Christmas in Panama, or, What the Heck Am I Doing Here?
My husband and I really detest the cold weather. Back in the early fall of 1988, we looked at each other one…
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A Month In The Life Of An English Writer In Tuscany – November Reflections
The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. November, in our little bit of Chianti in Tuscany,…
Read more →The 5 Best Beaches in Costa Rica That No One Knows About
While it’s no secret that Costa Rica is home to some of the best beaches in Central America, where to find them…
Read more →Le Negresco Is Notoriously Nice
Anyone who has visited Nice can’t help but notice the city’s iconic Belle Époque, palatial hotel on the Promenade des Anglais, With…
Read more →Spending The Holidays In Spain
Many of you fellow expats are going back to your home country for the holidays. But those of you who are spending…
Read more →Grumpy Gets Jazzed Up In Guimarães
It’s actually quite difficult, even for me, to be grumpy in November but I try. The trees explode in tones of russet…
Read more →Time For Snow Tires?
I must have been looking the other way because it’s suddenly winter and very cold. The manageable minus three degrees, crisp sunshine…
Read more →No More Thanksgivings
The first year I lived in the UK I was here with other American students. We lined up at the phones with…
Read more →The Expat View: Why Traveling Will Never Be The Same
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson As an expat, my arrival…
Read more →A Month In The Life Of An English Writer In Tuscany – October
The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. The highlights of October, here in our little bit…
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