Resources from 2016

  The Great Christmas Bake Off – BBC One at 4.45pm and on BBC iPlayer In their last hurrah before Bake Off relocates to C4, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood welcome back eight contestants from the show's past to compete in a festive special. Tune in and try not to weep… In the first of two shows (the second follows on Boxing Day), Mary-Anne Boermans, Ali Imdad…

  BBC’s Bake Off isn’t finished yet: Mel and Sue, ‘Merry’ Mary Berry and Paul ‘Scrooge’ Hollywood, will all be back to whisk you a Merry Christmas with two yuletide specials.  The fab four will be reuniting one last time before the show moves Mel-Sue-and-Mary-less to Channel 4. And they'll be mixing up some festive feelings with four bakers from past series. The former…

  As a result of the current uncertainty around Brexit and invoking Article 50, the future for British Expats living in the EU is hard to predict.Whether you are a retired Brit living in Spain, possibly requiring healthcare, or a financial a services professional living in Frankfurt, who may be considering whether to rent or buy a property, you will need to keep up in touch with all of the…

  As an expat it can be very difficult to follow your football team whilst working or travelling abroad. particularly if you support an EFL team from the lower divisions.   Premier league games are pretty much globally covered but not with English commentary.  There is very good coverage in the UK of not only the Premier League but The FA Cup, EFL Cup, Championship, Leagues…

  After the excitement of last year's Rugby World Cup, the Autumn International rugby matches will return in November 2016. Fans of the four home unions – England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – are excited to see their teams take on the southern hemisphere. In what we all expect to be a thrilling series.  Watch the games from wherever you are in the World with our UK VPN…

  It’s always great to get good product and service reviews, and we appreciate the kind words we get from our subscribers on Facebook, Twitter and of course from independent VPN review sites.  We would however like to point out that many of the review sites that claim to rank VPN providers on various factors, are often charging providers for good reviews.   It is important…

We have successfully launched our new Linux client for My Expat Network. This now means we offer compatibility with all major operating systems. We previously provided a fairly technical workaround for those susbscribers using Linux, but quickly realised that we needed to offer the same easy to install hassle free option for Linux users as we did for our Mac OSX and Windows users. So now our…

We are often asked if there is any way to get access to Sky Sports on-line from anywhere in the world. The great news is that yes there is? NOW TV  is a convenient way to enjoy Sky Entertainment, Movies and Sports without a contract. It's fast, flexible and easy to set up, and you can simply add or remove NOW TV passes when it suits you. Please note you do need a UK payment method. …

Netflix have been blocking all VPN providers very aggressively, making access rather hit and miss. Netflix was for many a great source of English speaking content from where ever they were in the world. Whilst Netflix only offered their service in a limited number of countries it suited them to “turn a blind eye” to people using a VPN from markets they were not present. They were happy to…

A change in the law means that from September 1st , all UK viewers of BBC iPlayer need to pay a £145.50 license fee, regardless of which services they use. The UK's TV licensing body says it will crack down on those using iPlayer without a license but in reality that will be an extremely difficult task. For those using a VPN, being detected will be all but impossible. To legally watch broadcast…