Two Fat Expats

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats where we believe you should live a fat expat life, live it to the max and make the most out of every moment. This week we’re talking to two amazing expats who are doing extraordinary things in their expat life. Dr Erik left his medical practice in Beverly Hills working with famous actors and actresses to start a new life overseas… Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats where we believe you should live your expat life to the max, live it large and live it fat. This week we’re talking about the glamorous life of an expat, or lack there of. Many people looking from the outside in would think all expats live a glamorous lifestyle of brunching and jet setting off to exotic locations. While there.. Read More

Hello and welcome to Two Fat Expats where we believe your expat life should be lived to the absolute max. Kirsty and Sarah are back from their Spring break and jumping straight in with a brand new episode this week. What happens when one wants to stay in their expat location and their partner is ready to leave? How do you make the right decision? There’s a lot of give.. Read More

Hello and welcome to a new episode of Two Fat Expats where we believe in living a fat expat life. Expats across the globe have been hit hard with the fall in oil prices and the knock on effect it’s had on other industries. Redundancy in the expat world is incredibly tough. Not only have you lost your job, but you will have to leave your home, pull your children.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats where we believe you should live a fat expat life. We’re bringing back one of our most popular topics; your best holiday. A big thank you to Erika who shared what it’s like to travel as an expat kid and an expat adult. Erica gave some great suggestions for different types of holidays…Cambodia or Croatia anyone? We had a great.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats where we believe in living a fat expat life. This week it’s all about bad houseguests. You know the ones…show up on your doorstop, stay for a few weeks, expect to be entertained only to leave without even a thank you card or a bottle of wine. Our listeners were not shy in coming forward with their horror stories. The.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats. We believe your expat life should be lived to the max. This episode we chat to two expat women on how they found their passions because of their expat postings. We share tips on how to go about discovering what your passion in life is and we chat about our own passions in life. Articles Steps to finding your passion.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats. We’re breaking all the etiquette rules this week and discussing money! Expat money to be exact. Did you choose a posting overseas for the money?  Or was it solely for the adventure of living somewhere different? In this episode we speak to the The Barefoot Investor, Scott Pape who shares his advice. We also spoke to Sam and Kate who shared their expat money.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats. Moving to a different city can be daunting, but once the dust has settled and you’ve slotted into your daily routine, you’ll often stumble across a hidden gem in your city. Is it that great tailor who can whip up a ball gown in no time? Is it the best place for Dim Sum? Or that perfect children’s park hidden.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats. This week we’re talking about how to get the most out of your air miles. We both admit to not being very savvy when it comes to frequent flyer points, upgrading to business or making the most out of airline affiliations. So we’ve done our best to research the tips and tricks you need to make your next flight a little.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats. Expat real estate for some is owning a dream home back in their home country, a place they can return home to for a few months each year. For others, it can mean a holiday house, or an investment property or no property at all. For Kirsty, having a home base to return to throughout the year is important for the.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of Two Fat Expats, where we believe you should live a fat expat life. How do you source good food as an expat? For many of us living away from the comfort food of home we need to adapt and source food that we may never have even eaten before. As expats we substitute ingredients, cook from scratch and buy weird and wonderful fruits and.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Two Fat Expats. This week, Sarah and Kirsty are talking about staycations. When’s the best time for a staycation and how to make the most of your time. We spoke to the lovely Mascha who is currently living in Amsterdam but had some amazing staycations in New York City. We had great responses from our listeners on the Facebook page who shared.. Read More

Hello and welcome to another episode of The Two Fat Expats. Obviously not all expats celebrate Christmas but what does it look like for those who do? Do you head home to see family and friends like Kirsty does each year, or do you stay in your adopted country and celebrate with other expat orphans like Sarah? We spoke to some wonderful expat women who shared their Christmas traditions which are.. Read More

We talk a lot about what it’s like living an expat life but what is it like to be on the other side? The parents who watch their children leave on overseas adventures. Grandparents who see their grandchildren more on Skype and FaceTime than in real life.  A big thank you to Sarah’s Mum, Pip for sharing her feelings and thoughts on being the parent of an expat and also.. Read More