Blogs from Dubai

Posted on May 3, 2013 by busymommy

One thing I love about Dubai is that Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of the Emirate, really doesn't think there is anything out of reach. Every week a…

Posted on October 29, 2012 by busymommy

My husband and I are the type of parents that outwardly say "we trust you" to our children, but we really don't. He and I have discussed…

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Jeff Chaney

While all Americans living abroad have to file U.S. taxes every year due to America’s citizenship-based taxation system, very few end up owing any U.S. income tax.…

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Jeff Chaney

The U.S. is one of just two countries in the world that tax based on citizenship. (The other is Eritrea, in Africa). Taxing based on citizenship means…

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Jackie Gregory

Lena Strang is a Scandinavian now living in Portugal after over 30 years spent living and working in the UK. And she's also won the Judo World Masters title…

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jackie Gregory

Keith Van Sickle is a "part-time expat" who divides his time between the highly charged lifestyle of California's Silicon Valley and Provence, with it's more relaxed and leisurely pace.…

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Isabelle Fraser

Emma Casanova works in the Lake Annecy area of southern France as a Leggett estate agent. But as well as being a property agent, Emma is a…

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Currency UK

Singapore is known for shopping and eating, but locals will tell you that there is a lot more to do than just that... The city’s mishmash of…