Hats Off To Spain’s Baby Popping Out Team
Whether you’re a future Mum or Dad to be, nine months is a long time to play with ones uncontrollable imagination. The…
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A Tale of Two Expat Spouses
I’m later than normal writing this post because this month has been a little hectic: I have finally launched my book, the…
Read more →Expat Packing (Say That Six Times Quickly)
A recent article about smart packing got me thinking about my packing list for the annual, month-long trip to the motherland. With…
Read more →A Month In The Life Of An English Writer In Tuscany – March Reflections
The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. Now you probably think that life in the Chianti…
Read more →Why Every Expat Needs A Blind Date
Those dam butterflies in my stomach… they’re persistent buggers! I try to catch my breath, inhaling, deeply… as our car crawls slowly…
Read more →South Africa Diaries: Part 8 – Back For Good
Cutting the ties On October 22nd 1995, at the ripe old age of 53 and following a two week cheap package holiday…
Read more →My Love Affair With Italy Begins
I FELL IN LOVE WITH Italy the minute I spotted that peach-colored swing coat in Florence more than twenty years ago. Though…
Read more →Living Abroad – Take One Day At A Time
I feel like I have been on an extended vacation. It has been a month and a half since I have been…
Read more →Shopping For Expats In France
We emigrated to the Morvan in 2005 from rural Suffolk. By the time we left, shopping in our nearest town, Woodbridge, was…
Read more →Clang, Clang, Clang Went The Trolley
An exciting new development has started here in St Louis, as work on the Delmar Loop Trolley gets underway. I’m sure there…
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