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The One Where I Moved to Bratislava

August 23, 2016September 12, 2016 Bratislava, Europe, Expat Life, Featured, Travelling, Working Overseas Bratislava, expat, living overseas, Slovakia

Just like that, two years passed and I was standing with all my bags at Mumbai airport ready to leave India for another new life somewhere else. You can see my last day in India by

25 Signs You’re a Long-Term Expat

March 15, 2014August 8, 2016 Featured, Friends and Family, Humour, Working Overseas expat, living overseas, resident

I have been an expat for almost a decade. After a year in Tokyo waaaaaay back in 2002, I left the UK permanently on July 27th, 2007, when I moved to Vietnam. Since then I

What Happens When Plans Don’t Work Out?

May 8, 2012July 7, 2012 Europe, Travelling, Working Overseas changing plans, living overseas, relocating, tenerife, travel

You may remember a post not all that long ago when I revealed that after our travels around South America we would be relocating to Tenerife, with the aim of trying out a new life

Relocating to Tenerife: Finding a Job

March 27, 2012February 20, 2016 Beaches, Europe, Travelling, Working Overseas canary islands, employment, expat, islas canarias, living overseas, relocating, spain, tenerife

You might have already read about why I decided to relocate to Tenerife and how I managed to find an apartment within four days, but none of this is much good without a job. For