July In Tuscany: How To Keep Your Cool
The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. July Reflections Benvenuti to all my Loyal and New…
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New Expat Arrival: Settling In To South Africa
It’s been a long, long time coming – but here we finally are: South Africa. And what a relief it is! The…
Read more →Good Goodbyes
Following advice from a seminar that I attended at the children’s International School (essentially to make sure that we all got closure),…
Read more →Life’s A Beach at Lake Michigan
The last place I lived in the UK before emigrating was on the North Norfolk coast, about 5 miles from a most…
Read more →Charity Cottage In Rural Burgundy – How to Meet People
My Expat Focus regulars know all about Charity Cottage, the holiday home in rural Burgundy that we run in aid of Combat…
Read more →A Trip To The Supermarket In Cayman
I’ve been making the same trip to the supermarket the whole thirty-seven years we’ve lived in Cayman. Well, pretty much. Until 1997…
Read more →The Challenges Of Living In Portugal
Emotions Of Living AbroadWhy is my life drastically different? When one moves from an area of comfort to one of moderation it…
Read more →Keeping Up Appearances In Italy
Having barely survived our hectic existence back home, we’re longing to embark on a slower pace of life here. But my father-in-law…
Read more →Expat ‘Mom Of The Year’
When you’ve lived the expat life for a long time and don’t get back to your home country very often it can…
Read more →5 Useful Expat Packing Tips
Moving house is apparently one of life’s most stressful events. It stands to reason then that moving country when you move house…
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