Fears And Solutions For Solitary Women Expat/Travelers
In my travels, I have come across single women around the world that express, “I’d like to travel, but I don’t have…
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The Chimney Saga In Guimarães
Back in the throes of autumn winds and downpours we realised that if the wind blew in a certain direction, water came…
Read more →Expat Life – A Matter Of Flexibility
When I came to the USA in 1990, there were quite a few Brit things I couldn’t get. I remember looking for…
Read more →School In Canada – Small Differences, Big Impact
Trawling online recently I came across an article about a UK school defending its decision to suspend a pupil over a wrestling…
Read more →Visitors From Afar
As an expat, one of the highlights of life is having visitors from overseas. Friends and family from your home country, or,…
Read more →Relax! It Might Not Be An Expat Thing
Perhaps it was the very specific Northern Mother-in-Law who first instilled the fear of tea in me. If she were in a…
Read more →If I Knew Then What I Know Now. . . What Would I Do Differently?
In one month, we’ll celebrate our second anniversary as expats. Two years. . . sometimes it feels like a very short time.…
Read more →Phuket Is Still Peaceful
I’ve never been a political animal… and, never will be, but I would be remiss as the Thailand columnist for this forum…
Read more →Tales From A Spanish Village: Two Old Fools And Expat TV
One could almost hear the howls of anguish from expats across Europe this month, and Joe’s was probably the loudest. We’d been…
Read more →I Come From A Land Down Under…
G’day, If you’re a regular reader of my ramblings, you probably know I’ve spent a fair bit of my writing time, wearing…
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