Yobbers blog

Just finished school, or realised your degree wasn’t the right choice after all? Then you're probably getting the same question at every birthday part...

It's half past four on a Tuesday in October. In Amsterdam the streetlights flicker on, the street is already dark and you may not have seen the sun at...

An internship abroad sounds like an adventure, but what does it actually feel like to pack your bags and head off on your own? Tessa (20) is from Dokk...

A coffee for €1.50. A metro ride for €0.80. A warm banitsa, a local cheese pastry, from the bakery for €1. That is not a holiday deal, it is a normal ...

A typical day in Lisbon starts with a bica (Lisbon's word for an espresso) at the counter of your local café, continues with a metro or ferry ride to ...

Yes, you can do remote work abroad, but not from wherever you happen to be. With a remote job, you live in the country you work in and work from your ...

Thinking about moving to Spain and wondering what it actually costs? If you share a flat in a coastal city like Valencia or Alicante, you spend betwee...

Comparing a job abroad and wondering how much time off comes with it? The law sets a minimum in each country: about 22 working days a year in Portugal...

Living in Portugal costs one person between €800 and €1,150 a month in 2026, rent included. Where you land in that range comes down to two things: whi...

Caroline was 50 when she left for Lisbon. She already knew the city from earlier stays, so when the chance came, the destination was never really the ...

Before you pack a single box, there are things back home worth thinking about too: your municipal registration, your health insurance and any benefits...

When you start working abroad, your new life starts there too, but it is not waiting for you ready-made. You arrive, you start your new job, you unpac...