Moving Overseas: How Much Of The Local Culture Do You Adopt?
It was Father’s Day in Australia this month, so we celebrated with Sunday brunch in Soho, uptown Hong Kong. Don’t let that…
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8 Lessons Learned: Three Years As An Expat In Hong Kong
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of the victory. George S. Patton This month I’ve chalked up three…
Read more →One Night In Manila – Asia’s Forgotten City
When you’re born in the land of the Long White Cloud – the place dubbed ‘middle-earth’ – and then raised in that…
Read more →Fake It Till You Make It: Competing With The Counterfeit Craze In China
I was at the mighty Mongkok Ladies Markets this week or as the locals call it “Wong Gog” – meaning ‘prosperous and…
Read more →12 Reasons You Know You’ve Been EXPATIFIED In Hong Kong!
If there was a definition for EXPATIFY (which there’s not) I’m pretty sure it would go something like this: Acceptance of the…
Read more →It’s All Work And No Play For Children In Hong Kong
“How did the interview go?” It’s a question that peppers conversations daily across the island and beyond, here in The Kong. You…
Read more →Do All Roads Lead To China?
When you’re living the ‘enviable’ expat life, it is for the most part, just that. But looming amongst the five star shindigs,…
Read more →Homeland
Being an expat is the easy part, being good at it – not so ‘all in your stride’ straightforward. I’ve just arrived…
Read more →Like A Bull In A China Shop
If you have a tendency to feel a little on the claustrophobic side, there’s every chance you’ll find the pulsating energy of…
Read more →Living The Dream
Sawadika! Checking in from the land of smiley, happy faces….One of the undeniably pleasant perks of being an expat in Asia, coupled…
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