Here's a selection of expat blogs out in the blogosphere that have particularly caught my attention through delivering great writing and interesting insights.
- Adventures in Expat Land - living abroad and sharing the good, the less good, and the just plain odd (Linda, the North in NSEW: Expat Dispatches).
- Becoming Sevillana - an English translator's experience of the Andalusian culture, food, and language.
- Big Mango Journal - Heather, an American expat, writes about her experiences living in the Land of Smiles (Thailand).
- Conjugating Irregular Verbs - letters from Aidan's dining table in the south of France.
- Dear England, Love Canada - life as an expat Brit in Montreal and around Canada.
- Don't Call Me Gringa - following Californian-Brit Emily's 20-something expat life in Santiago de Chile with her Chilean beau.
- Expat Alley - true confessions of an independent expat.
- Expat Sisterhood - breather, chuckle, and get on with it... a blog for expats to come to have a read and a chat, share experiences, and laugh.
- Expatlogue - adventures as an accidental expat in Canada.
- Expatria, Baby - she's Erica, she's a foreigner living in Japan, and she has a baby. Hence the title of her blog (Erica, the East in NSEW: Expat Dispatches).
- Gidday from the UK - an Aussie girl who came to the UK... and stayed.
- Hearts in Australia - an Australian blogging on food, wine, memories and news for expat Australian women and their friends - home and away.
- Intercultural Musings - musings from Margit who has lived in many countries, and even more towns.
- I was an Expat Wife - her expat days are over (for now) but she still has lots to say about expat life (Maria, the West in NSEW: Expat Dispatches).
- Life in the Expat Lane - tales of Karen's (mis) adventures living the expat life in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and other fun places around the world.
- Mike &Jess in Malta (+ Halifax) - a blog by two people (+ two dogs) splitting their time between a small canadian city and an even smaller island in the mediterranean.
- Mr. (and Mrs.) Luth Go to India - the expatriate adventures, travels, observations, perceptions, and misconceptions of a married couple living in India.
- My Spanish Adventure - Will left his 9-5 London lifestyle in the last half of 2011 to learn Spanish to fluency and figure out what to see in Spain while living on the cheap.
- Note from Lapland - writer, expat, mother, poop scooper extraordinaire.
- Perking the Pansies - follow two openly gay, recently ‘married’ middle aged, middle class men escaping the liberal sanctuary of anonymous London to relocate to a Muslim country.
- Piccavey - a British expat blogging about life in Granada (Andalucia).
- Real Moscow - a travel and expat blog about Moscow, its history, modern life, and the interesting peculiarities of visiting and working in this city.
- Tales of a Brit Abroad - a part-time travel writer's views on sights, sounds and food, as she makes her way from Britain to a variety of other destinations, including her current temporary home, Madrid.
- Talking Turkey - the Turkish adventures of an American in Antalya.
- The Displaced Nation - a land aplenty for the global voyager. Advice, opinions, yarns.
- The Expat Blog - an insider look at expat life in Sweden, one fika at a time.
- The Life that Broke - tales of a Jersey girl abroad.
- The Unexpected Traveller's Blog - odd people are everywhere.
- The World is Waiting - humorous expat observations, travel tips, handy hints, photos and inspiration from all over the world.
- Vegemitevix - a Kiwi expat in the UK licking the Vegemite off life's fingers.
- Wanderlust: Witness to Britness - one Canadian woman's take on life in the UK.
- What's Up El Salvador? - tales of an American expat woman living in El Salvador, Central America.
- 4 kids, 20 suitcases and a beagle - after calling 7 countries home over the past 11 years, Kirsty's embarrassed to admit she still can't pack a suitcase properly.
Here are some useful expat websites and resources well worth a closer look when planning that next international move, adjusting to a new life overseas or even taking an expat writing route.
- Expat Arrivals - local info for global expats.
- Expat Backup - assistance for people in positions of service, professionals or volunteers, who are living and working overseas in 'developing' countries.
- Easy Expat - relocation advice for expats.
- Expatacular - a global expat community and network bridging cultures, sharing stories, and helping each another via groups, jobs, events, blogs, photos and videos.
- Expatica - the international community's home away from home on the web.
- Expat Blog - the living abroad website, by expats, for expats.
- Expat Explorer - a hub for all the latest expat conversations and the home of the Expat Explorer survey.
- Expat Focus - a website for anyone moving to, or living in, another country.
- Expatriate Life - news, tips and information for expatriate families.
- Expat Science - information and support programs for people who live and work abroad.
- Expat Women - a blog and website full of resources, stories, interviews, expat women blogs, articles, inspiration and more.
- Families in Global Transition - FIGT provides cross cultural education and training to support the entire expat family.
- Future Expats Forum - a resource for helping you to accomplish your overseas move, and how to support yourself once you arrive.
- JetSettlers Magazine - an online magazine dedicated to bringing expats all over the world together and sharing their unique voices.
The Expat Hub - online resource aiming to make life easier for anyone moving or living abroad.
The Telegraph's Expat Life - news, features and advice for expatriates from the Telegraph newspaper in London.
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