Here’s our collection of expat-friendly links for today.
- European baccalaureate to be rolled out at national level – A secondary school in The Hague (Netherlands) will become the first national school to award the European baccalaureate
- Why I am an ex-expat, for now – I am one of the returning expats the Sunday Times wrote about with such undisguised schadenfreude earlier this year.
- Expats give up on Provence dream – France's traditionally sedate property market is suffering some turbulence as concentrations of expats in some areas have exported not only cash but also a very British boom and bust.
- UK budget delivers triple tax whammy for high earners – Britain's higher earners are to bear the brunt of tax increases in the UK's April Budget.
- Quarter of military, expatriate votes may have been uncounted – As many as one of four ballots requested by military personnel and other Americans living overseas for the 2008 election may have gone uncounted
- Irish culture and Irish customs – Whether it's an Irish symbol such as the shillelagh, the Shamrock and the Book of Kells or an Irish craft like Aran Isle knitting, you'll discover a wide range of topics
- Japan for the Uninvited – Japanese culture from a bemused foreign perspective
- Post Your Photos From Switzerland – Expats in Switzerland post their photos
- A Day in the Life of an Expat Mother in South Africa – Canadian Katherine Barrett writes about the beauty and disparity she finds in South Africa
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