Living Abroad Guides and Handbooks

Reviews of the most informative and helpful guides to living abroad for expatriates.

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How to Make a Living in Paradise

A brilliantly researched and written handbook for would-be expatriates thinking about going to live anywhere in Southeast Asia and who are contemplating how they will make a living working in such nations’ economies

Living Abroad in Panama

Living Abroad in Panama is one of the latest Moon Living Abroad titles – it’s a really well-written, thorough, eye-opening guidebook to Panama and all it has to offer you as a would-be expatriate – it comes highly recommended

Selling in Tough Times – An Important Book for Expatriate Salespeople

A new book from expert salesman and author Tom Hopkins addresses the real issues facing anyone who works in sales – from those selling property abroad for example to perhaps someone selling advertising space for expatriate related services. If you’re an expat salesperson, this book could be an invaluable read.

How to Spend the Kids’ Inheritance

A fantastic book all about making the right lifestyle choices leading up to retirement to achieve maximum quality of life

Getting a Job Abroad

An exceptionally well researched book containing thousands of useful resources and advice to help readers find a job abroad

Living and Working in the Far East

A fantastic introduction to life, work and play in eleven Far Eastern nations

Living and Working in the European Union

A complete guide to living, working and settling in to each one of the twenty five European Union member states

Retirement and Living in Costa Rica

A unique guide to living, retiring or investing in Costa Rica, one of the world’s most exciting emerging markets

Jobs and Careers Abroad

An exceptional directory covering every single aspect of finding a job or establishing a career in fifty different countries and thirty five different employment niches

Retiring to Australia and New Zealand

A fantastic resource for those planning their retirement in Australia and New Zealand.

Living and Working in Norway

M. Michael Brady’s is most comprehensive guide to living and working in Norway available

GenXpat Young Professional’s Guide to Life Abroad

The full title for this exceptionally interesting and unique book by Margaret Malewski is ‘GenXpat: The Young Professional's Guide to Making a Successful Life Abroad’

Club Expat A Teenager’s Guide to Moving Overseas

‘Club Expat A Teenager's Guide to Moving Overseas’ is the young person’s essential guide to moving abroad

Expat Women’s True Tales of Life Abroad

Compiled, edited and contributed to by Christine Henry de Tessan, ‘Expat Women's True Tales of Life Abroad’ works on many levels...

Emigrating to New Zealand

This is an independent guide to moving to live in New Zealand; it has been written by a reluctant author who admits he never really planned to write such a comprehensive guide but who was led into it when he himself began researching the concept of emigrating to New Zealand and found a dearth of information.

The Plain Truth about Living in Mexico

‘The Plain Truth about Living in Mexico’ covers every single conceivable question a traveller, expatriate or retiree could possibly have about Mexico, Mexicans and what it’s really like establishing a brand new life in this fascinating middle American country.

Expat Entrepreneur

If there’s one book that every single budding expat, trailing spouse or dreaming traveller should read it’s Jo Parfitt’s latest title ‘Expat Entrepreneur’ which is as inspirational as it is factual and as fun to read as it is well put together.

Living and Working Abroad A Wife’s Guide

‘Living and Working Abroad: A Wife’s Guide’ by Robin Pascoe is a powerful, funny, well written, factual and hugely practical book.

Going to Live in Greece

Written by Peter Reynolds, an author who has in depth personal experience of moving to Greece, buying property there and living and working in the country, ‘Going to Live in Greece: Your Practical Guide to Living and Working in Greece’ could not be more helpful for anyone considering starting a new life overseas.

Live and Work in Scotland

‘Live and Work in Scotland’ begins with discussing the laws and regulations that apply to those moving to Scotland from overseas and goes on to cover every single aspect of every day life as well as featuring a wealth of information about working or establishing a business in Scotland.

Working and Living in New Zealand

'Living and Working in New Zealand' is a fabulous resource for anyone contemplating making a temporary or permanent move to New Zealand and it gets right down to the real heart of the matter - making a go of a new life in New Zealand.

Living and Working in Switzerland

Now in its tenth edition this hugely successful and popular book by expert author David Hampshire covers every single aspect of going to live in Switzerland, finding employment and settling down into a new life in a new country.

Invest to Emigrate

This title by US immigration law specialist Henry Liebman discusses 'how to gain permanent residence in the country of your choice through international invest-to emigrate programmes.'

Living and Working in Hong Kong

The subtitle of 'Living and Working in Hong Kong' by expert author Rachel Wright is 'The Complete, Practical Guide to Expatriate Life in China's Gateway' and this description perfectly sums up this beautifully written and very well researched book.

Live and Work Abroad

'Live and Work Abroad: A Guide for Modern Nomads' is the ultimate expatriate book - written by expats for expats and incorporating every essential snippet of information the professional international traveller needs to settle into life abroad and smooth the transition overseas for their expatriate family.

How to Retire Abroad

This book has been written as the ultimate guidebook to assist anyone dreaming of a new start in the sun, it will help all those planning to retire abroad to realize their dream of a fresh start in an exciting new destination.

Retiring Abroad

Cadogan Guides have published this latest title 'Retiring Abroad' to assist all those considering starting their retirement in a brand new overseas location. This book is written by expert author Ben West who has previously written about property, health and travel around the world.

Living and Working in China

As China is far less well known as an expatriate destination it has been difficult to source important information for many years...but thanks to the author of this book all that has just changed!

Living and Working in Saudi Arabia

This book seeks to dissect the dichotomy of this country of contrasts for the benefit of anyone considering living, working, studying or just visiting Saudi.

Live And Work In Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg

If you're interested in the wealth of opportunity in Belgium, the Netherlands or in Luxembourg and you want to know more about working and pay conditions as well as the typical way of life in each country, this book is the title you need to read.

How To Get A New Life

If you want to know all there is to know about moving, living and working abroad then 'How To Get A New Life,' which is the book written from and to accompany the BBC TV series 'Get A New Life,' is the best book on the market for you.

Au Revoir Angleterre

The subtitle of 'Au Revoir Angleterre' is 'making a go of moving abroad' and this is the exact focus of the book - it doesn't matter which country you may be favouring, this book is all about moving overseas in general, and coping with the changes and upheaval you will inevitably encounter.

New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency

If you're dreaming of giving up your fast paced, urban, thankless 9 - 5 lifestyle for a better quality of life living off the land, either at home or abroad, then John Seymour's 'New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency' for both realists and dreamers is for you!

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