Having just spent the last ten months house sitting and working remotely, I feel I’m in a good position to give an overview of what house sitting is and the pros and cons of house sitting for people who work remotely.

If you want to live and work abroad you have a range of options to choose from when it comes to finding the perfect career that will allow you to do just that.

Lisette has travelled the world. Living out of a van whilst on tour Lisette has travelled through Europe and Hollywood as a remote worker and now lives in the lovely small town of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

Writing a novel is a dream for many people. I recently broke my wrist and, looking for something to do whilst housebound, I decided to sign up for NaNoWriMo. I’ve always wanted to write a novel myself, so I thought that this would be a good opportunity.

If you are planning to work remotely from a different country, your aim is probably to work for clients in your home country while living abroad. This is what is commonly involved in remote working, and it has become more possible in recent years due to the possibility of getting access to the internet from almost anywhere. However, don’t forget that there may well be other opportunities waiting for you in your new destination. You may have skills that are sorely lacking in your new destination, so it never hurts to try and find new opportunities wherever you are based.

Many people move abroad to work online for a few weeks or months without ever changing their tax arrangements in their home countries. There may be local laws prohibiting any kind of work activities, even volunteering, without the correct visa, but many people decide to take the risk anyway. However, if you are planning to stay abroad for longer, or you become a resident in your new country, you will have to make arrangements to pay your taxes. Here are a few things to remember about taxes to help you to sort out yours when you move abroad.

We hear it all too regularly nowadays. You’ve been made redundant; you’ve recently graduated and can’t find a job; or you’re just sick of your nine-to-five. To some the prospects may not look great but through this dark cloud glimpses of sunlight are shining through, even if it might be hard to believe. With the job market in the UK increasing gloomy, and student fees on the rise as of September this year alternative career and study choices are becoming increasingly popular.

If you set up a business in a different country, or are moved to a new position abroad, the chances are that you are going to have to work closely with the local workforce. Here are a few tips for making sure you get the most out of your working relationships with the local population and avoid any potential problems.

If you are living and working abroad for longer than a few weeks then you will probably need to get regular access to your cash. Living in a different country to the one you are earning in does bring with it a few challenges when it comes to accessing your funds, but luckily it is easy enough to arrange.

I’d often heard that the best way to learn about a country’s culture and language was to go live there. So, from the moment that Italy first eked out a place in my heart when I was 15, I planned to one day return there and live. However, the transient life of a foreign exchange student didn’t do it for me. I wanted to feel like a local. I wanted to be Italian. So I enrolled in an internship program for a summer then convinced the tour company where I interned in Tuscany to hire me back the following year.