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Reasons Why Brits Fail To Make A New Life Abroad 21/04/2008
Why is it that despite the fact that 99% of expats say that they are happy with the decision they made to move overseas according to a recent survey by NatWest Bank, that every single year almost as many expats return to the UK as leave, having failed to make a new life abroad? The reasons cited by expats for failing to make a go of it are pretty much always the same – homesickness, language and cultural barriers, financial meltdown for example!  In this article we look at the top ten reasons why Brits fail to make a new life abroad so that you can forward plan to avoid disaster. 1) Homesickness – it is 100% inevitable that after the initial high of having made the move and achieved your dream that you will have at least a moment of dread and panic!  This usually manifests itself in... more

Plovdiv Applies For History Projects' Financing Before Norway 30/04/2008
Plovdiv applies for two projects financing in the sphere of culture-historical monuments in front Norwegian authorities. The first project is of renovating and restoring of ancient Nebet Tepe and the other is about the Roman stadium. The realization of these projects is part of the Plovdiv municipality strategy of creating Philipopol (ancient Plovdiv name) Underground Museum.  A complete prevention of the archaeological excavations is previewed, there will be installed video wall, projecting films of glorious Plovdiv past. The project ‘s cost is estimated on 897,000 EUR as 85% are co-financed by the Norwegian Government and only 15% by Bulgaria. Nebet Tepe, 203 meters above sea level, marks the northern end of Old Town Plovdiv. Remnants of the ancient fortress walls from Byzantine... more