Christopher's Expat Adventure

Today is the  European Day of Languages  again.  The EU promote linguistic diversity and encourages everyone to speak multiple foreign lang...

Yesterday was the 675th anniversary of Charles University  and it was also the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The Good Frida...

The European Union Force Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR) is a military deployment to help keep the peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).  A...

Well Natalie is on her way back to Europe but it's not for something good.  Well, she will do some good but the reason for her coming is...

Within the EU , the price of all goods that are shipped between EU-member states includes VAT.   VAT is value-added tax.  For Americans thi...

Brno is a student city and, under more normal times, there are many foreign students here under the Erasmus Programme.  Erasmus is the EU s...

Česká pošta increased prices for some services today.  The price changes are mainly for registered letters, insured letters, and for money ...

Thanks to Brexit , the UK is no longer part of the single customs union.  The UK and the EU did manage to agree on a last minute trade dea...

The European Commission , the EC , is the executive branch of the European Union .  The EC sits in Brussels and it is responsible for the d...

Well Brexit finally happened.  Yesterday, after 47 years, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union .  Now starts the transiti...

Two years ago I became a registered traveller for the UK and it has been awesome.  Year one cost me £70 ($92) but last year's renewal...

The European Capital of Culture is awarded by the EU to a city for one calendar year.  During the year, the city organises a series of cul...

As of two days ago, there's a new EU rule in place that I'm very happy about. Banks can now only charge as much for cross-border...

Gibraltar , also known as the Rock , is a British Overseas Territory on the Iberian Peninsula.  While it is physically connected to Spain ,...