Community Blogs

Global, GLOBAL

• Feb 23

Investing Money Abroad WiselyFinancial experts confirm that expats can build successful long-term capital growth portfolios combining capital-protected plans an...

The Expat Collective

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Playa del Carmen, Mexico

• Feb 23

Best: ADO bus ($13-16, 1 hr) for budget, private shuttle ($50-80, 45 min) for groups. Taxi is $60-90. Cancun to PDC is 68 km.

Miguel Hernandez

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Warsaw, Poland

• Feb 23

In 1802, 5,280 Polish soldiers were sent to suppress Haiti's revolution but many defected after witnessing slavery, fighting alongside revolutionaries instead. Dessalines declared Polish allies would be Black citizens with full rights—an extraordinary 1804 act of racial solidarity. Learn about their descendants in Cazale today.

James Crawford

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Feb 22

Healthcare in the Netherlands: What Actually WorksHonestly, when I arrived in the Netherlands, I was nervous about healthcare. Healthcare systems in different c...

James Van Der Berg

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Warsaw, Poland

• Feb 22

Polish White Eagle: crowned white eagle on red, dating to Lech's legend (~960 AD). Communists removed crown 1944-1990. Restored immediately after communism fell as sovereignty symbol.

James Crawford

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Warsaw, Poland

• Feb 22

The Catholic Church survived communism in Poland because 95% of Poles stayed Catholic. Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit sparked Solidarity and ended communist rule by 1989.

James Crawford

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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

• Feb 22

When moving to Luxembourg, you might consider buying somewhere to live. However, properties in Luxembourg can be very expensive, so it’s important to think care...

Thomas Weber

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Feb 21

The Dutch Education System: A Parent's Practical GuideWhen I first arrived in the Netherlands six years ago, I didn't have children. Now I do, and understanding...

James Van Der Berg

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Warsaw, Poland

• Feb 21

The Polish Winged Hussars were the elite heavy cavalry of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the 16th-18th centuries, achieving fame for their devastating charge at the 1683 Battle of Vienna where approximately 3,600 cavalry broke a massive Ottoman siege.

James Crawford

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Playa del Carmen, Mexico

• Feb 21

Most Canadian tax software (TurboTax, H&R Block, UFile) cannot properly handle a departure return with deemed disposition — the exit tax triggered when you cease to be a Canadian resident. Canadians emigrating to Mexico from Alberta or elsewhere need a cross-border CPA specialist familiar with T1161, the Canada-Mexico tax treaty, and SAT registration.

Berlin, Germany

• Feb 21

Germany is the richest country in the European Union (EU). Its comfortable living standards attract tens of thousands of expats each year. However, life in Germ...

David Miller

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Global, Global

• Feb 21

Finally, after a likely long and arduous decision-making process, you are moving abroad. You’re ready to experience life as an expat. Maybe you haven’t thought ...

The Expat Collective

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Warsaw, Poland

• Feb 21

Poland is 86.9% Catholic with the world's largest generational divide in faith: only 26% of under-40s attend weekly Mass vs. 55% of those over 40.

James Crawford

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Bern, Switzerland

• Feb 21

Switzerland has strict quotas for foreign workers moving to the country, although one option is to become self-employed as a freelancer, sole trader or director...

Ingrid Vogler

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Ottawa, Canada

• Feb 20

As an expat your life insurance needs may look a little different to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Your decisions may be dictated by how long you p...

Nathan Hargrove

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