expat insurance

I am a Canadian citizen, I pay my taxes and my medical bills on time and I am still considered a resident of Canada. I have been in China for over a year and my previous insurance ran out – which didn’t matter because I am covered in China by the school I work for. Now I have to go to Ghana for a week. I’d like to buy travel insurance, but all the sites I’m finding say that you must be in Canada to buy the insurance. I can’t go home first! What should I do' Read more

Unbefuckinglievable. I'm engaged in a struggle with my travel insurance company to try recover the $2,000 I had to pay to get home from Peru after our airline went bust. As you know already, they told me I wasn't covered for it as my policy didn't have "scheduled airline failure". Despite my paying almost ?300 for four month's cover and despite a front page feature on the company's website which claims it is "one of the few travel insurance providers who offered SAFI cover (at no ... Read more

Having recently announced that the "free" 60 day tourist visa to Thailand would cease on 5th March 2010, the Thai government yesterday announced that the scheme would be reintroduced from the 1st April this year and run until 31st March 2011.It also re published the little known fact that $10,000 riot insurance would be included with the scheme again. The riot insurance came into force in 2009 after several major international insurers refused to insure travellers heading for Thailand after... Read more

Cheerios: Unbelievably expensive comfort food When an expat has a bad day it may be a normal bad day (food off because someone left the fridge door open all night, cat sick on the keyboard, no hot water for showers for smelly, moody teenagers) or it may be a uniquely Expat Bad Day, the kind your 'local friends' might struggle to understand.A Expat Bad Day falls into one or more categories. Below are some from my experience as well as other friends and bloggers (you are not alone!):1) The... Read more

Close on the heels of the the last recognition this blog got, I have now received another excellent piece of news. The Expat Focus Website has given this blog, the award of "Recommended Website for Egypt" Their website states that: The Expat Focus Recommended Website Award is only given to outstanding expat websites which meet the following minimum criteria: - Usefulness: Whether it's a fact packed, well known expat portal or a small personal blog, the website provides information which... Read more