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tropicalescape created a thread
17 years ago

Top 10 Expat Websites?

Greetings - I realize this is a rather subjective question but besides are there other "expat" or travel related sites that you utilize for (quality) information...? I will start with the obvious - http://www.google.com and ... Read More

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17 years ago
abarkley27

Living in Papua New Guinea by abarkley27

Hi folks, Can anyone with information on living in PNG assist me? I would like to know if it is worth entertianing a job offer there. What is the standard salary for a Communications Engineer. Is it considered a high risk place and would you ...

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Greetings - I lived in Papua New Guinea for two and a half years...this little story might give you some insight to PNG life: http://www.mytropicalescape.com/2007/07/04/pardon-me-is-that-an-arrow-in-your-head Will you be living in Port Moresby, ... Read More

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17 years ago
tropicalescape

Moving overseas with pets by tropicalescape

Greetings - I am in the process of moving overseas with my dogs and recently, my neighbor who is leaving the British Virgin Islands for good and go back to England, had her cat escape while loading the taxi to leave. Because there does not seem to ...

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Thanks Julien - didn't see it. MH. Read More

tropicalescape created a thread
17 years ago

Moving overseas with pets

Greetings - I am in the process of moving overseas with my dogs and recently, my neighbor who is leaving the British Virgin Islands for good and go back to England, had her cat escape while loading the taxi to leave. Because there does not seem to ... Read More

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17 years ago
Julien

Movies and books relating life in a foreign country by Julien

Hi, We've all seen Sofia Coppola's "Lost in translation", and I think expatriates liked it :) Would you advice other movies or books which relate life and experiences in a foreign country? Thank you, Julien

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For a movie, I have to go with Midnight Express. Read More

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17 years ago
tropicalescape

Greetings from the Caribbean by tropicalescape

Greetings - I have traveled quite extensively and currently live in the Caribbean. During the past ten years I have lived as an expat in Papua New Guinea, American Samoa, the British Virgin Islands, and soon Culebra. Presently, I keep two online ...

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Thanks Julien! I hope all is well in Mauritius Regards, Mark Read More

tropicalescape created a thread
17 years ago

Greetings from the Caribbean

Greetings - I have traveled quite extensively and currently live in the Caribbean. During the past ten years I have lived as an expat in Papua New Guinea, American Samoa, the British Virgin Islands, and soon Culebra. Presently, I keep two online ... Read More

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17 years ago
thompstc

contest...check it out! (Julien, this isn't spam lol) by thompstc

hey everyone.. just trying to foster some excitement about my blog. i would love for you to go there, browse around, leave messages on the forum, discuss, comment on posts, and anything else you'd like to do. to promote that, whoever has what i ...

tropicalescape

Greetings - Since we are all expats, we should all support each other's sites and have a look in from time to time. I will have a look at your site tomorrow. Read More

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17 years ago
jazz

Living alone in a foreign country by jazz

I just wonder how many expats are sent overseas alone or together with family. I was unfortunately sent to Germany alone as i am still single. Optimistically. it is a good chance to know new people in a totally new environment. But the problem ...

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Greetings - It can be [very] difficult to be overseas but I would offer that I have found it helps to be persistent, keep a positive attitude, a sense of humor, and do something enjoyable for yourself everday (even if it is just having a good cup ... Read More

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17 years ago
fut

Help me find a place to move! Winner gets a prize! by fut

Hello guys and gals!:D First, a little introduction. I'm 19 years old. I look and act as if i'm 23. I recently quit college because I was able to find ways to make money using the internet. Being able to work online through my laptop allows me the ...

tropicalescape

Greetings - FUT, just a thought...have you traveleld much? Maybe you should purchase an around the world plane ticket ~$2000 and check out some of your choices along the way (with a stop in Mauritius of course). Then you can choose the place you ... Read More

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17 years ago
jaxson

Potential expat, Canada to Bermuda...... by jaxson

Hi there. I am looking for any advice I can get about this move. I have done a lot of reading about Bermuda, plan to head there within the month to visit Willing to listen to all advice, but biggest concern is cost of living. I am married ...

tropicalescape

Greetings - Have you lived overseas before? What will you be doing? Will you be able to financially live within the parameters you set out above? I live in the Caribbean (not Bermuda) but the British Virgin Islands so I might have some info that ... Read More

tropicalescape created a thread
17 years ago

Adjusting to life overseas.

Greetings, Since most of you are hard core expats, you might not find this useful but a few months ago someone asked me what it is like to live overseas in the Caribbean. The following is the response I provided: My wife and I have a bit of ... Read More

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17 years ago
Escott

Besides the Dominican Republic any other Caribbean folks here? by Escott

There are a bunch of us from the Dominican Republic here already. Most of us know each other and have met on many occassions. I would be interested in Chatting with others from other countries to compare what we all have. Escott

tropicalescape

I am getting to this message late but I am in the British Virgin Islands. Let me know if you have any questions. Read More

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17 years ago
Julien

Cost of living in the Caribbean by Julien

Hi everybody, This topic is dedicated to your experience of the cost of living in the Caribbean.It would be interesting to gather everything in one unique post. Don't forget to mention where you're living: country, state and city (is it a ...

tropicalescape

Greetings - I currently live in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and have been here for the past four years. Before moving here I had traveled extensively and lived in Papua New Guinea and American Samoa (if you have questions about those two ... Read More

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17 years ago
ticadvisors

Hello! I have a job well suited to expats by ticadvisors

Hello, my company has a writing (English) job opening and it's telecommute friendly. I thought it would be nice to share the job with the expat community in hopes it could easily provide some income to someone abroad. We'd prefer them to be in the ...

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Would it be possible to be a little more specific about the job? I might be interested. Read More