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Travel tips and stories for relocation experts, transferees, and their families.

Riding the Daily Rails

Recently I was talking with my sister about the condo for sale next to hers in a desirable major city location, and she mentioned overhearing a couple touring it say, “We just don’t think we would...

Why Mark Twain Was Right

Mark Twain once wrote that “travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.” While he was talking about leisure travel, this wisdom becomes critical for international business...

A Book for the Road

How often have you read a book whose location was part of the story? Or where the setting truly captured somewhere you know well? I just finished The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck, a...

Avoid Lump Sum Chaos

We’ve all heard the horror stories: the employee who rented an apartment sight unseen in what turned out to be the sketchy part of town, or the family who shipped their entire wardrobe to...

Taking Care of the Littlest Assignees

Nothing is more precious to a family than their children. Family issues are the number one reason for an assignment ending early, and several surveys have shown that children are the top reason for...

What Traditional Relocation Support Lacks

A Data-Driven Reality Check Our user data from this year reveals a striking pattern. Across eighty thousand page views, five topics consistently dominate what relocating employees desperately need:...

Is Feng Shui the Ultimate Form of Organizing?

The following article is a guest post by our friend, Sonya Weisshappel, Founder & CEO of Seriatim, Inc. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside Feng Shui artists and learning...

Beat the Heat: Kids’ Summer Fun

Families that relocate around the world open their children up to many new wonders: foreign cultures, new foods, different languages and personal interactions, distinct clothes, unique toys and games...

Here Comes the June Bride

June is known for many things, including Pride, the equinox, and, at least in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere, weddings. June gets its name from Juno, Roman goddess of marriage. In France...