've decided to up sticks and go off to work abroad? Good for you. But how do you actually find a job abroad?
How to Find Jobs Abroad
The usual ways...
Learning Another Language
Despite the best efforts of the government to encourage it, we Britons lag sadly behind our continental cousins in foreign language proficiency. Yet if your goal is to...
Making the Most of Your Time Off in a New Country
Your time working abroad will be over before you know it, so even if you’re feeling incredibly homesick and can’t wait for it all to be over,...
Owning Property Abroad
More and more of us are owning property abroad, encouraged no doubt by the combination of dismal weather and high house prices in Britain, and the spate of television...
Renting Property Abroad
In Britain we have something of an obsession with owning our own homes. In much of the rest of the world, it's just not like that. People are content to go through...
Schools and Childcare Abroad
No matter how gung-ho you are about the idea of living and working abroad, the idea of what it might do to your children is something that many parents find troubling....
Understanding Cultural Differences
Even though the adventure of going to work abroad is sure to give you a real boost of confidence, it’s important not to get too carried away and actually offend...
