Team Diary: Amelie Goes Middle East

InterNations team member Amelie, who works in our Ambassador & Events Team, has recently visited some of “her” expat communities in the Middle East. Here is her travel diary of this amazing trip, so full of cultural experiences, fun, and lots of lovely people… Having worked together with the Middle East so closely for the […]

The Beaches of Thuwal

If you could freely choose your expat destination, wouldn’t you opt for a place with a beach? Just imagine you can just step out of your house, drop your towel and take a refreshing dip in the cool blue waves while your children are happily building castles out of sand or running around playing with […]

Celebrating the Iranian New Year

InterNations member Philip, our British expat in Tehran, is blogging about his first Nowruz experience – the Iranian New Year, which he celebrated in true traditional style. In the west we have Christmas, Halloween and Easter. However, in Iran it is a completely different ballgame. The Iranian New Year (Nowruz) has been at the turn […]

Founder’s Diary: A Visit to Our Edinburgh Expat Community

InterNations founder Malte Zeeck visited our expat community in Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago in order to attend the local InterNations April Expat Event. He came back to Munich full of enthusiasm for this beautiful city, for Scotland in general and for Scotch whiskey in particular… It was sunny outside and around 15 °C […]

Around the World, Around the World

Simon, our British expat living in Germany, spent last weekend walking through the Chiemgau with a real globe trotter. A man who has been on the road for nearly three months and two thousand kilometres, and still is only just starting. Clad in a UNICEF t-shirt and pushing a child’s buggy before him, James Thomas […]

Stop Searching for the Silver Bullet – Language Learning for Expats

Learning the local language when living abroad as an expat is one of the most important steps on our way to a fulfilled expat existence, says InterNations member Aaron. And if you follow Aaron’s tips for everyday language learners, it’s not nearly as daunting an undertaking as you may think… Learning the language of the […]