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Monday Escape: LLandudno, Wales 19 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
Beach resort towns tend to be internationally famous because so many people are willing to travel long distances to visit them. Many exceptions, however, are in northern Europe, where good beach resor...
Stay in a non-touristy city to truly test a future expat destination 12 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
Many of us visit a city on holiday and decide we want to move there later, whether it’s in our home country or abroad. While having this sort of inspiration is generally a good thing, it can be decept...
Want to be an expat? The first question is: why? 6 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
It seems that the vast majority of people in the Western world are happy living in their home country, but of course there are smaller groups of us who are motivated to live elsewhere. In my own exper...
Britain outside of London is cheap, friendly, and relaxing 29 Jul 2013 | 09:20 pm
As someone who has spent much of his adult life going from one big city to another, it’s a welcome reminder that the largest cities in each country tend to be poor representatives of the rest of the p...
Monday Escape: Blackpool, England 22 Jul 2013 | 08:06 pm
Some say that Blackpool was the world’s first resort for the middle class, or perhaps even the “working class” as the lowest tier is known in the United Kingdom. Its best days clearly seem behind it, ...
Recent currency fluctuations have changed affordability in many key expat countries 15 Jul 2013 | 07:30 pm
Any expat already out there knows that currency fluctuations can be a very big deal, and it can go either way. Many of us make money in our home currency (like the US for me) and we live abroad so if ...
Monday Escape: Inverness, Scotland 8 Jul 2013 | 03:35 pm
If you like long summer days that may not be all that warm, then it would be hard to beat Inverness, Scotland. It’s considered the UK’s northernmost city, although with only about 50,000 inhabitants i...
After a few “summer” weeks in England, I see why there are so many British expats 2 Jul 2013 | 04:21 pm
I recently watched a Fleetwood Mac documentary which included interviews with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie from their homes in Hawaii. We got tired of the cold in England, they said. For most of my l...
Monday Escape: York, England 24 Jun 2013 | 07:02 pm
England is one of those countries that so much of the attention for visitors is put on the largest city, most of the rest is ignored. London is obviously one of the world’s great cities, but it has pl...
How well can you get to know a country by watching its TV shows? 20 Jun 2013 | 03:20 pm
As someone who has traveled around the world quite a bit, and who also really enjoys television, I was intrigued by a recent article put together by BBC America. The title is 11 TV Shows That Explain ...
