Singapore is an excellent destination for expats and startup owners. In fact, it has one of the most significant expat communities I’ve seen. Most expats live there long-term, which can make a big difference compared to destinations like Chiang Mai or Bali, where you see a lot of short-...
The Volvo had a key system we’d not used before (at that time) where the key is a square thing you place in a slot and then you push a button above it to either start or stop the engine. We’d been in a bit of a hurry, and my man had taken the square thingamabob out but ...
UK expat communities in France defined by Brexit Britons living in France are feeling the effects of Brexit in ways they didn’t exactly expect. The stereotypical British expat in France is retired, living in the countryside and has problems with the French language as well as the French way...
Legong: Dance of the Virgins(1935) was shot in Bali by big names of the day. While few people have ever seen it, it’s quite popular with those who have, includingBloom and Hagedorn.They relate that, upon “distribution by Paramount [some] scenes of nudity were trimmed for domestic rele...
and expats with families who’d like to move out to somewhere with a little more living space than the cramped condos that dominate central Bangkok, but to still be able to get downtown in reasonable time, and as a result new housing communities are being developed at a head-spinning rate...
UK expat communities in France defined by Brexit Britons living in France are feeling the effects of Brexit in ways they didn’t exactly expect. The stereotypical British expat in France is retired, living in the countryside and has problems with the French language as well as the French way...
This all leads to the third great irony of expat communities around the world:they’re often made up of people who don’t feel like they fit in in their home countries. While this can often be a plus (I like people who don’t fit into societal boxes; they tend to be more interestin...
Thanks to Zoom, you can launch your toolkit online too, rather than having to organize a lot of in person workshops. This saves even more money and increases your reach. Do be sure to invite local staff and communities to the online toolkit launch andtrainingso that they canbuild their ...
Expatriates in Kuwait are in the firing line again as MP hits out at the size of expat communities. This week it was Kuwati lawmaker Ahmad al-Fadhi’s turn to slam the emirate’s expat community, claiming it was far too large and therefore poses a security threat to the country. As ...
Expatriates in Kuwait are in the firing line again as MP hits out at the size of expat communities. This week it was Kuwati lawmaker Ahmad al-Fadhi’s turn to slam the emirate’s expat community, claiming it was far too large and therefore poses a security threat to the country. As ...