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Making your first temporary
Overseas Trip
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There are certain criteria which you must check up on firstly. After selecting the method of
looking for a place to stay, you need to see what the area has to offer. Once you have
established that there are quite a few places that attract you and are suitable for your
purpose, you need to be sure of a few things. It would be no good hiring a place that has a
bad reputation for services for example. You need to ask a lot of questions especially if you
have not been to that area before.
Looking at a certain place that would suit you ideally, you would need to look at the
comments left by previous occupants, like services, facilities, what conveniences are
available in the immediate area, how payments can be made and, can you increase your stay
if you need to. Going to a conference for example would have definite dates so that could be
an easier place to find. However, if you are on a temporary overseas assignment only, you
might consider the fact that these things have a have a habit of being extended and the last
thing you need to do is to have to relocate for a week or two or maybe a month before
returning home. Relocating overseas or wherever you are staying on a temporary basis has
its problems. You might have to move further away from where you want to be. Can you
extend your stay if needed?
Try to make sure that it is in close proximity to the place where you need to be or work. If it
is not that close then, what transport is available in the immediate area? viz. busses,
underground rail transit systems etc. in that locale. It may be better to stay in the area that
you prefer or that suits your pocket and commute to your destination. Corporate housing is
always available but there are important criteria to be considered first.