Wandering Around The ‘Old’ Town Of Phuket
When getting to know a new place, whether just visiting, or moving there for good, learning about the history and culture is…
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Deciding On Dual Citizenship, Or Not
I’ve lived in the UK about 24 years and apart from the time I abandoned logic and decided to travel without my…
Read more →Social Media – Keeping Us In The Loop
Like many Brits, a lot of my immediate family lived close by when I was growing up, and the ones who were…
Read more →The Best American Foods You Won’t Find in Germany
It’s that time of year again. The time when little girls go door-to-door selling the most delicious cookies in the world. And…
Read more →Two Old Fools And Bottled Gas
It began with a polite knock on the door. Joe answered it and found two smiling men in uniform waiting on the…
Read more →Contrary To What Some People Think, Our Life In Panama Doesn’t Suck. . .
“You’re unpatriotic!” Two years ago, I arrived in Las Tablas, Panama, with statements like that ringing in my ears. Moving abroad was…
Read more →What Scent Are You ‘Singing’?
Nice is about 27 km (17 miles) from the “perfume capital of the world”, Grasse, with its large parfumeries, “Fragonard” and “Molinard,”…
Read more →A Month In The Life Of An English Writer In Tuscany – February Reflections
The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. As I write this column, the sun is pouring…
Read more →Stony Point Penguin Colony in South Africa
I was not in the mood for more penguins. It was cold, windy and overcast, and I was fighting the early stages…
Read more →My Father, The Assassin
Expat Focus talks to June Finnigan about her first novel ‘My Father, The Assassin’ – the first of a trilogy. June writes…
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