Carlie: Hey there it’s Carlie with the Expat Focus Podcast. If you’re lucky enough to have a job that you can do from anywhere, you’re now pretty spoilt for choice when it comes to the number of countries offering digital nomad or equivalent visas. UN Tourism reports that almost half of all global destinations now … Read more
Carlie: Hey there it’s Carlie with the Expat Focus Podcast. Have you explored the ‘Services’ section of our website? There, you can compare moving quotes, price up international health insurance from leading providers, and get help from qualified financial planners. Just head to expatfocus.com, and click on ‘Services’ at the top. Today’s guest, Jess Drucker, has … Read more
Carlie: Hey there, it’s Carlie with the Expat Focus podcast. Did you know that if you move abroad with children, or have them while living in a foreign country and then split from your partner, you may not be able to bring your kids back home? You may also find yourself ‘stuck’ abroad, in a … Read more
Carlie Bonavia: Hey there, it’s Carlie with the Expat Focus Podcast. Some pretty big life events happened around the time Australian expat Rachael Kowald turned 30. She moved from London to Glasgow for the lower cost of living, returned to school as a mature age student, and then, she decided to buy a house! Rachael’s … Read more
Carlie: Hey there it’s Carlie with the Expat Focus Podcast. What does it take to become truly location independent? Do you have the qualities needed to thrive working remotely? And what boring-but-important admin elements do you need to think about if you intend to work from anywhere? Find out the top countries hiring remotely today, … Read more
Carlie: Hello there. It’s Carlie with the Expat Focus Podcast. I have a returning guest today. It’s Mia Stewart who joins me to talk about winning the US Green Card lottery, also known as the DV Lottery, or the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. If you listen to my first interview with Mia, you’ll recall that … Read more
Carlie: Hey there, it’s Carlie with the Expat Focus podcast. Are you on our monthly mailing list? You can sign up to our newsletter – and get free access to our email course with useful information for new expats – over at expatfocus.com. Gabor Holch’s relationship with China began two decades ago, on what he thought was simply … Read more
Carlie: Hey there, it’s Carlie with the Expat Focus Podcast. How easy is it for a foreigner to find a job in Denmark, if they haven’t been fortunate enough to line up something for when they arrive? What sectors are they most likely to find work in, and what are some need-to-knows about Danish workplace … Read more
Carlie: Hey there, it’s Carlie with the Expat Focus Podcast. Writer and editor Kirsten Raccuia is known for her Sand in My Curls blog, which until recently, was all about her expat life in Malaysia. We last spoke at the height of the global pandemic, when she and her husband were closing in on a decade in Penang. Fast-forward … Read more
Carlie: Hey there it’s Carlie with the Expat Focus Podcast. I first spoke to Max Lee just over a year ago on the show, and he was preparing to move his young family from North America to Taiwan. It was a move abroad that they’d been planning for many years, and Max intended to focus … Read more