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...
Expat communities all across the UAE are getting together and sewing blankets and pouches on behalf of the Australian Animal Rescue Craft Guild. The Australia-based Guild is a volunteer-organised association formed to focus on animal rescue efforts, and is now mobilised in a desperate attempt to...
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 ...
Bali. Tags: bali hotel, bali in the old days, bali jaman duluh, bali tempo doeloe, Balitaksu Film Festival, borobudur, garut, surabaya. 1 Comment 28 Apr. ’13 Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935), “authentic” Balinese love story Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935) was shot...
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...
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 ...
British expat communities all along Spain’s Mediterranean coastline as well as in the interior are banding together to support their local stores as well as those who’re struggling to afford basic... 4 May at 6 PM Brit government warns would-be expats to postpone their departures If you’...
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 ...
British expat communities all along Spain’s Mediterranean coastline as well as in the interior are banding together to support their local stores as well as those who’re struggling to afford basic... 4 May at 6 PM Brit government warns would-be expats to postpone their departures If you’...
The news that Brit expats will be forced to pay for healthcare should a hard Brexit be the final result is causing fury in Europe’s foreign communities. Local media outlets are taking up the issue, stating British expatriates paid tax for all their working lives in the home country and ca...