
Expat Blog

What is Mindful Eating and Why Should We Consider its Benefits?
Mindful eating is the practice of paying full attention to the experience of eating - savoring flavors, textures, and the body's hunger and fullness signals. For expats navigating a new culture and cuisine, mindful eating can be especially rewarding, helping to build a deeper connection to local foods and fostering healthier, more satisfying eating habits. So how can best put this into practice?

Ecotherapy Using Nature To Improve Mental Health
Ecotherapy, or nature-based therapy, is gaining popularity among expats seeking natural ways to support mental health. Spending time outdoors - whether hiking local trails, gardening, or simply relaxing in a park - is known to reduce stress, boost your mood, and combat feelings of isolation. But for expats adapting to new environments, how can ecotherapy best be used to support them?

Top 10 Destinations to Retire Abroad 2024
Looking to retire abroad in 2024? From Portugal’s sun-drenched Algarve coast to Mexico’s vibrant cities and affordable lifestyle, there are incredible spots for retirees seeking adventure, culture, and relaxation. Our top 10 destinations list covers affordable, expat-friendly places with excellent healthcare, welcoming communities, and unique experiences to make your retirement years truly unforgettable.

Getting Into A Flow State Of Mind
Finding flow as an expat can be a game-changer. It’s that sweet spot where time melts, focus sharpens, and you’re fully immersed in what you’re doing - whether it’s learning a new language, exploring a city, or tackling a work project. But how do you get there? We have some thoughts…

Make Social Media A Positive Aspect of Life
Social media is often talked about in negative ways. But think about it - to be connected to so many people is such an amazing thing. Surely there’s a way to approach social media that’s positive? We think so - and here’s how.

Vacations for Health
Exhausted, tired, and ill…maybe it’s time for a vacation! But not all vacations are made equal. When you’re trying to prioritize your health, what does a vacation actually look like?

Work-Life and Finding Balance
With rising talk about work life balance, it’s no wonder people are starting to think more about their life outside of work. But where do you start? We’ve got some ideas…

What Causes Stress?
Work, social life, university…life is stressful anyway, but this is complicated by living abroad. In today’s blog, we try to understand stress: what specifically causes it?

Preparing Yourself for Flu Season
After the highs and warmth of summer, fall hits - and so does seasonal illness. Let us help you prepare yourself for the inevitable, wherever you are: flu season.

10 things you should ask when buying Healthcare insurance
Relocating abroad is an exciting adventure. However, as with anything else in life, it comes with large responsibilities. The most critical of all these is that you must find reliable healthcare there too! Whether you're moving for work, retirement, or personal reasons; having appropriate international medical insurance is not a luxury, it's an absolute necessity. Heavens forbid your health should fail you when navigating care between countries where language and customs are different from home.

Teen Mental Health and How to Handle It
Moving country is hard for anyone, but teens often find it particularly difficult. What’s going on in their heads?

Our Guide to Winter Wellness
As the days draw in and the weather turns, keeping healthy becomes a battle against the season and its weather. As someone who moved to a Winter Wonderland, let me give you a guide for your winter wellness!

Exploring Germany’s Rhineland Food Scene: Highlights of a Culinary Adventure
For British expats living in Germany, exploring the local food scene is one of the most exciting aspects of adapting to life abroad.

Support Your Immune System: A Guide to Boosting Your Body’s Defenses
As an expat the chances are you are travelling alot, eating new foods and in a strange environment that is not as familiar as your home country. How do you keep your immune system in tip top condition?

How to Live a Healthy Expat Life in Bangkok: Tips for Well-Being Abroad
When expats move to Bangkok, which is a cosmopolitan city full of life, they do so with the hopes that exploration and self-discovery outside their own nation will take place there. In countries where they speak different languages and have different habits, however, it can be tough for recent arrivals to develop a healthy life style straight off the bat.

Why has Paddleboarding become So Popular with expats? Exploring the Rise of This Water Sport
In recent years, paddleboarding has seen a surge in popularity, particularly among expats living abroad. It isn’t a new sport either, its been around for almost 3000 years…so we are relative new comers to this amazing sport!

Skin Cancer Awareness: Protecting Your Skin and Knowing the Risks as an expat
As an expat, the chances are you have gone somehwere where the sun shines and the life is an outside paradise. We all know that we need to take care of our skin and cover up whenever possible, but lets get to the bottom of all the myths about skin cancer.

Happiness vs. Contentment: Pathways to a Fulfilled and Enriched Life as an expat
So, one of the decisions you will have made as an individual is to move abroad as an expat, whether its Thailand for the food and gorgeous weather, or California for the way of life and the work scene…but the question is, are you really happy?
On the way to achieve a well-rounded life, many people will make every effort to pursue happiness. However, a state of mind that's equally important — if not more successful — is contentment. Although happiness is often regarded as the end objective, contentment reflects well on the journey too. The very tranquility and satisfaction it bestows give it that air of finality. But give it up, and at once all good sense leaves you with a bang.

The Truth About Protein in Your Diet: What You Really Need to Know!
When you are working abroad as an expat, you need to make sure you are maintaining some home based habits...how does Protein figure in your daily regime and can you ahve too much of a good thing?
