Jan
01
Happy new year on behalf of the ExpatFinder team in Singapore and in France!
We wish you a pleasant move if you are planning to relocate in 2009 and a happy life abroad if you are already living outside your home country.
Dec
19
We take a look at expat related new this week:
Christmas Expat online shopping
Here‘s a lsit of companies that specialize in keeping the hungry expats happy, sending stuff from your home country to your doorstep. this is a non exhaustive list of websites that specialize in sending goodies to expatriates around the world! Feel free to add more in the comments section if we missed some…
”Only an expat could have this much vegemite.” Photo copyright: balial
Australian Expatriates:http://www.aussiefavourites.com.au/ “Favourite Australian stuff delivered to all corners of the earth!” http://www.homesick.com.au
“As an online retailer that specialises in international sales, Homesick.com.au stands alone. Having delivered to every continent on earth, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, from backpackers to megastars, from soldiers to CEOs,”
British Exptriates:
http://www.mailorderexpress.com/
http://www.britishdelights.com/
“We offer the widest range of British Food, English Tea and Union Jack Giftware on the web. We pride ourselves on our competitive prices, fast response and friendly service. Give us a try for all your British Food Expat needs” “We are an on-line shopping service providing Expatriates with a taste from home.” “Expatdirect is an internet business established to supply goods to British Expats living and working abroad. “http://www.myexpatshop.com
“Mince Pies, Brandy butter, Cranberry sauce, Christmas Puddings and cakes… ”
American Expatriates:
http://www.americanfoodworldwide.com/index.html
http://www.shopanyamericanstore.com/index.php
“With ShopAnyAmericanStore.com, you can now shop online from your favorite American stores no matter where you live! “Canadian expatriates:
http://www.canadiansweets.com/
South African expatriates: SA Expats Shop for South African Products - Springbok Round Up with Mammafrica’s best buys!! The cheapest prices for South African products and our shipping rates are the most competitive by far.
Multi country specialists: “The worldwide mailorder service for delicacies from Holland, Austria, Belgium, England, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and other European countries.”
Germany, country of love
“Please only love letters” copyright:AmiExpat
Germany is the number one place for foreigners to fall in love, according to an international study into expat life around the globe.
A quarter of expats in Germany have married locals, making Germany “the best location to find love”, according to the “Expat Experience” report, published this month by HSBC Bank International. The Netherlands following closely after. Read more from Reuters.
Dec
02
Happy holidays from ExpatFinder.com! We hope that you will enjoy them, regardless of what you celebrate. This video is a funny mashup of a 1964 comedy movie taken from the great Prelinger archives.
Spread the word! watch the video on YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, DailyMotion, Blip.tv and Veoh
Nov
28
We take a look at expat related news this week:
Troubled times
Troubled times for tourists and expats in two Asian countries. You can follow the difficult times and events through the eyes of expats in Mumbai and expats in Bangkok by checking the conversations from expats on Twitter list.
International HR: Different strokes
As global workforces become the norm, HR must manage an increasingly diverse range of cultures. Personneltoday reports on the difficulties they face and how can they overcome them.
Thanksgiving abroad:
American expatriates around the world are celebrating Thanksgiving. Here are some of the experiences we came across:
Thanksgiving in London
“As they have for 50 years, Americans in London packed St. Paul’s Cathedral on Thursday for an annual Thanksgiving service that, as evocatively as any event on the calendar, nurtures the home thoughts from abroad that are a staple of expatriate life.” Read more from The International Herald Tribune.
Copyright:Steve Forrest for The New York Times
Search for the perfect thanksgiving meal in London?
American expat Tikichris takes a look at Thanksgiving in London from a food perspective: turkey is it?
copyright:Tiki Chris
Thanksgiving in Berlin
Katie writes about “What We Put On Our Plates”
copyright:Katie
Thanksgiving in Shanghai
“It’s Thanksgiving but this American holiday hasn’t caught on in China yet. The only evidence of Thanksgiving I can find in Shanghai are the hotel and expat restaurants that are stepping in to supply the turkey needs of expat Americans in the city” Read more from KevCham’s blog
Thanksgiving Dinner in Panama city
November ExPatsWest get together on the day before Thanksgiving:
Copyright: Honey Dodge
Thanksgiving in Australia
An American Thanksgiving Down Under
Copyright: Aussie Erin
Happy holiday season to all the expats around the world!