Expat Outer-Body Experiences
Brit Gal in the USA, a fellow British expat, recently commented on Facebook – “Every now and then I still have days…
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Missing The Mushrooms In The Dominican Republic
I think that one of the things that all expats probably have in common is missing something from ‘back home’. Most often…
Read more →Rent Before You Buy In A New Country
For years I’ve been advising expats, “rent before you buy.” I’m so glad I followed my own advice, because my husband and…
Read more →Tales From A Spanish Village – Two Old Fools And Toilet Seats
I guess it was all my fault because there was nothing really wrong with our toilet seat. It was just old, and…
Read more →12 Reasons You Know You’ve Been EXPATIFIED In Hong Kong!
If there was a definition for EXPATIFY (which there’s not) I’m pretty sure it would go something like this: Acceptance of the…
Read more →Passing The Crown
In the family room, gathering up old newspapers for the recycling bin. We tend to remember precisely where we were and what…
Read more →Retirement In Paradise May Be More Taxing Than You Think In Costa Rica
“Things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed”Daniel Defoe, The Political History of the Devil, 1726 As certain…
Read more →An Expat Dance: Who’s Leading Whom?
My dream had always been to live in France – I mean, whose isn’t? So, it was that when life events occurred…
Read more →Taking My Visitors Out To Eat In Madrid
Everyone knows that the best way to tour a place is to be taken around by locals, or at the very least,…
Read more →Envy On The High Seas In Singapore
Singapore has the world’s highest concentration of millionaires which can be a little daunting if you don’t fall into this wealthy club…
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