Guide for expatriates in Seoul, South-Korea
easyexpat
25 May, 2010 22:24
We are proud to launch our new city guide for expatriates in Seoul, South-Korea.
Seoul is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most highly
populated
cities in the world, located in the north-western part of the country
on the
Han River. With the establishment of South Korea (the Republic of
Korea) in
1948 it became the capital, except for a short time during the Korean
War.
The traditional heart of Seoul is the old Joseon
Dynasty
city, which is now the downtown area, where most palaces,
government
offices, corporate headquarters, hotels and traditional markets are
located.
To the north of downtown is Bukhan Mountain, and to the south is the
smaller
Namsan. Across the Han River are the newer and wealthier areas of
Gangnam-gu
and surrounding neighbourhoods. Yeouido is a large island in the
middle of the
Han River and is home to the National
Assembly,
the major broadcasting studios, and a number of large office
buildings, as well
as the world's largest Presbyterian church. (More)
New classifieds for expatriates
easyexpat
19 May, 2010 22:37
We have fully redesigned our classifieds section and add a few new features.
The classifieds are now first ordered by continent/countries (and possibly cities according to the list available in EasyExpat guides) and in each of them a series of categories is listed:
- Houses For Rent
- Houses For Sale
- House Search
- Flats For Rent
- Flats For Sale
- Flat Search
- House/Flatshare Offer
- House/Flatshare Search
- Home Swap
- Holiday Rentals
- Furnitures
- Au Pair & Babysitter Search
- Au Pair & Babysitter Offer
- Clothing/Accessories
- Baby/Kids stuff
- Books/Games/DVDs
- Electronics (*for this category, only ads submitted by individuals, not companies, are permitted)
- Conversation exchange
- Cars/Motorbikes
- Other (*for this category, only ads submitted by individuals, not companies,
are permitted)
It is possible to add a photo to illustrate the ad (very handy for example for accommodation). Also you will notice that you can now contact the author of the classifieds straight at its bottom, and that will send immediatly an email to the poster and guarantee they can deal with your message. (More)
France, I love you, I'm leaving
easyexpat
04 May, 2010 17:05
Journalist (France Inter) based in London, Christian Roudeau has just published "France, je t’aime, je te quitte" (France, I love you, I'm leaving - Fayard edition), which deals with opinion of expatriates on France: a "virtual country" made of 2.5 million people and still growing.
There are 2 parts in the book: who are the French expatriates and what do they say about France. Profiles have evolved a lot and we are no longer talking (only) about the rich business man voting conservative. All categories are represented and while, before 2007, the vast majority of French expats voted for the candidate of the French conservative party, the last election showed the same trend as the global result. (More)
