For 33 years, Aussie TV soap Neighbours has beamed sun-drenched drama into millions of British living rooms — offering a daily dose of escapism that doesn’t strain the brain. You won’t find fictional location Erinsborough on a map, but the series is filmed in Melbourne — state capital of Victoria and Australia’s second-biggest metropolis. If you’re emigrating Down...
Moving house abroad
The FT report on a great success story of a Canadian couple that moved to Ecuador to escape the cold harsh winters. The new life did not start out how they wanted with one of them losing a job at the beginning of their new life. However, the power of determination and survival clicked in and now they own a craft brewery. Deborah Debas began to experiment with home brewing as a hobby but managed to...
Moving to a new country can be a drawn-out and exhausting experience. You not only have to pack your previous life away into boxes, you then have to have those boxes and yourself shipped off across the ocean; coming to rest in a country that is entirely unfamiliar to you. Once you’ve set foot on solid ground, the next step is to find your new home, and Simon Perri Liverpool real estate agents can...
There are few things more overwhelming than shifting house. It is only once you attempt to move your belongings do you realize how much you have managed to accumulate. Moving homes can be a nightmarish time if you do not have the proper tools and help. Here are some tips to make this difficult time in your life a little easier. Plan Ahead Start marking out your furniture and belongings at least a month...
Moving to the other side of your hometown can be more stress-inducing than a calculus exam performed at gunpoint – so just imagine the headaches involved in moving to the other side of the world. You’ll have to travel back and forth on long haul flights as you pick a property, obtain the appropriate visas, find an international removal company and establish a whole new set of friends and...
11 years ago, Robin Watson and his family moved from the UK to a small town in the Veneto region of Italy. Their four bed home sits at the top of a cul-de-sac, with a beautiful view of the Euganean Hills. Only an hour from the sea (or – if you prefer - the mountains) and just over 45 minutes from Venice, it’s a great base from which to explore the country’s finer things. With great...
You may know of the five best places to live in the world. And now, it is time to know about the five of the worst places, cities that are deemed "unfit" for healthy and happy living. Moresby, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby is the largest city and the capital of Papua New Guinea. Situated on the southern coast of the peninsula, Moresby scores a meager 38.9 out of 100, and is the second worst...
A conference of the European Real Estate Society (ERES) which will provide a range of information on overseas property investments will be held in Weimar in Germany this week. The event will be held from June 7th to June 10th at the Neue Weimarhalle and will be hosted by the Bauhaus University in cooperation with the German Society of Property Researchers. It will be the 13th annual ERES conference and...