Comments on: Expat Living By the Book http://expatliving101.com/uncategorized/expat-living-by-the-book/ Tips and thoughts on the ups and downs of living abroad Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:16:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Graham http://expatliving101.com/uncategorized/expat-living-by-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1419 Graham Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:51:28 +0000 http://expatliving101.com/blog/uncategorized/expat-living-by-the-book/#comment-1419 The Scandies don't turn me on because of their cost of living and don't get me started on Switzerland. I had a friend who spent four years working there but lived in France over the border the whole time because Switzerland as a country is totally insufferable to live in. The Scandies don’t turn me on because of their cost of living and don’t get me started on Switzerland. I had a friend who spent four years working there but lived in France over the border the whole time because Switzerland as a country is totally insufferable to live in.

]]> By: Paul Allen http://expatliving101.com/uncategorized/expat-living-by-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 Paul Allen Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:26:59 +0000 http://expatliving101.com/blog/uncategorized/expat-living-by-the-book/#comment-1418 Many thanks, Graham - much appreciated. As for your question, do you mean top five places in the world, or in Spain? In general - and without seeming like I'm trying to avoid the question! - it's a personal choice. Different people have different ideas about what their ideal life looks like. Some want year-round sun, some like seasons; some want mountains, others the sea; some want to be in an English-speaking country, others don't; some want to be in easy reach of their homeland, others prefer to be across the world. That being said, the top five destinations traditionally are ... For Brits: 1) Australia 2) Spain 3) United States 4) Canada 5) Ireland For Americans: 1) Mexico 2) Canada 3) UK 4) Germany 5) Israel When it comes to quality of life though, as measured by the sundry studies into these topics, it turns out it's hard to beat the Scandinavian countries or Switzerland! Many thanks, Graham – much appreciated.

As for your question, do you mean top five places in the world, or in Spain?

In general – and without seeming like I’m trying to avoid the question! – it’s a personal choice. Different people have different ideas about what their ideal life looks like. Some want year-round sun, some like seasons; some want mountains, others the sea; some want to be in an English-speaking country, others don’t; some want to be in easy reach of their homeland, others prefer to be across the world.

That being said, the top five destinations traditionally are …

For Brits:
1) Australia
2) Spain
3) United States
4) Canada
5) Ireland

For Americans:
1) Mexico
2) Canada
3) UK
4) Germany
5) Israel

When it comes to quality of life though, as measured by the sundry studies into these topics, it turns out it’s hard to beat the Scandinavian countries or Switzerland!

]]> By: Graham http://expatliving101.com/uncategorized/expat-living-by-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Graham Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:13:02 +0000 http://expatliving101.com/blog/uncategorized/expat-living-by-the-book/#comment-1417 Good luck with the contract. Have you any thoughts on the top five places to move to as an expat? Good luck with the contract. Have you any thoughts on the top five places to move to as an expat?

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