Expats Blog - Expat Blogs, News, Blog Awards & More
Welcome to Expats Blog, a home for all you expats abroad! Uniting expat bloggers with their latest blog posts, blog reviews, expat interviews & contests. Our news team bring you daily topical news items from around the globe. Enjoy, share and get involved!
Expat Interviews - 280 Expatriates Share Their Knowledge & Experience...
US Expat Living in El Salvador - Interview With Jennifer
Jennifer Reyes is a 40 year old New Yorker who relocated to El Salvador in 2009 after her husband was deported. Their first 3 years there were fantastic and she relished the new experiences in her life. But like any other couple in any other corner of the world, they have had their share of difficulties this last year. She is perserving and plan, with her son, to continue to make the best of their life in their adopted country. She's fallen in... Read on...
- Hawaiian Expat in Thailand - Expat Interview With Lani1 week ago Thailand is more than a tourist destination, a retirement outpost and hackneyed travel blog; it’s where Lani’s mother was born, her parents met and where her father died. It's a place that has changed her life at 6, 16 and 33 years of age. So she moved to...
- Expat Interview With Daniel - US Expat Living in Chile1 week ago Daniel Guim is a native of New Jersey who moved to Santiago, Chile in February 2010. He made the move not only to quench his thirst for adventure and travel but also to continue his teaching career in another part of the world. His experiences have included making...
- Expat Interview With Edward - US expat Living in Poland1 week ago Edward Myska came to Poland in 1993 when he lost his job in the U.S.A. and didn't see good opportunities for employment in America's workforce. A foundation from Pennsylvania, which was active recruiting English teachers, opened the door for him in Poland and he...
- British Expat Living in Saudi Arabia - Interview With Martin2 weeks ago Martin is an expat from United Kingdom currently teaching, and exploring, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He teaches preparatory year programme (PYP) students in the Northern provinces of Saudi. He is making the best of a challenging environment by pioneering sand...
- Renovation of a derelict house in Brittany, Expat Interview With Jenny2 weeks ago Jenny and John recently sold up in the UK and moved to a little town in France where they bought a semi derelict house which they plan to convert into a small B&B. With a background in building they intend to complete all the work themselves and live on...
Read more expat interviews and discover more about their expatriate experiences!
Latest News
Government to investigate UK expat benefit fraudsters in Spain
Official from the UK government have announced a crackdown on UK expats living in Spain involved in benefit fraud. Investigators from the UK’s Work and Pensions Department are claiming that British expats living in Spain are the worst for benefit fraud of any country in which British expats are residing. The British Embassy in Madrid announced the crackdown last Monday. Investigators will focus on the three commonest types of benefit fraud; working while claiming sickness benefit, people on means-tested benefits who do not... Read on...Other Global News...
- Saudi construction projects stymied by expat exodus19 Jun Saudi Arabia’s controversial government immigration amnesty is having its expected result as thousands of workers leave, affecting a majority of the kingdom’s construction projects. According to industry experts, as many as 80 per cent of present projects...
- Expats lose billions due to weak pound and currency fluctuations18 Jun Expat pensioners living all over the world have lost billions of pounds sterling due to the weakness of sterling and fluctuations in currency exchanges. According to a leading currency exchange company, British pensioners living overseas have been hard hit...
- Trash turns to cash for UAE expat workers18 Jun The transient expat community in the United Arab Emirates is learning that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure as yard sales and classified ads become respectable. Prior to the 2008 financial crash, UAE expat society was obsessed by the new, shiny and...
- Innocent tourist family arrested due to airline drugs record17 Jun The arrest and punishment of an innocent French family by immigration officers at Thailand’s Phuket Airport is being explained away as a mistake by Phuket’s governor. French holidaymakers Damien Della Libera, his partner Eloide Triche and their daughter...
- OECD survey shows immigration soaring but unemployment hurting migrants17 Jun The annual migration survey by the UK Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shows that migration has picked up after three years in decline, but notes immigrant unemployment figures are already at 50 per cent. The OECD’s 2013...
