international life
Life away from home
European-Israeli ties: A story of sympathy and ambivalence 09/05/2008
Israel at 60: Europe grapples with how to react to conflict with Palestinians. read more
Problems in paradise for foreign property buyers 16/04/2008
Buyers who want homes in a Thai paradise are being scammed. Expatica Germany looks at what is being done to stop con artists and a German couple that were duped. read more
Work and travel: the ideal combination 09/04/2008
Travel the world and get paid for it by taking vacation jobs along the way - this is a dream shared by many school-leavers and for most it is the only chance of financing their globetrotting. read more
Our German teacher: Going to... the hairdresser 02/04/2008
Expatica Germany’s resident German teacher Renate Grasstat gives tips on how to avoid a bad hair day. read more
The soundtrack for every rambler 21/03/2008
Why is it that travellers across the globe end up listening to the same music? read more
Editors diary
Au revoir Anzere 14/04/2008
For me I think the winter of 2007-08 will always remain synonymous with huge portions of vindaloo, an awesome amount of snow and a whole lot of terrible French - editor Anna Tuson reflects. read more
It really is more fun than it looks! 27/03/2008
Activities such as snowshoe hiking and cross-country skiing have always seemed to me like a particularly strange European idea of 'fun' - but I'll try anything once.
By Editor Anna Tuson read more
The miming waitress and the palest Indian cook in Switzerland 25/02/2008
Good Day At Work: Actually understanding the customers; Bad Day At Work: Being showered in curry sauce - according to editor Anna Tuson read more
Warming up to mountain life 18/02/2008
Editor Anna Tuson discovers the high-life in a small town read more
Grüezi, Salue, Ciao, Tgau! I'm Anna Tuson 18/01/2008
Expatica Switzerland's new editor takes a moment to reflect on what brought her to Europe from Down Under and her plans for an ever growing expat community read more
disscussion forum
- Discuss Swiss News and Culture F/S:Apple iphone 16GB/Nokia N96 16GB/Sony Ericsson W980/HTC TyTN II and more, by sp192 05/05/2008 16:19
- Discuss Swiss News and Culture Restaurant website in Switzerland, by Antoine 29/04/2008 13:00
- Discuss Swiss News and Culture English spoken videos on Switzerland, by Antoine 29/04/2008 11:30
- Welcome to Expatica Switzerland The Labour and Finance Market abroad survey, by admin 23/04/2008 14:07
- Discuss Swiss News and Culture Welcome to the Switzlerland Forums, by Carmen2Cats 21/04/2008 19:55
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word of the day : Bon voyage / Gute Reise / Fahrt
meaning : Bon voyage
phrase of the day : Je vous présente... / Darf ich Ihnen...vorstellen?
meaning : Let me introduce...
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