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Which is Harder: Moving Abroad or Coming Home?
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Which is Harder: Moving Abroad or Coming Home?

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Moving overseas is exciting and heartbreaking all at once. At times it will seem like the greatest adventure you’ve ever been on… but it won’t come without its hardships. Yet, what about coming home? Arriving at all that is familiar, yet finding it turned upon its head? Nothing beats the feeling of coming home, but…

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13 Reasons Why You Should Never Become an Expat
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13 Reasons Why You Should Never Become an Expat

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Life as an expat can be unbelievably exciting, but doesn’t come without its hardships. You’ll find yourself constantly flung out of your comfort zone, scrambling to make new friends, settling down in your new home and building yourself a new life, from the ground up. So, is giving up everything to embark on a new…

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What Do You Miss the Most Whilst Travelling?
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What Do You Miss the Most Whilst Travelling?

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I like to go on picnics. A lot. They’re sort of a religion in England, where I lived for two years. On sunny days, my heart desired nothing more than to spread out a picnic blanket, feast until my belly was content and laze around with a book in the (probably very fleeting) sunshine. Not…

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Should You Travel to Doha, Qatar During Ramadan?
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Should You Travel to Doha, Qatar During Ramadan?

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Can you travel to Muslim countries during Ramadan? Good question. I can’t speak for all of them, as I haven’t travelled as extensively through the Middle East as I would have liked. Yet, I did spend a handful of months living and working in Doha, Qatar a few years ago… and one of those months…

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Moving From London to Australia With Kiwi Movers: A Review
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Moving From London to Australia With Kiwi Movers: A Review

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To my regular readers – sorry for this not-so-relative post. This was something I’d been putting off writing, as I thought it would be a tad boring, yet I couldn’t find much information on the topic when I needed it. We’ll resume regular programming later on this week! If you moved from Australia or New…

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11 Ways You Can Green Up Your Life at Home or Abroad
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11 Ways You Can Green Up Your Life at Home or Abroad

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There are both highlights and lowlights to packing up your life and moving from place to place. Moving to a new country or city offers up the opportunity to grow your career, meet new people or simply try out a different walk in life. On the flip side, it’s hard to get settled in a…

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What Does Living Abroad Teach You? 7 Lessons From Expat Life
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What Does Living Abroad Teach You? 7 Lessons From Expat Life

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There are things you don’t think about when you move abroad. You’re sort of in a state of chaos, packing things up, organising transport, selling stuff off. Resigning from one job, looking for another, or organising your study plans for your new city and new life. There’s usually no time to dwell on the you…

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A Year of No Plastic: The Final Result
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A Year of No Plastic: The Final Result

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At the start of 2016, I vehemently declared that I was going to go plastic free. It was something I’d been working towards for quite awhile. I was sick of travelling and seeing rubbish, everywhere I went. It was time to stand up and do something about it. This seemed like a good start. I…

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