Has Your Expat Life Inspired You To Write A Book?
With the rise of reputable self-publishing systems we have also seen a rise in expat publications: novels, autobiographies, and how-to books are…
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Dongles and Deductibles
A recent column I wrote at the BBC America web site, touched on “going native” and switching over to the habits or…
Read more →Two Old Fools And Spanish Water
In our part of Andalucia, we’re lucky. We’ve never suffered from a water shortage as natural springs abound. Just outside El Hoyo…
Read more →Motorbike Mash-up – The Do’s and Don’ts of Riding a Motorbike on an Island and Living to Tell the Tale
We’ve seen the amazingly glorious results on Glee (well, I have anyways) when two different songs of totally unrelated genres are combined…
Read more →Don’t Blame The Country!
Years ago, wallowing in the despair of an unexpected divorce, I remember complaining to a friend. My son (five years old at…
Read more →It’s All Work And No Play For Children In Hong Kong
“How did the interview go?” It’s a question that peppers conversations daily across the island and beyond, here in The Kong. You…
Read more →When Gross Salary Equalled Net Salary In The Caymans
For the first 25 years or so after we left Canada in 1967, Linda & I received our respective salaries free of…
Read more →How To Find Unique Gifts To Bring Friends And Family From Spain
After so many years living abroad in Spain, I can’t keep bringing my family and friends the same souvenirs. It would be…
Read more →Destined To Be An Expat In Britain?
Expat life took me by surprise but it’s only because I wasn’t paying attention. It was probably an obvious destination all along.…
Read more →One-Year Anniversary in Panama
It’s been a year now. One brief, fast-moving year since I landed at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City with my mountain…
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