Expat Blogs & Photos

Expat Blogs & Photos

Living abroad? Write about your experiences! Expatica encourages you to send in your views about living in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Expatica’s Blogs & Photos section publishes content on a variety of expat topics including politics, local events, local food recipes and photos as well as restaurant, film and book reviews, so the choice of subject matter is up...

Blogs & Photos - Essential Articles

14/05/2013 Bilingual Family: 15 years after tying the bicultural knot

"JBF: 15 Years After Tying The Bicultural Knot" Annika writes in her Journal of a Bilingual Family the joys and challenges of building and nourishing a bilingual marriage and family.

07/05/2013 Xenophobe's® Guides: Belgium's monarchy

"Xenophobe's® Guides: Monarchy" Take a trip back through Belgium's royal history.

23/04/2013 Moving to Bordeaux

"Moving to Bordeaux" Need a reason to move to France? Bordeaux’s a vibrant, cosmopolitan, elegant and historic city surrounded by miles of vineyards producing some of the world’s best wines.

16/04/2013 Xenophobe's® Guides: Germans, perfectionism and Ordnung

Xenophobe's® Guides: Getting it sorted If you offer a German a piece of advice like ‘Leave well enough alone’ or ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’, they will assume you are British, or in need of psychotherapeutic aid.

13/05/2013 The Jolly English Pirate: Comfort zone to solitary expat

Tall Tales from the Jolly English Pirate: The key to a happy expat life Five years after leaving UK comforts to live as a single, female expatriate abroad, the Jolly Pirate finds not planning is the key to living a happy solo-expat life.

30/04/2013 Bilingual Family: Great resources for learning French

"Journal of a bilingual family: Our favourite French resources" Author, blogger and mother of a bilingual family, Annika Bourgogne shares her selection of the most useful resources her family uses for learning French.

15/04/2013 Moving to the Côte d'Azur

Moving to the Côte d'Azur Who wouldn't want to live on the French Riviera? Be tempted by year-round blue skies and sun, stunning scenery, wonderful cuisine and matching lifestyle.

19/03/2013 The Culture Trip: German giants of classical music

"The Culture Trip: Ten Reasons to Love German Culture: German Giants of Classical Music" From the Three B's of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, to the epic operas of Wagner, here are ten reasons to love German culture.

06/05/2013 How to make the words 'long distance' less daunting

How to make the words 'long distance' less daunting Here are some ‘techy' tips to help bridge the long distance gap that many expats experience while living abroad. [Contributed by HSBC Expat]

19/03/2013 Xenophobe's® Guides: How the Belgians see themselves

Xenophobe's® Guides: How the Belgians see themselves Do you know which traits Belgians think they possess? Here are some hints.