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 and Spain, 20 to 22 in Greece and 20 in Bulgaria, based on a five-day week and a full year of work. Public holidays are counted separately from th...

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 between €800 and €1,100 a month on everything: rent, groceries, bills, transport and a social life. In Madrid or Barcelona, the same lifestyle costs roug...

Before you pack a single box, there are things back home worth thinking about too: your municipal registration, your health insurance and any benefits or allowances you receive. Sorting this out properly saves you a lot of hassle later, think fines, gaps in cover, or letters asking you to repay m...

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 unpack, and somewhere in week two you notice that nothing feels routine yet. That feeling is normal, it says very little about whether you made the righ...

Working abroad usually isn't about stacking up as much money as possible. It's more about the adventure, the climate, and a different pace of life. Still, it's good to know where you stand financially, and that's exactly what this guide helps with. Yes, many people do save money while working ...

Moving abroad for work sounds exciting, until you start wondering who actually pays for what. A flight, a place to stay, all that paperwork, does your employer handle it, or are you on your own? That's exactly what a relocation package is meant to answer. 🌍

Julia had done everything she was supposed to do. Good job, good city, good life on paper. But somewhere along the way she had started noticing a gap between the life she was living and the one she actually wanted. Nothing was wrong. But that was exactly the thing. When she found a Customer ser...

A lot of people dream about starting a new life abroad, but think they don’t have enough experience yet. Maybe you have worked part-time, just finished your studies, taken a gap year or simply want something new. It is easy to assume that international companies only hire people with long CVs and...

Sometimes the hardest thing to explain is why you want to leave when everything seems fine. That was exactly how Jarno felt. He had a stable job in the Netherlands, a familiar routine and a life that looked good on paper. Nothing was wrong, yet he kept feeling that something was missing. For a wh...

Moving abroad often starts with a feeling that life somewhere else might suit you better. For Esther, that feeling eventually led her to Valencia, Spain. Today she is living and working in Valencia as an international and enjoying the relaxed Mediterranean lifestyle the city is known for. What st...