Airlines have strict rules about how much baggage you can take before they start charging for excess, and those charges can be hefty. Thankfully, that isn’t your only option. You can save money and spare yourself hauling that hefty extra luggage if you use international excess baggage shipping. Before you travel, read your airline’s rules Read More >
Category Archives: Baggage
Should International Shipping Companies Provide Pick & Pack Services?
With all of the constraints placed on trade during this ongoing pandemic, every company at every step of creating and selling products has serious incentive to review how they operate. We all need to streamline and do as much as possible online. This is a time to get creative and see how your company’s logistics Read More >
Start Packing Your Overseas Shipping Early
Many people are getting to grips with their plans to move abroad being delayed by weeks or months due to travel restrictions necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. Whether you are going for work, education or adventure, this unpredictable situation can leave you feeling frustrated and powerless, but there is one silver lining in terms of Read More >
Shipping Personal Items Vs. Carrying Them
If you are moving overseas, one of the critical decisions you have to make is what to bring. The second question then is whether to carry it with you or ship it by air or sea freight. If you have a lot to move, such as furniture, it is an easy decision. But if you Read More >
How to Pack Your Overseas Shipping
Preparing your belongings for overseas shipping is largely the same as packing for any other move, but it has an extra dose of stress for most of us because of the distance and the novelty of everything. Of course, your belongings will be in transit for longer, so that does mean you need to pack Read More >
Is Shipping Personal Items Safe?
When you are shipping personal items, you naturally want to know they are secure. You can insure them, but some things are simply irreplaceable. When you are researching international shipping companies, it is important to find out how secure your items will be with them, what sort of facilities they can offer and how closely Read More >
Shipping to Ireland: Moving Before Brexit
With Brexit looming, some Irish people in the UK are packing up their lives and investigating their options for shipping to Ireland. Some people went when they were young and their worldly goods fit in a backpack. They’ve settled down, launched careers, started families. Years later, they have homes full of furniture, dishes, sports equipment Read More >
They’ve Got it Made in Adelaide | Moving to Adelaide, Australia
Many people moving to Australia are going for a specific job, and thus don’t have a choice about where in the country to live. But students going to study in Australia and anyone going on a more flexible visa should really consider the city of Adelaide. Overall, the rates of Irish people moving to Australia Read More >
Moving from Ireland to Poland – What to Expect
The last 20 years have seen strong connections forged between Poland and Ireland. It began with an influx of Polish people into Ireland during the boom years, and grew into a mutual admiration. With Polish grocery stores all around Ireland and Polish newcomers endearing themselves to locals, Poland feels a lot closer than it did Read More >
Moving to Auckland – Pros and Cons
Irish people have a long history of migrating to Australia, but that isn’t the only option down under. Auckland, New Zealand recently earned the accolade of being the third most liveable city from recruitment consultants Mercer. (Auckland shared third place with Munich, Germany.) So what’s the appeal? Many expats moving to Auckland cite the city’s Read More >