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Welcome to the Expat Suitcase

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The Expat Suitcase is where we pack all our knowledge about moving to a new country.

We're learning all the time, so please keep checking back for new information, or join the free Explorers' Club for a newsletter.


Dubai resources

For more information, just click on the links: 
Moving to Dubai
  • History
  • Housing
  • Finding a school
  • Working
  • Let's talk about money
  • Saving money
  • Getting connected
  • Getting legal
  • Getting wheels
  • Driving
  • Public transport
  • Climate
  • Things to see and do
  • Where to shop
  • Dubai culture
  • Language
  • Useful websites

Singapore resources

  • Top tips: finding your perfect pad
  • Top tops: moving to Singapore with kids
  • Getting around the "Little Red Dot"
  • Driving in Singapore: getting your licence
  • 7 signs you've arrived in Singapore
  • Singapore is a "fine" city: staying on the right side of the law
  • Sentosa, Singapore's playground - bite-sized trips
  • Top ten weekend activities in Singapore 
  • Weekend away: Bintan Triathlon
  • Weekend away: Hong Kong
  • Singapore travel insights
  • Singapore Salary expectations
  • Down with Dengue - what are the symptoms?
  • Becoming an expat - there's an app for that
  • Singapore in pictures
  • Singapore day trip: Pulau Ubin: bikes, boardwalks & hungry hogs
  • What's the weather like in Singapore? Different country, different rain
  • Staying with family: the grandparents come to Singapore
  • Remembrance Sunday In Singapore
  • Singapore restaurant review: The Tiffin Room at the Raffles Hotel
  • Singapore restaurant review: The White Rabbit, Dempsey
  • Singapore restaurant review: Le Comptoir
  • Weekend away: Telunas Private Island
  • Singapore marathon: running highs and lows
  • History: living on a battlefield



Moving to Dubai or Singapore?

Our Expat Suitcases are stuffed full of resources.
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Singapore 


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Good luck with your new adventure! We'd love to hear how you are getting on.
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