Whole Earth Guide

Let us be your guide to the world. As we expand into new countries, we'll give you all the information that you need to know before you go and show you all the highlights of each country and region. Along the way we'll reveal places that you can stay with the service levels you thought had long since gone.

Our selection in Expat Banking : General requirements for opening non-resident accounts

Although we'll be getting around to the various countries in due course, it has become clear that a considerable number of people can't wait so I'm going through the general requirements for all countries here. If I've already written up a country guide, ...more

A selection from around the world...

The Tuscan city of Pisa is most famous for it's leaning tower. It's the tower where, thanks to the lean, Galileo was able to perform his famous experiments which demonstrated that all weights fall at the same speed. Odd as it may seem to us today Aristotle had declared that a ten kilo weight would f...more

It is said that if you want to really get hopelessly lost in a city then Venice will be your choice. This city promises to wrap it's arms around the most cynical traveller and seduce them into a world of romance and magic.

Venice is built on three hundred and seventeen small islands, and holds on...more

The Canal du Midi starts in Toulouse and finishes up near Sete some 240 kilometres later passing through some terrific scenery that you'll glimpse little of when travelling by car.

A trip along the canal whilst steering your own canal boat is something that you should do at least once in your lif...more

Chartres is one of those places which you've probably heard of but never quite managed to find the time to visit.

The cathedral is, of course, the principal reason as it's considered to be one of the finest gothic catedrals in France and is listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

Historical...more

This is a brief introduction to the main options that are available to you if you'd like to open an account in one of the UK offshore islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Guernsey).

The usual options for opening a non-resident account in most countries involves opening a brokerage account w...more

The only problem with Seville is that there is simply too much to see and far, far too much to write about too.

Perhaps the cathedral is the best place to start as it was one of the first things built after the peninsula was taken back from the Arab occupation and was constructed on the remains o...more

Giverny is a small village that would have remained naught but a sleepy little village in Normandy had Claude Monet not been looking out of the window of a train in 1883 and fell in love with it.

Despite the fame that he brought to the village, it remains small and the attractions are those that ...more

Don't worry if we don't currently cover the country you're looking for as we're expanding our coverage in the months to come. If you'd like to contribute to this guide, just click here. Contributions should be around 300-400 words with a photo.

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