One of the toughest things about going abroad is leaving behind grandparents - or grandchildren. You worry about how you will keep this precious relationship alive and seek ways to survive the separation.

Peter Gosling has been a global grandpa for 16 years. He is also a much-published author and my dad! With my help and that of global parent, Anne Huscroft, he is writing a book on this subject designed to inspire, support , inform and help others with families divided by a plane flight.

If you are to have a career that works for you and is sustainable despite moving around the world then it is vital that you first find your passion. How can you expect to get up in the morning day after day and be desperate for the day ahead if you don't really like your job?

This book, created after 20 years of working for myself, has 20 tips and 20 tasks as well as more than 20 case studies and tons of examples from my own life. Believe me, it works. What's more it sells to everyone from teens to those past retirement and they all tell me they love it.

Find Your Passion (second Edition) author: Jo, Parfitt asin: 1905430272

I've been an expat for almost 20 years now and have managed to maintain my career throughout this time, even through five countries, two kids, endless visitors , , , ,by being a writer. I have written books, articles, copy, columns and allsorts. And now I teach about it too and my Book Cooks business offers a 'complete menu of services from brainwave to bookshelf'. So, I guess, I made it work.

Expat Writer: Release The Book Within author: Jo Parfitt,Joanna Parfitt asin: 1905430264