Travel to Asia, Living in Asia, Relocating to Asia, Expat Life and News https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Sun, 03 Sep 2023 20:24:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel to Asia, Living in Asia, Relocating to Asia, Expat Life and News https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Are Asia’s biggest cities less appealing for expats than big cities elsewhere? https://www.expatify.com/advice/are-asias-biggest-cities-less-appealing-for-expats-than-big-cities-elsewhere.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/are-asias-biggest-cities-less-appealing-for-expats-than-big-cities-elsewhere.html#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:27:08 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=8568 It’s a strange phenomenon. If you were a first-time visitor to the US, France, England, or a great majority of other highly populated countries, most people would tell you to spend your whole first week in the capital (or largest city). New York, Paris, and London are considered some of the world’s great cities, as […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/are-asias-biggest-cities-less-appealing-for-expats-than-big-cities-elsewhere.html/feed 3 More expats going to Asia to make money, but still retiring elsewhere, if you believe this survey https://www.expatify.com/asia/more-expats-going-to-asia-to-make-money-but-still-retiring-elsewhere-if-you-believe-this-survey.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/more-expats-going-to-asia-to-make-money-but-still-retiring-elsewhere-if-you-believe-this-survey.html#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:42:17 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=8452 When you look at various expat surveys you will find a lot of interesting information about the larger patterns of who is moving where, although some of it is conflicting. This last week quite a few publications were discussing the recently revealed results of the HSBC Expat Survey, which showed increasing numbers of people are […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/more-expats-going-to-asia-to-make-money-but-still-retiring-elsewhere-if-you-believe-this-survey.html/feed 2 5 Ways Eastern Europe is better than Asia for digital nomads https://www.expatify.com/asia/5-ways-eastern-europe-is-better-than-asia-for-digital-nomads.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/5-ways-eastern-europe-is-better-than-asia-for-digital-nomads.html#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:27:11 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=8370 Digital nomads – defined as those who can work anywhere as long as they have internet – are increasingly heading to Southeast Asia for its low cost of living and near constant sunshine. Bangkok and Chiang Mai in particular are packed with thousands of people who make their livings online, and more of them are […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/5-ways-eastern-europe-is-better-than-asia-for-digital-nomads.html/feed 3 10 Cheapest cities in Asia https://www.expatify.com/asia/10-cheapest-cities-in-asia.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/10-cheapest-cities-in-asia.html#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:33:19 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7040 We recently discussed the 10 cheapest cities in Europe, which shows that not all of the continent is crazy expensive, but as most people know, the real bargains are all in Asia. In fact, each of the 10 cities on the list below is cheaper than the cheapest major city in Europe, which is Sofia, […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/10-cheapest-cities-in-asia.html/feed 1 World Heritage in Danger — India, Pakistan and the Philippines https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger-india-pakistan-and-the-philippines.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger-india-pakistan-and-the-philippines.html#respond Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:45:30 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4465 The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage that the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. This list includes 689 cultural, 176 natural and 25 mixed properties in 148 countries. On this list are 31 properties that the World Heritage Committee feels are in danger. […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger-india-pakistan-and-the-philippines.html/feed 0 Exploring the Caspian Sea https://www.expatify.com/asia/exploring-the-caspian-sea.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/exploring-the-caspian-sea.html#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:00:34 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4239 The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water in the world. It is even bigger than the Great Lakes in the United States or Lake Victoria in East Africa. This water is located where South-Eastern Europe meets Asia. The Caspian Sea is 1,030 km long, and has a minimum width of 196 km […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/exploring-the-caspian-sea.html/feed 0 The Best Aquariums of Asia https://www.expatify.com/asia/the-best-aquariums-of-asia.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/the-best-aquariums-of-asia.html#respond Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:35:01 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3972 Underwater World Singapore This aquarium features about 2,500 animals of about 250 different species from around the world. The tanks feature bright corals, rays, sharks, turtles, and hundreds of fishes. This aquarium even offers opportunities to dive and swim with some of the sea creatures! Siam Ocean World Bangkok, Thailand This great aquarium features seven […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/the-best-aquariums-of-asia.html/feed 0 World Heritage in Danger https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger.html#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:50:38 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3876 The UNESCO World Heritage List includes 890 sites around the world that the World Heritage Committee considers ‘have outstanding universal value.’ This means that although they may be important to the heritage of the local residents, they are also significantly important to world heritage. One of the advantages to living overseas is the luxury of […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger.html/feed 0 Christmas in Asia: South Korea and the Philippines https://www.expatify.com/asia/christmas-in-asia-south-korea-and-the-philippines.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/christmas-in-asia-south-korea-and-the-philippines.html#respond Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:41:06 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3565 South Korea About 50% of Koreans are Christian. The other 50% are Buddhist, and they do not celebrate or care about the holiday. Korean Christmas is celebrated differently, depending on the individual. Some go out and do charity work, while others just spend time with their family. Many Koreans have adapted to the Western custom […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/christmas-in-asia-south-korea-and-the-philippines.html/feed 0 The South China Sea https://www.expatify.com/asia/the-south-china-sea.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/the-south-china-sea.html#respond Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:55:49 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3303 One of the major seas of Asia is the South China Sea. It exists south of mainland China and Taiwan; west of the Philippines; northwest of Malaysia and Brunei; north of Indonesia; and east of Vietnam. Other countries that lie on this sea include Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia. This body of water […]

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