What`s it really like Living & Working in Australia? Not surprisingly, there`s more to life than barbies, beaches, beer & bronzed bodies. This book is guaranteed to hasten your introduction to the Australian way of life, irrespective of whether you`re planning to stay for a few months or indefinitely. Adjusting to day-to-day-life in Australia just got a whole lot simpler! ...

What's it really like Living & Working in Britain? Not surprisingly, there's a lot more to life than castles, cricket & crumpets. This book is guaranteed to make your life in Britain easier & more enjoyable, irrespective of whether you're planning to stay for a few months or indefinitely. Adjusting to day-to-day-life in Britain just got a whole lot simpler! The most comprehensive & best-selling book about living in Britain since it was first published in 1991, containing up to twice as much information as some similar books. ...

Living & Working in Canada is a comprehensive guide to the country & its customs & an up to date source of information for foreigners who need to be introduced to the Canadian way of life. The guide is organised into detailed chapters on finding a job, employment conditions, permits & visas, arrival, accommodation, postal services, telecommunications, television & radio, education, public transport, motoring, health, insurance, finance, leisure, sports, shopping, odds & ends, the Canadians, & moving house or leaving Canada. Also included are appendices listing useful addresses & websites, details concerning further reading & conversion amounts for weights & measures. ...

What's it really like Living & Working in France? Not surprisingly there's a lot more to life than baguettes, berets & boules! This book is guaranteed to hasten your introduction to la vie francaise, irrespective of whether you're planning to stay for a few months or indefinitely. Adjusting to day-to day-life in France just got a whole lot simpler! The most comprehensive & best-selling book about living in France since it was first published in 1993, containing up to twice as much information as some similar books. ...

As well as being a fascinating country, with a rich & varied culture, India is emerging as a major world economy. More & more people are going there to live & work. The purpose of this book is to ease the transition between western & Indian cultures. If you are going to India to do business or for long-term employment, or are being relocated there by your company, this book will tell you all you need to know to help you & your family settle quickly into your new environment
- & to ensure that it is the experience of a lifetime. Beginning with an overview of the history of India, its geographical divisions, political system, religions, languages & ethnic & cultural divisions, this comprehensive guide goes on to provide detailed information on: how to get a work permit & find a job; Indian work practices, employment rights & benefits; taxes & pensions; the Indian health care system; how to set up a business & set up a company; how to buy or rent a property; what the cost of living is like; how to open a bank account & obtain a credit card; expatriate & Indian lifestyles; entertainment & leisure in India; Indian customs & habits food
- the regional variations & local delicacies; & raising & educating your children.

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Living & Working in London, first published in 2000 & now in its 6th edition, is the most comprehensive book available about daily life
- & is essential reading for newcomers. What`s it really like Living & Working in London? Not surprisingly there`s a lot more to life than bobbies, beefeaters & busbys! This book is guaranteed to hasten your introduction to the London way of life, irrespective of whether you`re planning to stay for a few months or indefinitely. Adjusting to day-to day-life in London just got a whole lot simpler!
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Written in an entertaining style with a touch of humour, Living & Working in Spain is designed to provide newcomers with the practical information necessary for a relatively trouble-free life. It contents include finding a job, permits & visas, health, accommodation, finance, insurance, education, shopping, post office & telephone services, public transport, motoring, TV & radio, leisure, sports & much, much more. It is packed with vital information & insider tips to help minimize culture shock & reduce the newcomers rookie period to a minimum. Living & Working in Spain is essential reading for anyone planning to spend an extended period in Spain. ...

This is an indispensable handbook for anyone living afloat! An estimated 15, 000 people live on board boats in the UK & many more are interested in possibly doing so. The aim of this beautifully illustrated guide is to help people live the dream & not the nightmare, providing a useful step by step illustrated guide on the basics of getting afloat & staying there. The book covers the different types of craft available to the buyer & their good & bad points, & discusses such practicalities as moorings, engines (including basic maintenance & fault finding), layout & furnishing a boat, heating & cooking, types of fuel & stove, safety, options on sanitation, electrics, hull blacking, painting, water tank, survival tips & finances. This is a must-have guide for anyone wishing to get onto the water, as well as those already living there! ...

Michael Sommers is an expert on Brazilian life--he's lived there for 13 years. In Moon Living Abroad in Brazil, he provides firsthand tips on everything from climate to culture, all in an easy-to-understand manner. Moon Living Abroad in Brazil is packed with essential information & must-have details on setting up daily life, including obtaining visas, arranging finances, gaining employment, choosing schools, & finding health care--plus practical suggestions for how to rent or buy a home for a variety of needs & budgets, whether you're moving to a metropolis or a more rural location. With color & black & white photos, illustrations, & maps to help you find your way, Moon Living Abroad in Brazil will help you tackle the big move with complete confidence. ...

Steve Bloom’s Living Africa is a personal journey through the length & breadth of Africa by one of the most brilliant photographers of the living world at work today. Steve Bloom achieves a breathtaking intimacy with this extraordinary continent in landscapes & wildlife from desert to jungle & human life from remote tribal village to teeming metropolis. See silverback mountain gorillas deep in the Congolese rainforest; endangered black rhino drinking at a moonlit waterhole; a wildebeest calf in the moments after its birth; & an impala in the dramatic instant of its death. The people we encounter are inspirational too: Ndebele women running community workshops; Mozambican migrant workers toiling in a gold mine three kilometres below ground; pilgrims in the ancient rock-hewn churches of northern Ethiopia; & fishermen on the Niger River at dawn. Bloom combines vivid personal experience with a passionate articulation of the environmental & other challenges faced by Africa in the twenty-first century. Everywhere is apparent his deep affection & affinity for the continent where he grew up, & to which he has felt compelled to return throughout his life. Printed on high-quality semigloss paper, this large photographic book collects 236 of Steve Bloom’s celebrated images of the African continent & its people, interspersed with seven essays by Bloom, with explanatory commentary on the photographs & their subjects. ...