When you are relocating a whole household overseas, you have a lot of decisions to make. You need to decide what you are taking with you and how you are getting it there. Relocating can be expensive, but so can replacing all of your furniture and household goods. Sea freight is significantly less expensive than Read More >
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Packing Toys for Parcel Delivery Services
Santa Claus has the ultimate delivery system for toys with his magic sleigh and reindeer. He never worries about breakage, extreme cold or regulations for overseas shipping. While it is slightly more complicated for the rest of us, we all want to bring a little of Santa’s joyful magic to children we love in the Read More >
Overseas Shipping for Moving to Hot Climates
November is the time of year when many of us start to entertain fantasies of moving to warmer climates. The lure of sunny skies and gentle breezes is pretty strong when we are waking to frost and flooding here. But for some, it isn’t a mere daydream. If living in a warmer country is a Read More >
3 Tips for Successful Overseas Shipping
When you are using parcel delivery services for overseas shipping, it is important to shop around and learn how different international shipping companies do things. Compare freight quotes and times and ask plenty of questions so you can compare the services. Once you choose your company, you want to make sure your parcels are in the Read More >
What You Need to Know before Shipping Personal Items
If you are moving overseas, you have to decide what to take and what to leave behind. The answers about shipping personal items are different for everyone. A student going abroad for a year will have different needs than a family relocating permanently. Much also depends on where you are going. You won’t need a Read More >
Shipping Personal Items for Children
Moving is both exciting and stressful for all of us, at any age. But for children, the fear of the unfamiliar can sometimes override the excitement. But you can help them focus on the exciting part while reassuring them that their new life will include many familiar things – including their favourite toys. Shipping personal Read More >
Packing Flat Pack Furniture for Overseas Shipping
Flat pack furniture is incredibly popular and convenient. But if you are moving abroad, you probably have some questions about overseas shipping. How do you ship it? How do you pack flat pack furniture? Will you ever be able to reassemble it properly in your new location? Once upon a time, flat pack furniture was Read More >
Air Vs. Sea: Choosing the Right Overseas Shipping Service
When you are shipping personal items overseas, you have two options: air freight or sea freight. The type of overseas shipping that is best for your items depends on many factors. When you are getting a shipping quote, you can ask a few questions to help you decide which one is the better option for Read More >
Overseas Shipping for Retirees
After a lifetime of working in Ireland, many retirees dream of seeing more sun. For some, that means a one-way ticket, but for others, the idea of permanently leaving Ireland is too much. They prefer to spend the winter months in a warmer climate such as Spain or Portugal and to stay at home in 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 >