Did you know that expatriates make up 85% of Dubai’s population?  If you love city living and you thrive in a fast-paced environment and scorching heat – Dubai is the perfect place for you. With its jaw-dropping architecture, fancy nightlife, tax-free salary (yes!), and extremely low crime rate, Dubai offers excellent opportunities for expats....

Just a few months after the end of the Brexit transition period, Smart Currency Exchange clients tell us they’re as keen as ever to experience life outside the UK.  Indeed with millions of us working from home for the foreseeable future, many are wondering if they can do so far beyond British shores....

Parenting styles often come under scrutiny in modern cultures. There are many different resources and methods for every element of parenting, from toilet training to schooling, making it difficult to know the best way to bring up your little one. Plus, with plenty of well-meaning (and some more critical) people waiting to give their opinion...

Flying overseas for a job while your family stays back is one of the most challenging decisions you’ll have to make, considering how much you want your children to feel your love and care. Even though you can send money and ensure they have everything they need, it’s never enough. Here are five ways...

Whether you are living abroad for good or moving for employment, there will come a time you will feel homesick. After all, you are settling in an unfamiliar place. Your surroundings have changed dramatically, and you feel out of place. Thus, you will feel isolated and will crave the company you are used to. Plus,...

Ever since the beginning of time, people have been traveling from their current residence in search of a better life. Throughout history, some jobs required relocation – being a diplomat, a merchant, a missionary.  Times and technology have changed and now many jobs can be done remotely, which gives us a grand opportunity to...

Visiting Europe has long been a kind of rite of passage for Americans. It’s somewhat ironic since many Americans are descended from people who went to great lengths to leave Europe.  Still, Americans feel a kind of propriety over their ancient motherland, like they know Europe, perhaps better than the Europeans do.  Even a...

Learning the local language when you move abroad to work can be an essential requirement for many and a great way to help you integrate into the local community for all.  Here Speaketto set out the four pillars of language and give tips on how to learn a new language. ...

It is always an exciting thing to venture beyond the places you are familiar with and experience a new place. This might be you right now, trying to kick start a new life abroad. Congratulations! You may be in for some surprise. However, most of the new things you will experience do not have...

  Moving to another country is probably one of the biggest decisions you can make in your life. It’s no easy task leaving the place you once called home and starting anew, but on the bright side, people can consider this a new beginning and an opportunity to start fresh, and the same goes...

If you are moving abroad to work and would like to settle down in a new country, it is generally best to rent a property first.  This can give flexibility and can be cost-effective as a rented place is easy to leave when you need to head back to your country.  If you plan to...

The opportunity to move abroad is an exciting time but alongside the anticipation of a new life in a new culture there are many challenges of moving abroad.  It is important to understand what to expect so that you know how to face them. Over their lifetime, every person faces a...