Dan & I have a great relationship with our families across the pond, so when we moved we knew we needed a cheap and easy way to keep in touch. Enter VOIP via Skype. So easy my 96-year-old grandfather-in-law can do it.
Why VOIP?

Voice-Over IP is software that allows you to make phone calls over the [...]

Expatica’s Expat of the Year contest is now open for voting in three areas: Expat (individual), Employer, and Expat Services. There are many fine finalists, but I want to draw your attention to a couple of local finalists. I’d love to see one or both of them win and bring a little recognition to [...]

Starting from a humble beginning as an old leather suitcase full of diaries and yellowing documents, the Expatriate Archive Centre has grown into a lovely residential office where a trove of expat-related documents and ephemera are collected for future research.
Why an Expat Archive
“To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible a collection of primary source materials [...]

I love my smart phone. It has made living in the Netherlands so much easier than it would have been otherwise. I can’t imagine how much more difficult getting settles was 10 years ago when you couldn’t have this kind of information at your fingertips.
 
If you’re new to the Android (or the Netherlands), here is [...]

Today is the 3rd birthday of Expat Women online. Happy Birthday!

I’ve mentioned Expat Women on this website a couple of times, so with its special day coming up it seemed like the right time to drop them a plug (Ok, so they are offering a contest to bloggers too but I do actually like [...]