South African Ex-Pats

A South African's guide to emigrating to the UK, with John Dunn

In this episode, I was lucky enough to chat to John Dunn, the International Director of UK I EU citizenship & immigration at Sable International.  John very succinctly lays out the various options available for South Africans wishing to emigrate to the UK. Perhaps most exciting, he lets us know…

18 Aug 2021 30 min

Tanyth and Ollie moved to London, UK

In our last UK episode, I chatted to Edward and Shelley, who actually live just outside London in St. Albans. This time we're in the heart of the Big Smoke. Tanyth and Ollie live in Elephant & Castle, and have some really great big-idea thinking to share about what it's…

15 Aug 2021 48 min

A South African's guide to emigrating to Canada, with Robbie Ragless

I'm very excited to post the show's first expert interview.  Robbie Ragless is the CEO of New World Immigration, a company that assists South Africans with emigration to quite a few different countries and via a variety of means.  However, today we're focusing on Canada, a sought-after destination for many…

9 Aug 2021 58 min

Sebastian and Alexandra moved to Frankfurt and then Älmhult, Sweden

Seb and Alex were 23 and 25 when they were offered a position at an advertising agency in Germany. It's been 6 years since then, 3 of them in Frankfurt and another three in Sweden, where they currently live in a small town that IKEA calls home.  If Scandinavia, cinnamon…

6 Aug 2021 51 min

Edward and Shelley moved to London, UK

Ed and Shelley are very dear friends of mine who in fact introduced me to my wife. Ed is the UK MD of a medicinal cannabis company based in Canada, and Shelley is a media planner who is building a business around teaching media and strategy to agencies and clients. …

1 Aug 2021 47 min

Shan moved to Colorado Springs, USA

Formerly a Camps Bay kid, Shan is now a wealth manager who lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and son (+1 20-year-old son, probably off skiing in Tahoe). Shan moved to the US when he was 20, and was adopted by his American stepfather to ease the process, so…

30 Jul 2021 1 hr 03 min

Zoe and Gary moved to Hampshire, England.

Zoe is a client service director at an e-commerce and Shopify Plus agency. After a loss in the family, she and her husband, Gary, moved to England.  If you think you know someone who could benefit from this episode or the show in general, feel free to share it with…

27 Jul 2021 57 min

Moira and Constant moved to Auckland, New Zealand

Moira is a freelance photographer and Constant works in tech. Together, they emigrated to Auckland and live in a beautiful house in the middle of a sub-tropical forest, a stones throw from the beach. However, Aukland isn't all hobbits and roses.  You can check out Moira's Instagram Highlight about their…

25 Jul 2021 44 min

Alex moved to Valencia, Spain, with his partner and son

Alex Searle is a filmmaker, podcaster and founder of a production company (Lake Productions), who decided to take advantage of his ancestral Spanish passport by moving his family to Valencia.  You can support this show by supporting ⁠⁠Luggage Warehouse⁠⁠, the business my father started in the 80s, and my brother…

23 Jul 2021 39 min

Reeva moved to Perth, Australia, with her husband and baby

Episode 1 is in the can on this, the world's fastest production schedule. I was overwhelmed by the immediate response to the show trailer and announcement post and resolved to get as many interviews done, as quickly as possible. Reeva Cutting popped up on my list and became the pilot…

20 Jul 2021 41 min

Show Trailer

Hi everyone. I'm Jonathan Warncke, and this is South African ex-pats. This is a quick trailer explaining the show, but here's a cheatsheet for those short on time or attention: This is a podcast for South Africans thinking of moving to another country.  Firstly, we talk to those who have…

17 Jul 2021 3 min