Adrift on the Continent in BERLIN, Europe’s Capital of Cool
From Bohemian to Bowie, you can be anything you want in Berlin and no one gives you a second glance. It’s the place people go to be themselves.
Best Destinations for Newbie Indie Travellers? An expert has the answer.
New to indie travel and wondering where to go? Here are some breezy destinations to tick off from the get-go.
Rügen: Drifting in Search of the German Soul
Just off Deutschland’s scenic northern coast is a little resort island where people go to sunbathe on sandy Baltic beaches. It’s also where the Nazis used tourism to seduce the masses and individuals used naturism to free the mind
Seen Them, Been Them: The 11 Types of Expat
People move abroad for many different reasons. But if you tally them up, you’ll find they generally fall into pretty distinctive categories. The same is true for the way they react to their host culture. Some l...
The Expat’s Guide to Opening a Bank Account Abroad
The last time I opened a bank account in Canada, it took me 15 or 20 minutes. I just walked in off the street on an impulse and filled in an application. I only had to show them my driver’s license as proof of ...
Forget Your Excuses and Go Travel
Do you say you want to travel or live abroad, but when asked why you don’t get started, you find yourself reciting a long list of reasons to prove it’s impossible?
You’re not alone.
It’s easy to dream big...
Monkey Business: A Cautionary Tale of Apartment Hunting in Malta
We were looking at our fifth apartment that week, and I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t begun to despair of the entire human race, and of the Maltese in particular. This place, in the country’s south, wasn’t idea...
How to Fund Your Expat Life
So you want to be an expat: travel the world, find new friends, immerse yourself in a foreign language. But how can you actually make a living?
One of the biggest challenges when it comes to expat living is ...
Why Do You Want to Live Abroad?
Making a new life on foreign shores is the dream of many. But what happens when you try to make the dream a reality? It seems glamorous, but it can be very hard work.
A lot of folks talk about running away t...
How to Deal With Reverse Culture Shock
I’ve never experienced much culture shock when moving abroad.
I moved to Tokyo on a couple weeks notice, with just a backpack and a bag full of books. And I went from living in a house to a tiny apartment wher...