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

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

How Global Mobility Teams Make the Answer a Yes “Should I Stay or Should I Go,” The Clash’s hit song released in 1982, captures pure indecision, the question repeats, the tension...

The ebbs and flows of life abroad 

Growing up very near the Atlantic Ocean in New England, my family was tuned into tidal changes mainly on beach days. I’ve moved away, but my sister has a tide clock in her Ipswich, Massachusetts home...

Compound the benefits in challenging locations

You know how much preparation it takes to move a transferee and family abroad. Your Global Mobility team – which may be one person – advises them on housing, culture, transportation, schools, driving...

Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Does Culture Still Matter?

Years ago, I was in China for a conference, and at the end of the day I was invited to dinner at a restaurant in Shanghai. My son was studying Chinese, and he and his friends had come down from...

Rules for Hitting the Road

Summer road trips are popular around the world, and many expatriates want to explore the areas around their new home not easily accessed by mass transit. Driving abroad, however, requires more...

Keeping the Old Tech Alive

When was the last time you rented a DVD or used a payphone? For people in some countries, the answer might be “today!” Here are a few older technologies still in use in even economically developed...

What are your assigneees searching at 11 p.m.?

It is 11 p.m. in a city your assignee barely knows. Anxiety has set in and your HR team is unreachable. They are asking AI, and what comes back may sound convincing, but it’s completely wrong. When...

By Rail, Wheel, Pedal or Foot

Business travelers and transferees are looking for more choice when they’re on the move. But they want simplicity, too – not a complex menu of unfamiliar possibilities. Public transportation is one...

Having a Sporty Summer

With summer and summer holidays approaching in the northern hemisphere, many use the warmer days and longer light to get moving. The low bar to entry of walking and running means they regularly...