Expats are a worldly crew, generally knowledgeable about the world around them from local, everyday happenings to major international news. We have collected some of the top tweets of the week for expats, travelers, and those interested in the global pulse.

Expat News

@slate
Standoff at Nairobi Mall After Terror Attack Kills 68 http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/09/21/westgate_mall_non_muslims_targeted_in_deadly_upscale_nairobi_mall_attack.html

@XpatLoop
Expat Love & Apartment-Theatre At PLACCC Festival In Budapest http://www.xpatloop.com/news/expat_love_and_apartment-theatre_at_placcc_festival_in_budapest

@thoughtcatalog
What Being The Child Of Immigrants Is Like | Thought Catalog http://po.st/Ycnlrz

@WildJunket
5 Reasons to Quit Your Job and Live Abroad - #travel #wjmag is.gd/mUYsTX

@I_amGermany 
Another interesting initiative is @letmevoteEU They demand voting rights for residents, regardless of citizenship. #btw13

@lonelyplanet
The next food trends predicted by travel writers ow.ly/p2m8y #lp #travel

@PeterSGreenberg
How Asia Is Driving Travel & Tourism Around World http://petergreenberg.com/2013/09/19/asian-travelers-are-driving-travel-tourism-around-world/

@BBCNews
How can you be British without speaking English? http://bbc.in/StPMXS

@WhatsupwithA
Check the #age of your #house in #Amsterdam and #Holland: http://dev.citysdk.waag.org/buildings/#52.372,4.9108,13

Tweets from our Featured Bloggers

@annesmoeder
Expat in Groningen, The Netherlands
Where did that come from? Shaken convictions: http://rachelheller.org/2013/09/22/shaken-convictions/#.Uj9gpMLR86M.twitter #blogboost

@DMC1982Nice
Expat in Singapore
Which tips would you give a new/future #expat in #Singapore? http://www.mylifeinsin.com/2013/09/first-year-as-expat-in-singapore.html

@ednacz
Expat in Italy
Took me 3 weeks and 2300 words to write this, but I'm finally back, and with some news: Endings and Beginnings http://bit.ly/1eunK87 #expat

@jessgerrow
Expat in Malta
What do you call your significant other? http://www.blog-jess.com/2013/09/what-do-you-call-your-significant-other.html

@Invader_Stu
Expat in Amsterdam
From The Archive – The Pannenkoeken Farce http://shar.es/iSdRu

@agrumpybrit
Expat in Singapore
Visits to Vietnam: Singapore to Vietnam! http://www.agrumpybritabroad.blogspot.sg/2013/09/vietnam-1-singapore-to-vietnam.html

@batmanswritehan
Expat in Guadalajara, Mexico
Day Five - avenue of the giants, CA blog post http://batmanswritehand.weebly.com/3/post/2013/09/day-five-06072013.html

@AlbertNiekerk
Expat in Durbanville, Cape Town
Ton Sai, Krabi – A place to be avoided by all backpackers. http://wp.me/p3Krze-4t

@BangkokgirlBlog
Expat in Bangkok, Thailand
My Week in Pictures http://www.bangkokgirlblog.com/my-week-in-pictures/

@catherine_books
Expat in France, UK & Belize
It happened like this...an English family move to France. Part 1... http://www.turquoisemoon.co.uk/blog/it-happened-like-this-an-english-family-move-to-france-part-1-2/ "To be blunt, we were broke..."

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