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Goodbye Croatia. Love you but you really suck right now…

by Frank (bbqboy)

Love you Croatia but you really suck right now. It took less than a month for our Croatian plans to go right down the crapper. Real quick summary for those unfamiliar: in early 2017 we decided to …

Read moreGoodbye Croatia. Love you but you really suck right now…

Things that seem weird when you go to Europe

by Frank (bbqboy)

Things that seem weird when you go to Europe When we left Canada to travel full-time 4 years ago we didn’t think that most of our travels would be in Europe. It’s a continent we’ve fallen in love …

Read moreThings that seem weird when you go to Europe

Working towards Permanent Residency in Croatia as Non EU Citizens. And why we decided to give up on the idea.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Working towards Permanent Residency in Croatia as Non EU Citizens. I’ve previously written about how we obtained a 1 year Temporary Stay in Croatia. It was relatively easy and when the time came to …

Read moreWorking towards Permanent Residency in Croatia as Non EU Citizens. And why we decided to give up on the idea.

Our experience shipping belongings from Canada to Europe. Europack VS AGS, costs, and dealing with Croatian duties and taxes.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Our experience shipping belongings from Canada to Europe Note: This post dates back to 2017 and prices in the shipping business bounce around a lot. Please keep this in mind when reading this …

Read moreOur experience shipping belongings from Canada to Europe. Europack VS AGS, costs, and dealing with Croatian duties and taxes.

The absolute worst thing about being a full time traveller (it’s got nothing to do with travel)

by Frank (bbqboy)

The worst thing about being a full time traveller Bad words, I’ve warned you. This is one of those “angry posts”. Someone asked me once about the worst thing about travelling, no doubt thinking I’d …

Read moreThe absolute worst thing about being a full time traveller (it’s got nothing to do with travel)

Getting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 2 – Forms, documentation, opening a Croatian bank account, Health Care…and costs.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Getting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 2 In Part 1 of our experience in obtaining a 1-year Temporary Stay in Croatia, I covered: 1) the conditions for getting a prolonged stay, 2) …

Read moreGetting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 2 – Forms, documentation, opening a Croatian bank account, Health Care…and costs.

Getting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 1 – finding an apartment, signing a lease

by Frank (bbqboy)

It started as a simple enquiry:  “How can we stay longer in Croatia?”. Now, a few months later, we have a leased apartment in Split and have been granted a 1 one-year “temporary stay” in Croatia. …

Read moreGetting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 1 – finding an apartment, signing a lease

The 4 places on our “Expat base” shortlist

by Frank (bbqboy)

The 4 places on our “Expat base” shortlist Note: this is an older post recounting our hunt for a base. It’s old…but still relevant to anyone who’s travelled and then thought of …

Read moreThe 4 places on our “Expat base” shortlist

My 2 years as a child Expat in Zambia

by Frank (bbqboy)

My 2 years as a child Expat in Zambia I was 8 years old when we moved to Africa. For a kid born and raised in rural Quebec, it was the most extreme change in environment imaginable. We had always been …

Read moreMy 2 years as a child Expat in Zambia
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