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May 25, 2013 in
USA Expat
Sin City, the entertainment capital of the world, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Volumes have been written about the flamboyant exploits of this city in the desert, including a multitude of views on what should be seen and done when visiting Nevada’s most famous city. However with most guidebooks pointing at those same
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May 15, 2013 in
Europe Expat
Located never less than two hours from each other, Andalucía’s five largest cities are at the centre of the region’s cultural identity. They are home to a sizeable chunk of Andalucía’s diverse population and house the majority of the region’s must-see visitor attractions, as well as many of its finest restaurants and tapas bars. Whilst
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May 7, 2013 in
Europe Expat
The Summer Music Festival Salzburg was the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria’s most recognized classical music composer and certainly Salzburg’s most famous son. When in the City, you can visit the Mozart family crypt or Mozart’s childhood home, now a museum dedicated to his life. Another of his former residences holds a collection of
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May 6, 2013 in
Asia Expat
Though sad to leave the many wonders of China behind me, I was excited to be jumping on the Saturday evening flight from Beijing to the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. It was almost midnight when I finally got to downtown Hanoi, however the Dong Xuan Road ‘night market’ looked like it was just getting started,
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April 22, 2013 in
Asia Expat
Top 5 things to do in Chiang Mai Thailand, with its largely tropical climate, is often best known for the fabulous array of islands it has dotted along its coastlines. These offer a variety of possibilities for all types of traveler, from rest and relaxation resort-style holidays to the pure hedonism at the infamous Full
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April 16, 2013 in
Europe Expat
Recently described by Forbes magazine as ‘one of the most beautiful cities in the world’, it is no surprise that thousands of students from over 120 different countries worldwide flock to Cambridge to study at its Universities each year. It also helps that the University of Cambridge is one of the finest learning establishments in
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April 3, 2013 in
USA Expat
It may be hard to imagine that one of the US’s most conservative states would be home to one of the country’s most progressive cities. Austin provides a refreshing change to the traditionalism of the American Southwest with hip and happening restaurants, an alternative bar and club scene, and a lofty reputation as ‘the live
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March 28, 2013 in
Asia Expat, Expatriate Lifestyle
Bangkok sits at the geographical heart of South East Asia and being served by countless ‘no frills’ airlines, provides a multitude of regional flight options at the lowest prices imaginable. Having somewhat overstayed my visit in the Thai capital, I was in the mood for something quite different and decided to hop on the short
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March 20, 2013 in
Europe Expat
Vienna is a city as grand in design as it is in scale with a large and sprawling Classically designed centre befitting of the Imperial capital it once was. In fact, such is the size and the volume of monuments on show in the former home of the House of Habsburg, that not even a
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March 11, 2013 in
Asia Expat, Expatriate Lifestyle
Here I was finally in Beijing, the final city on my longer-than-originally-anticipated stay in China. Treating myself to ‘soft sleeper’ class for the 14-hour overnight journey from Xi’an, I found myself in a comfortable, though suitably austere, double-bunked lockable compartment with three Chinese businessmen for company. The perfect tonic for a great night’s sleep, though 