Welcome to Charity Cottage
There was once a French boy who spent his summer holidays in an old cottage in the Morvan region of Burgundy. After…
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Tattoos and Abba
Tattoos and Abba – not two words you’d normally would – or should – hear together but they pretty much sum up…
Read more →The Canadian Way
The day dawned. The pressure was on. People were making demands, asking questions – difficult questions – and the answers lay just…
Read more →American Expats And The Big Tax Betrayal
A few hundred years ago some British expats who were mostly settling in a new land (some still travelling back and forth…
Read more →Forgetting My English
I suppose it’s inevitable that when you go years without speaking your native language, you start to forget a few words. Apparently…
Read more →Tales From A Spanish Village: Two Old Fools And Jellyfish
With all my thoughts and energies channelled into the launch of Two Old Fools in Spain Again, I haven’t taken much time…
Read more →A Month In The Life Of An English Writer In Tuscany – July Reflections
The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. Benvenuto to all my Loyal and New Followers As…
Read more →South Africa Diaries: Part 2 – Unexpected Welcome In Transkei [Nov 1990]
The real worth of Castle lager I didn’t realise the significance of the case of lager we were carrying nor did I…
Read more →Does This mean I Can’t Call Myself An Expat Any More?
One month ago, my husband and I were dealing with a drinking water crisis in Las Tablas, Panama. We had chosen to…
Read more →The Whales At Bientang’s Cave, Hermanus
“Good luck seeing any whales in November. You know whale season is basically over by then, right?” An acquaintance at a Pretoria…
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