Moving abroad presents opportunities and challenges, especially for seniors relocating alone. Most of the time, the distance from relatives can present difficulties as we age, and support becomes extremely important. Moving with family brings more comfort, but it’s not less daunting. Searching for the right place to offer essential care, encompassing physical, emotional, and social well-being is crucial. Moving to Portugal offers an appealing lifestyle for elderlies, retirees and families alike. If you’re contemplating or already planning your relocation, it’s essential to understand the steps involved and how Portugal might be the right place for you and your family in Europe. 

Today, I’d like to discuss an issue that often happens to our clients. Let’s suppose someone wants to move to Poland from the UK. When they planned their move, they didn’t realise they needed to complete specific steps to ship their belongings to Poland without any problems before booking the service. Here’s to what happened.

The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, commonly referred to as Brexit, marked a significant shift in Europe’s political and economic landscape. Finalised on January 31, 2020, with the transition period ending on December 31, 2020, Brexit has had profound implications for customs policies, affecting individuals and institutions alike. For the staff and students of Imperial College London, a leading global university with a diverse international community, the changes in moving personal belongings between the UK and EU have been notably impactful.

If you are moving from the UK to Europe and only need to move a small proportion of your belongings, then part load removals could be more suited to your needs. With the part load removals we offer, you get an affordable service thanks to load-sharing. We fill our vans with partial loads from several customers at once, and transport goods safely to their destination, so you don’t need to worry about hiring the full van.

Once I decided to relocate, I knew I had to prepare for moving abroad. The administrative tasks were quite daunting, so I prepared a removals checklist – and cheered whenever I could cross off a job done.

When we relocated abroad, we found that preparing our piano removal was one of the most daunting tasks facing us. We have an old – and exceedingly heavy – upright piano. It probably weighs almost half a ton and is top-heavy to boot. Even a small spinet style of piano weighs around 300 pounds. It was also highly polished, and easily marked or scarred. Added to which our piano had sentimental value, which made transporting it a challenge. We knew that the piano removal would be one of the first tasks when the truck arrived. Being so heavy it needed to go into the container first.First we needed to ensure that there was a way out of the house to the lorry. Getting the piano through the French windows was easy enough – but the garden gate was too narrow – we had to take it off its hinges! We knew the removal men would have a wide dolly, as there was quite long gravel path. We made sure we discussed the piano removal in detail with them – and they had to supply extra manpower for...

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The word canton means district or a section or part of a country; in total there are 26 cantons in Switzerland. Not all cantons speak the same language, some cantons are French speaking, German speaking and Italian speaking, while in other cantons like Graubünden: German, and Romansh are spoken.

The Public Transport Timisoara consists of extensive network of trams, trolleybuses, buses, designated cycling paths, taxis and very efficient network of Uber drivers. Most Romanians from Timisoara, especially those in their 20’s and 30’s speak good English and are very helpful. The good thing about Romania is that you don’t feel intimidated or somehow discriminated here just because you speak British or American type of English (like in some other countries).  Speaking to the locals is often the only way to get the needed information about public transportation in this city. The public signage is rarely available in other than the Romanian language. Fortunately, this changes as the local authorities started preparing Timisoara to be the European Capital of Culture in 2021.

Visit the lovely hill town of Marostica, about 1½ hours from Venice, to see a re-enactment of a live chess duel. In 1454 Lord Tadio Parisio held a living game of chess to decide between two noblemen who wanted the hand of his beautiful daughter, Leonora. The loser had to make do with his younger daughter, Oldrada. He held a grand parade with fireworks, flag-throwing and a great feast.

Angela Merkel Upstages Them All. She is tall, blonde and curvaceous with cornflower blue eyes – and yes – she’s a Barbie doll, modelled on the current German Chancellor. Mattel celebrated the  50th anniversary of Barbie with version modelled on German chancellor and she was the highlight of the German toy fair at Nuremburg upstaging the other 70,000 new toys being exhibited. “She’s simply a good role model for girls around the world” said a Mattel spokeswoman.

Many Brits have retired in France. The country is extremely popular with the Brits because of its close proximity to England. France is separated from England by the English Channel. Paris is the most populous city in France and also the capital. There is a large community of British expats in Paris. As a result, the Cote d’Azur is an Anglophone or English speaking area, as well as Aix en Provence with many British expats residing there. This blog will shed light on the topic of retiring to France from UK.

Figures released back in 2015 highlighted that more than half of the 10 worst areas for fly tipping UK, illegally dumping rubbish, were in London.

Having just arrived from London to escape the rainy cold winters of the UK to spend the winter skiing in the Austrian Alps, I was lucky enough to move straight into an apartment found by a friend. Therefore, being blissfully unaware of the puzzling property renting process in Austria.

Since 2011 Austria has introduced the Red White Red Card which allows workers who meet certain criteria from non-EU countries, to live and work in Austria with the intention of permanently settling here.

There are no restrictions on the amount of currency you may bring in; medication must be for personal use only. Alcohol and tobacco are not restricted, although large amounts may be questioned. Coats, fur and leather shoes made of protected animals will need special authorisation. Before first registering your car in Austria, you must pay a tax (the NOVA) based on the standard fuel consumption of vehicles at the local tax office.

But do check  if they receive your application.