Stop Allowing Critics to Choose Your Life Path
The decision to move abroad involves toasts in celebration and tearful goodbyes with loved ones. I recall the day we found about…
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Weasels, Fuel Shortages, Anniversaries and a Prang in the Morvan
How do you take a scrupulously honest and fully documented insurance claim for 2000 euros, and pay out 599 euros? No problem…
Read more →The Biggest Expat Career Mistakes
Career change is scary, let alone in a foreign country. There are various challenges, setbacks, unexpected surprises and bumps along the way……
Read more →Having An Un-American Moment
In my last post I discussed how Brits in America often play up their British-ness depending on the circumstances. Most of us…
Read more →A Beautiful New Home and a Confused Cat in Beautiful Chianti
If this is your first visit to my column, you should know that each month I talk about the previous one, in…
Read more →My #1 Pick For Luxury, Cosmopolitan Living On The Ocean
Until the 50’s, Puerto Vallarta was a small fishing village along a spectacular bay on the Pacific, modestly popular among Mexicans as…
Read more →10 Laughable Moments Adjusting to Expat Life
Has anyone ever told you the experiences you stumble over can be your greatest learning opportunities? Or that you will surely look…
Read more →The Backpacker That Stayed – The Accidental Expat
I love hearing people’s stories of how they ended up where they happen to now live. Expat and travel stories are especially…
Read more →Dandelion Wars And A Stay In The Polyclinique
Yellow is my favourite colour. In spring in the Morvan the forsythia, cowslips and primroses are a feast for the eye. On…
Read more →Why You Shouldn’t Believe Everything You See On Social Media
I love social media. Technology is evolving so much and I love how we have platforms, such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Pinterest…
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