Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (April 30 edition)

Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful week. Here are some expat links I have tweeted recently that might interest you...

Choosing Between Making Money & Doing What You Love (HarvardBiz)
http://bit.ly/HpmDVU

Do Expats Need To Balance The Fun Of Now With The Security Of Later?
http://on.ft.com/H3VDJo

10 Things To Know Before Traveling To South East Asia
http://bit.ly/H0h1Oq

New Australian Magazine "International Traveller" Is Looking For Travel Story Contributions (Prizes To Be Won)
http://on.fb.me/IJ6wSk

Living In The UK? New Subscription-Based Group For Professionals Relocating To London
http://www.provisita.com/

20 Business Lessons Learned While Riding Across Africa (by sometimes-expatriate-sometimes-repatriate Kiwi Natalie Sisson)
http://bit.ly/HF72QJ

Take A Look Around The World's Most Expensive Apartment
http://shar.es/r3VTn

Travel Friends, Forever Friends
http://bit.ly/H1ZFSW

Expat Case Study: How Long Would Your Money Last If You Retired Today?
http://bit.ly/I98eKS

Meet The Expat Chefs Who Left Their 5-Star Jobs To Set Up Their Own Restaurants In India
http://bit.ly/HvnzpE

Are Expat Women Safe in Kuwait?
http://bit.ly/JXg8gt

World's Strangest Theme Parks [In Pictures]
http://bit.ly/Iobnu2

A Sad One... Isolation Takes Its Toll On Expat Execs
http://bit.ly/HuUDzv

One from us... If younhaven't yet downloaded a sample from our Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad, just click here and happy reading!

Videos of the week (not expat-related, but brilliant)...
A Day Made of Glass (by Corning):
Video 1 http://bit.ly/Ki1uuj
Video 2 http://bit.ly/Iz4Fgr

And finally, a quote that I adored from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie this week...
"Everything will be alright in the end. And if it's not alright, it's not yet the end."

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Thanks for your support and I wish you a sensational day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (28-29 June 2011)

Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy! Andrea

Plight of the Expat Spouse - NY Times
http://nyti.ms/mGShiu

Expat Women Confessions: I Paint in the Nude
http://bit.ly/l8m06t

Are your parents in US Foreign Service? Check out this organization that's all about you
http://bit.ly/jtjiSR

New Cost of Living Facebook application by Expat Finder
http://t.co/aIDZuMs

Infographic: When foreigners dream about the US, where do they want to live?
http://t.co/2RkHsft

UAE Firms Still Not Able to Hire Expat Women in Public Relations Jobs
http://bit.ly/jUxcU9

6 Tips on How to Find a Decent Expatriate Job in China
http://t.co/GtU8bbQ

French-speakers? Interview with Corine Gantz, a French expat in the US and author of Hidden in Paris
http://bit.ly/lGY2Kn

Expats Struggle to Get Mortgages in France
http://t.co/H4yYtTC

Expat Tutors Must Come Clean to the Taxman or Pay the Price
http://t.co/np5WCUY

Expat in Germany, Nicole, Learns the Hard Way that Some Locals want to Teach Foreigners a Lesson http://bit.ly/kqh0fl

5 Tips for Repatriation

http://bit.ly/j8qPo2

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Thanks for your support and I hope you have a fabulous day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

Expat Women Sponsor (Barclays Wealth International) Launches iInvestTM

Hi Everyone, If you have money to invest, you may be interested in the following iInvestTM press release, from one of our valued Expat Women Gold Sponsors, Barclays Wealth International.

Press Release: Barclays Wealth iInvestTM

Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth management firm and the UK’s largest, has announced the launch of Barclays Wealth iInvestTM, a new international investment service for Barclays Wealth International clients. Barclays Wealth iInvestTM enables clients to invest in products across a range of global markets and asset classes, from one single investment account, in GBP, US or EUR currencies.

Barclays Wealth iInvestTM is available to UK non-domiciles, UK expats, foreign nationals and residents of Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar, who have a minimum of £50,000 to invest.

International investment advisers will provide clients with expert advice to help them build bespoke portfolios that are tailored around their individual investment profile.

Barclays Wealth iInvestTM clients can place money in products that invest in:
• shares
• bonds
• commodities
• exchange traded funds
• managed funds
• structured products

Commenting on the launch of this new offering, Mark Richards, Managing Director, Barclays Wealth International and Wealth Intermediaries, said: “In this current environment where interest rates are lower than the rate of inflation, investors are seeing savings being eroded in real terms. With little expectation that interest rates will rise higher than inflation any time soon, Barclays Wealth iInvestTM provides an opportunity potentially to boost returns through diversification. There is a strong case for investing across geographies and the launch of Barclays Wealth iInvestTM is in direct response to client appetite for access to products that provide returns from shares, bonds, exchange traded funds, managed funds and structured products across the globe.”

Please note the value of investments can fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you invested.

To find out more information on Barclays Wealth iInvestTM please visit http://www.barclayswealth.com/international/investments.htm or call +44 (0)1624 684496

Expat Women Welcomes Barclays Wealth International as a Gold Sponsor

Hi Everyone, We are very excited to announce today that Barclays Wealth International is now a Gold Sponsor of Expat Women.  This means, that Barclays believes enough in our community that they have committed to help fund us for the coming 12 months (and hopefully longer)!

To help us say thanks, please visit Barclays' site if you have any international or offshore banking and investment requirements.  Thank you in advance for supporting the companies that support us! 

Andrea

"Barclays Wealth International manages clients successfully in almost 200 countries. If you have international or offshore banking and investment requirements, Barclays Wealth International has the knowledge and experience to help you acquire wealth, use and enjoy it, protect it and pass it on.

Barclays Wealth is a leading global wealth manager, and the UK's largest, with total client assets of £153.5bn, as at 30 June 2010. With offices in over 20 countries, Barclays Wealth focuses on private and intermediary clients worldwide, providing international and private banking, investment management, fiduciary services and brokerage.

Barclays Wealth is the wealth management division of Barclays. Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate banking, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 147,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 48 million customers and clients worldwide."

Please click here to learn more about Barclays Wealth International.  Thank you.