People & Places
In this section, we present a large collection of stories to browse, including detailed emigration case histories, city and region profiles too. If you know which destination you are headed for, filter the content by clicking the country of your choice above. Don't forget to register for your FREE emigration starter pack
Samantha-Jane Hunter and her husband Earl Hunter moved to Austin in 2007. Here, Samantha describes their emigration experience and their impressions of the city.
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Patricia Curmi recalls her visit to Tasmania's capital, Hobart, and tells us why the 'secret city' is a real discovery for those who head there
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Julie Gardner, who moved to NZ in 1999 with husband Adrian, talks us through some of her emigration turning points
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British emigrant Roy Lepper takes us on a tour of two of the best and most recently developed areas to live in the Australian capital
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A better quality of life and a career change were the main reasons mechanical engineer Nick Cardew and his wife Tracey left the Lake District to settle in the historic Victorian town of Ballarat
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Canada has a reputation for being a safe society, but what do British policemen now working on the other side of the atlantic have to say on the matter? Hanna Lindon investigates...
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When Anne-Louise Hyde looks out of her kitchen window, she gazes across a harbour to regenerating Kauri forest.
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It’s true, says Ben Stanford, that you can’t beat Wellington on a good day. That’s not bad for a city known as “windy Wellington” for, you guessed it, the wind.
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