Global Green Spaces Report reveals worrying trend.

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If you’re in the job market, you’ll know how competitive it can be.

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If you’ve never attended the St Patrick’s Day Parade, give it a bash this year.
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The Democratic Alliance, along with DA Abroad, are running a VOTE HOME campaign, designed to encourage more South Africans living in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere in world, to vote in the next national election.

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Gail Graham, owner and nurse at the 1st Contact Travel Clinic in London, passed away on the 20th of January 2013, after a long battle with illness. She was 56 at the time and left behind a long-time partner and sister.

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Visa Europe predicts that Monday the 3rd of December will be the biggest online shopping day in the UK’s history.  The company is gearing up to support the anticipated 6.8 million transactions totalling around £320 million, using Visa cards alone. Continue Reading

We’re proud to announce that 1st Contact’s founder and group CEO, Reg Bamford, has been nominated as the Business Leader of the Year. The winner will be announced at the upcoming SA Chamber of Commerce Awards in London. Continue Reading

An investigation by the UK Border Agency’s criminal and financial investigation team has culminated in the arrest of 9 people, including ringleader Ruth Nabuguzi, who received a sentence of 6 years’ imprisonment. Continue Reading

October is the perfect time for your annual flu jab. The 1st Contact travel clinic is fully stocked and offering the annual immunisation at only £15. Do not leave your flu jab for the beginning of winter, when the virus will be spreading already. Continue Reading

The urban dictionary defines the Heathrow Injection as “a metaphor for the weight one inevitably gains when one migrates to London for an extended stay”.   Continue Reading

This month we spoke to Rory, who moved his family from South Africa to London a year and a half ago. While he’s earning a great salary and his family enjoys the shopping, they’re missing the perks they were used to back in SA, so they are already planning their move back. Continue Reading

This month we caught up with Jenny Cameron, who moved to South Africa from Surrey four years ago. Continue Reading

This month we chatted to Ruby, who relocated with her husband from Cape Town to Toowoomba in Southern Queensland, Australia. Continue Reading

What’s your name?

Tracy Lee

Where did you move from?

Initially, from Johannesburg, South Africa. Lived in London for 12 years and recently moved back to Cape Town, South Africa!

Where did you move to and when?

I moved to London and lived and worked there for 12 years. I met my husband there, got my British Passport, bought a property and worked in real estate. Last year, we moved back to South Africa and settled in Camps bay. Continue Reading

This month we chat to Karol K, a South African who left Jo’burg to do a Gap Year in London in 1998, and never came back! Continue Reading

This month we chatted to Carina, wife to Jacques and mother to 4 boys, aged 4 – 12, who took the plunge in 2009 and moved to Australia. Continue Reading

From time to time, we’ll be chatting to Expats from all over the world to find out how they adjusted and what they learnt through their move. These are real people, sharing their real experiences.

This month we chat to Matt, a South African living and working in London since 2007.

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One evening, in Cape Town, I stepped into the living room of a friend of mine, a very talented film director. It was, I think, a summer’s evening and the other guests had already arrived.

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London is an exciting place, we all know that. You’ve heard so many pieces of advice and opinions about the place, but can it all be true? What’s London really like? Follow these 100 London Bloggers and get the real deal.

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This month, we’re looking at the best people to follow on Twitter, if you’ve just landed in London.

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