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

18/06/2013 Being Multilingual: You speak with an accent, I don't

"Being Multilingual: Learning foreign languages and accents" Linguist Madalena Cruz-Ferreira discusses our perception of accents and how it can impact our judgement of others.

11/06/2013 Xenophobe's® Guides: Belgian manners and etiquette

"Xenophobe's® Guides: Manners & Etiquette" Find out how to perfect Belgians' marathon greetings and the art of lavish gift-giving to stay on a Belgian's good side.

28/05/2013 Becoming Madame: Eating like the French – portion size

"Becoming Madame: Eating like the French – No. 2 Portion size" In the second part of Becoming Madame's series on lessons learned from the French, portion size outweighs calorie content as the key to preparing healthy meals.

28/05/2013 Xenophobe's® Guides: German language

Xenophobe's® Guides: Language Intimidated by mile-long German words? Be brave, and you will uncover a whole world of unique possibilities....

04/06/2013 From Antipodes to Antwerp: The expat shamelessness test

"From Antipodes to Antwerp: Shameless" Richard Croad discusses the need to be shameless in order to integrate into a new culture. Judge your expat-readiness on the 'Shameless-o-meter'.

28/05/2013 Xenophobe's® Guides: Enthusiasms

"Xenophobe's® Guides: Enthusiasms" Want to know what gets a Belgian hot under the collar? Here's an idea of what stimulates their passion.

07/05/2013 Becoming Madame: Eating like the French – variation

"Becoming Madame: What I’ve Learned from the French – Eating Right No. 1" In Becoming Madame's blog series on what she has learned from the French, 'variety' is the first key to learning how to eat healthy year-round.

07/05/2013 Xenophobe's® Guides: German sense of Humour

"Xenophobe's® Guides: Sense of Humour" Need help understanding the Germans' sense of humour? It's seriously funny.

28/05/2013 Xenophobe's® Guides: Open curtains

Xenophobe's® Guides: Open curtains Why do the Dutch keep their curtains open? Read on.

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

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