Keeping Your Eye On The Expat Ball
So, a couple of things I’m hearing have this expat more than a little perturbed. The first is the fact that all…
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Hardship Posts Are The Best
I know. You hear the name Nigeria and you think ‘oh poor thing. It must be so hard.’ The country has a…
Read more →Mandelieu-La Napoule – A Château & Much More!
American artist, Henry Clews, and his American wife, Marie, bought and re-built a sea-front, medieval fortress/château, built on the edge of the…
Read more →Tales from a Spanish Village : Two Old Fools And Visitors
When the long hot summer days arrive, so do our visitors, eager to share the Spanish sunshine and the peace and quiet…
Read more →A Month in the Life of an English Writer in Tuscany – May Reflections
The continuing Adventures of June Finnigan, Her Man and Farty Barty the Cat. Benvenuto to all my Loyal and New Followers The…
Read more →Home Country vs Host Country: Expat Problems During the World Cup
With the World Cup in full swing, there is one question that people now ask me quite regularly: Will you root for…
Read more →How Do You Deal With Angry New Expats?
I’ve lived in the UK for over 20 years so the early expat days are a little foggy in my memory. I…
Read more →Crocodiles, Hippos…And Bilharzia In South Africa?
“What’s bil-har-zia?” my older nephew asks me, enunciating slowly and pronouncing it perfectly. I am walking ahead of him to board the…
Read more →Yum – And Yuk!
We eat well here in the Morvan, in Burgundy, central France. Cheeses to die for, top-quality meat and poultry, superb fruit, vegetables…
Read more →Internet Adventures In The First World
As an American who’s living and working in Panama, I rely heavily on internet connectivity. I’m a freelance writer and WordPress website…
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