http://www.expatify.com Expat Blogs & Community Magazine Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.expatify.com/uncategorized/5-reasons-you-might-not-want-to-become-an-expat.html http://www.expatify.com/uncategorized/5-reasons-you-might-not-want-to-become-an-expat.html#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 10:26:02 +0000 Tom http://www.expatify.com/?p=7171 This whole site is dedicated to helping people make their expat dreams come true, but of course not every story is a success. Having traveled around Asia for well over a year now, and having lived in Europe for a time on an earlier stint, I’ve been chatting with hundreds of expats along the way. [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/uncategorized/5-reasons-you-might-not-want-to-become-an-expat.html/feed 3 http://www.expatify.com/global/what-is-really-the-best-city-in-the-world.html http://www.expatify.com/global/what-is-really-the-best-city-in-the-world.html#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:55:48 +0000 Michelle http://www.expatify.com/?p=4662 According to research from Mercer Consulting the best city in the world in 2010 is Vienna, Austria. Zurich is second and Vancouver and Auckland share joint fourth place. London or New York are nowhere near the top. European cities, especially German cities Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt dominate the top 10. Beautiful Paris is only 33rd and [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/global/what-is-really-the-best-city-in-the-world.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/global/the-best-urban-beaches-around-the-world.html http://www.expatify.com/global/the-best-urban-beaches-around-the-world.html#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:45:38 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=4020 Bondi Beach Sydney, Australia This is a wonderful beach for surfers, and the surrounding area has a very laid-back mentality. There is a half mile of white sand on the ocean, a wide promenade and a 10-mile park adjacent to the beach. It is located about 7 kilometers away from the business center of Sydney, in the [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/global/the-best-urban-beaches-around-the-world.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/global/5-best-places-to-celebrate-halloween-around-the-world.html http://www.expatify.com/global/5-best-places-to-celebrate-halloween-around-the-world.html#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:49:12 +0000 Bryan http://www.expatify.com/?p=2655 The U.S.A. and Canada Halloween certainly didn’t start in North America, but it’s definitely where the holliday has become most popular. In fact, American almanacs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries do not even include Halloween in their lists of holidays. But once Irish immigrants got hold in the U.S., the holiday took off [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/global/5-best-places-to-celebrate-halloween-around-the-world.html/feed 2 http://www.expatify.com/global/7-continents-7-beaches.html http://www.expatify.com/global/7-continents-7-beaches.html#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:16:22 +0000 Bryan http://www.expatify.com/?p=851 Let’s face it, expatriation is most appealing when we imagine ourselves on an exotic beach somewhere, soaking in the rays and sipping on a sweet, tangy fruity drink. Thus, in this spirit we’ve made a list of 7 great beaches from around the world, one for each continent. Enjoy! Australia: Whitehaven Beach, Queensland Australia’s world famous Whitehaven [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/global/7-continents-7-beaches.html/feed 4 http://www.expatify.com/global/the-worlds-drunkest-nations-ireland-not-on-top.html http://www.expatify.com/global/the-worlds-drunkest-nations-ireland-not-on-top.html#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 23:14:40 +0000 Bryan http://www.expatify.com/?p=659 Outlandish stereotypes are things that all foreigners have to deal with, and as a group, expats aren’t immune. We certainly don’t want to fuel any wild prejudices here. But in the event that you’re an expat interested in the best places in the world to occasionally indulge in beverages of the alcoholic variety, the World [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/global/the-worlds-drunkest-nations-ireland-not-on-top.html/feed 2 http://www.expatify.com/advice/are-pirates-a-danger-to-expats.html http://www.expatify.com/advice/are-pirates-a-danger-to-expats.html#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:13:46 +0000 Bryan http://www.expatify.com/?p=397 With all the news lately concerning Somali pirates, it’s worth asking the question: How concerned should expats be about piracy worldwide? The short answer is: a little bit, but it depends heavily upon where you are and whether your idea of expatriating involves a lot of yachting and boating in international waters. To be sure, expatriates are [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/advice/are-pirates-a-danger-to-expats.html/feed 1