Phuket Vegetarian Festival – A Sea of White… And Red
As the 187th annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival approaches, I remember when I first experienced it shortly after our arrival last year. It…
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Autumn in Creuse
October is autumn in Creuse, our part of central France. September is still summer, and November is when winter starts, generally very…
Read more →Wartime Spirit In The Dominican Republic
I sometimes wonder what I used to do with all the spare time I had in England, as everything must have been…
Read more →A Different Idea Of Home
Canadian and British homes are worlds apart in terms of style and layout. Before moving to Canada, my husband and I renovated…
Read more →My Mexican Father-In-Law
Machismo manifests in different ways. Sometimes it’s outright sexism – not letting your wife work, loudly demanding your breakfast, cheating on her…
Read more →Shelter From The Storm
The more we (Linda and I) think about an emergency bolthole to escape a worldwide economic collapse, the more we wonder if…
Read more →Does Time Pass More Quickly In New Zealand?
I was recently asked whether or not I thought time passed more quickly in New Zealand than anywhere else. The question threw…
Read more →Some Things Just Don’t Grow On You
No matter how long you’re an expat, there are certain things that you’ll just never get used to. Having lived in the…
Read more →11 Tips For Saying Goodbye To Visitors
I’ve just said goodbye to my parents who have been with me for a month. I love that they stay a month—now…
Read more →Straddling Countries – The Perfect Life Or Sheer Drudgery?
I’ve discovered a new meaning of the formula e=mc2 – exhaustion equals multiple countries squared. As we wrap up our summer in…
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