Expat Focus

When you move abroad, there are inevitably things you find out that you wish someone had told you about earlier. In this episode we're joined by James Cave from Portugalist, who is here to help if ...

29 Elo 201823min

When it came time to think about retiring, Ben Zabulis and his partner Hillary quickly realised that the typical European expat retiree destinations, like Spain, weren't quite right for them. Instea...

5 Elo 201817min

In this episode we're focusing on tax issues for South African expats. Did you know they're on track to break their own emigration record this year? And the biggest mistake expats can make, accordi...

25 Kesä 201818min

In this week's podcast, Expat Focus talks to John Siskar about his experience of teaching in Germany. Having moved from being a kindergarten teacher all the way through to secondary school, John has a...

30 Huhti 201825min

Tony Elliott's job as an interest rate trader has seen him live in the some of the most exciting cities in the world. Meantime, as a dad, he's busy raising seven kids - in two countries. So what's e...

16 Huhti 201818min

What was your biggest struggle when you moved to your new country? For Melanie Aronson, an American in Sweden, it was overcoming this unexpectedly deep sense of loneliness. She felt it so strongly, sh...

6 Huhti 201821min

Remote working has definitely hit the mainstream … and around the world, more and more people are taking the opportunity to be 'temporary locals.' Combining their jobs with longer-term travel, staying...

15 Maalis 201822min

What does it take to own and run a B&B in the Italian countryside? American Ashley Bartner can tell you all about it – and she's going to, today on the Expat Focus Podcast. 10 years ago, she and h...

9 Maalis 201831min