Out Of Contact
There is much to love about living an expat life, but one thing that is really hard that family members and close…
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Be Careful Of Dodgy Estate Agents In Spain
The process of buying a house in your own country is stressful enough. So add the complications of having to learn new…
Read more →3 Dynamic Labels For Mobile Women Who Don’t Trail
Bernice landed herself a full time job with a Nigerian Internet start-up six months after arriving in Lagos; Susan was the (volunteer)…
Read more →Daily Bread
I enjoy cooking, but I leave bread-making to the professionals. We were given a bread machine when we lived in Suffolk and…
Read more →Spring Has Arrived In Stockholm
Spring has arrived in Stockholm and while that means more sunshine (hello 4am !) and slightly warmer days it also means noise…
Read more →It’s All About Perspective
A few years ago, in pre-children days, I went travelling around the world. I was a little older than your average back-packer…
Read more →A Month In The Life Of An English Writer In Tuscany – April Reflections
The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. The first week of April was enormously satisfying for…
Read more →Getting To Paradise is Not Always Easy – Byzantine Bureaucracy
MY ITALIAN PRINCE HAS BEEN won over! He has unexpectedly received the most unlikely news: the furniture-making shop that employs him is…
Read more →Portugal – The Land Of Discovery
Portugal is a unique place to live. It offers artistry, warmth and opportunity for new discovery. Finding a New Artistic Voice Yesterday…
Read more →Murmurs From The Morvan
I have almost finished compiling Murmurs from the Morvan, a miscellany of articles about our life in this beautiful corner of Burgundy.…
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