A luxury golf development built around a course designed by British champion Nick Faldo in Paphos is helping to raise international awareness of Cyprus as a world-class golfing destination, after being voted Best International Leisure Development. The 71-par Faldo-designed golf course, golf academy and clubhouse are all complete and open at Eléa Estate, which picked [...]
Breathtaking medieval towns, rolling vineyards, plenty of sunshine and affordable homes – offering all of these things, it’s little wonder interest from UK buyers in Aude in the south of France has shot up, according to latest research by Rightmove Overseas. Aude, officially a department in France’s south-central Languedoc-Roussillon region, recorded the tenth strongest rate [...]
Spices are what first attracted Europeans to Grenada a few centuries ago but these days more and more visitors are arriving on the Caribbean island to search for their idyllic second home. British Airways now flies to Grenada twice weekly from London Gatwick, evidence that this island is popular with Brits. As well as the [...]
“They offer the kind of service you dream about but these days rarely get in the UK,” is how expat Trevor Spencer described Smart Currency Exchange, after using the company to transfer money to Spain from the UK recently. Trevor, a DJ who teaches Rock ‘n’ Roll dancing, and his partner Sue Hudson moved into [...]
On December 17th in Bansko, the winter capital of the Balkan Peninsula, officially opened the new 2011/2012 ski season. Special guests at the event were the skiing legend Petar Popangelov and Bansko’s honorary citizen - Marc Girardelli. The legend Marc Girardelli was the first to try the ski slope. The five time World Cup champion [...]
The fastest growing city in Australia – Melbourne - is a dynamic global city that’s now home to over 4 million people. Due to its resilient economy and enviable lifestyle, Melbourne is becoming an increasingly popular place to visit, live and invest in. This has been helped by its competitive and successful business environment; its [...]
House prices in Australia are plummeting, if the latest figures are anything to go by. A report by RP Data-Rismark has found that property prices in major cities around the country are falling at a worryingly fast rate. Melbourne and Brisbane are said to be the hardest hit and have the biggest declines of nearly [...]
Anyone interested in buying property in the USA will have a careful eye on the endless promotions for discounted property there, but the resounding message coming from experts is to take care when you purchase. With prices still falling in many parts of the country and homeowners continuing to fall victim to foreclosure, any [...]
Expats were out in force at the annual Christmas bazaar in the Turkish city of Antalya at the end of November, proof that the southern region is becoming increasingly popular with British people. The event, a highlight in the calendar of many expats and organised by the International Women’s Group of Antalya, is a [...]
A sign that hard-up governments across Europe are eager to rake in cash however they can, the authorities in the Canary Islands are cracking down on owners who rent out their properties illegally by issuing hefty fines. The law governing holiday rentals in the Canaries, which includes Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria, states that if [...]