Living Abroad

An Easy Transition: What You Need to Know Before Living Abroad

December 23, 2011

What You Need to Know Before Living Abroad By Adria Saracino. Adria Saracino is a blogger and outreach consultant. She has traveled to over 20 countries and lived in three, including London, Australia, and Madrid. You can find her writing about style on her personal fashion blog or tweeting @adriasaracino.Adria Sar Whether you are living abroad,moving [...]

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Leaving England for Love

November 15, 2011

Leaving England,Why? Leaving  England my home country,was not a big thing or traumatic for me I had become disenchanted with the British way of life.Not settling down any where.I believed London , Soho and Leicester square in particular to offer me at least a more vivid life and the opportunity to meet foreigners on the move [...]

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Finnish Cultural Traits For Immigration To Finland

February 21, 2011

Immigrants,Immigration To Finland And Finnish People     One thing to remember when immigrating to Finland is that compared to women in many other countries, Finnish women are quite free in the way they behave. They may smile warmly, look you in the eyes and dress revealing. However, this does not generally mean that they [...]

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Lost British Passport Leads to Dusseldorf

September 16, 2010

I lost my British Passport a few weeks ago and it seems not so easy to replace as before.As of a few months ago,should a  British Passport need to be replaced or renewed we British Expatriates need to apply for a replacement from Dusseldorf.The old days of just calling into the Helsinki Embassy to re-new [...]

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Finland voted Newsweek`s Best Country in the World

August 20, 2010

Finland is the Best Country The World,Officially   Many Finnish people are in their humble way and not seeking glory are  slightly lost for words when Newsweek announced that Finland is the best country in the world.Many people see Finland as a cold country with the inhabitants suffering  from either depression or alcoholism and  living  [...]

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My Family is One By One Emigrating to Sweden | emigrate

July 29, 2010

I always new that myself and family would not settle down in the UK and find another country to emigrate to.Strange things happen.I have now lived abroad for some 22 years here in Helsinki Finland and Lappeenranta on the Eastern Border of Finland with Russia and I get news that my family is moving closer [...]

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Visually Impaired Cooking Class For Newbies

June 22, 2010

Visually Impaired Cooking   Now I had a chance do attemp some visually impaired cooking at Iiris.By my own choice I have remained pretty much aloof from the British crowd of Expats living in Helsinki and greater Finland.I have always chosen to venture alone,preferring to find my own way whether it be from awkward situations [...]

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10 Tips on How to Emigrate abroad successfully

April 12, 2010

Emigrate Abroad With Success       The last few days here in Helsinki Finland have been absolutely beautiful.Spring has now begun to show the its rich colors and the sun is now above the horizon upon waking and high when retiring to bed,All but a few solitary dunes of snow lie almost discarded from a forgotten past.Part [...]

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The Olde Worlde art of Finnish Earwigging | Finnish People

February 12, 2010

Finnish People in Retrospect   I have always considered my self to be a fairly alert sort of person,I look at Finnish People on the streets,the Helsinki trams,Helsinki Metro,markets,and just about anywhere where there are people passing by going about their daily business,even Helsinki drunks.However as I see the Finnish People and have done so [...]

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How to survive when Living Abroad

August 29, 2009

Some Facts To Living Abroad   I have posted recently on subjects such as living  abroad,is moving abroad right for you and fact finding in the country you wish to move to.I left England in 1988 for love and secondly to travel and see  places.My girlfriend then and now my wife who I love dearly was [...]

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Fact Finding Before You Move Abroad

August 28, 2009

As a British Expatriate living in Finland for 21 years,I am often asked was moving abroad a difficult process to go through..Well through my own experience,moving abroad is a big step that should not be taken half heartedly nor lightly.There are many issues to bear in mind and take in to consideration.You should do as [...]

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