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Why Vienna is rated as a very nice place to live, eight years in a row
Every year Mercer, one of the world’s biggest HR consultancy firms conducts a Quality of Living Index, which looks at ...
Biltong and Popcorn Review: Uitvlucht
Uitvlucht is a story of hope in a hopeless situation, grace in desperation, and abiding love. The director of this ...
South African favourite: Amarula fudge recipe
A lecturer at a female college in Vasser, USA, was taking a class in toffee making when the temperature of ...
Chris Froome is a South African tour de force!
Everyone at FinGlobal is delighted to wish Chris Froome, a former FinGlobal client, well-deserved congratulations regarding his current 2017 win ...
The Asia-Pacific is the new expat “go to” region
With the political instability in the UK, USA and certain countries in the Eurozone, many expats are looking further afield ...
Falling pound makes the UK more affordable for expats
The new Global Cost of Living Rankings has revealed the cost of sending expats to the UK has fallen dramatically ...
Facing up to the challenges of being an expat
A recent survey by Aetna International, a managed American health care company, has revealed that there has been a sharp ...
Make the move to a green country
Global warming and fluctuating weather patterns across the globe, keep environmental issues on everyone’s mind. The rising rate of pollution ...
How to find cheap flights on your expat journeys
Flying is often the normal way of life for expats – but it’s a huge bonus if you can save ...
Is living as an expat in Hong Kong worth the price?
Many professionals often get expat postings to expensive cities, and one of the most expensive cities according to the consulting ...
UK or Australia – where will you find the most expat South Africans?
The UK and Australia have always been two top destinations for South African expats. Australia with its southern hemisphere beach ...
Is the expat romance with the UK and USA over?
The UK and the USA have always been two top expat destinations. But in the past year political and economic ...
7 American meals, you just have to taste
July is a big month in America. The fourth of July celebrations are anticipated throughout the year and many towns ...
Expats around the world called to assist on Nelson Mandela International Day
The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) has urged South African expats and the international community to use this year’s Mandela Day ...
Expats in the UAE are struggling to save their money
Until very recently expats looked to the UAE as a country where they could work and save a great deal ...
What countries will welcome your furry friends?
One of the biggest, and often most heart-wrenching decisions you have to make when you embrace the expat lifestyle, is ...
Consider the Czech Republic as an expat destination
In the 2016 InterNations Survey, which looked at the top expat destinations, ranking them according to a wide variety of ...
China introduces a new ‘Green Card’ to attract expats
When it comes to expat destinations China ranks 48 out of 67 countries, but it could soon be moving up ...
The top 10 places in the world to retire to in 2017
Every year global statistics and data are gathered to rank the best retirement destinations in the year. The winner in ...
Five friendly tips to help you when you move to the USA
Despite the bad press Donald Trump may be receiving globally, the USA remains one of the top expat destinations – ...
Is Brexit resulting in a brain drain in the UK?
Reports are circulating that Britain is facing a post-Brexit brain drain, as the rights of highly skilled migrants in the ...
