Driving in Portugal – My Top 5 Tips
Observing the standard of driving in Portugal as a passenger was stressful enough, but once behind the steering wheel the word stress…
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The French Healthcare System – Is It Really That Great?
Our daughter, who lives in France, recently gave birth to her first child and our first grandchild. On the morning she went…
Read more →Moved Abroad, What Next? When The Sun Sets on Your Dreams
I cried when yet another of my close friends, who had taken early retirement, announced she was selling up and returning to…
Read more →Missing Food From Back Home – Is It Just Me?
Is it just the British who yearn for their favorite foods and familiar products or do other nationalities suffer from similar cravings?…
Read more →Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Pursuing an Expat Career
It’s important to understand the challenges you will face if you decide to pursue an expat career. I always recommend making a…
Read more →Christmas in England
A few days before my first English Christmas, I walked along wet cobbled streets, past the warmly glowing windows of the little…
Read more →The Only American in the Village
Some expats like to completely blend in and not draw attention to their differences and I have been one of those expats.…
Read more →Tales from a Spanish Village – The Log Mountain
Back in England, I don’t remember thinking much about logs. Of course we had central heating, and although we had an open…
Read more →Tales from a Spanish Village – Two Old Fools Need Ear-Plugs
Why does everything always happen all at once? This month has been crazy, so crazy that I nearly forgot to write this…
Read more →Tales from a Spanish Village – Two Old Fools Fight Over Thongs
I always thought writing would be a gentle pastime. Sitting at a desk, fingers busily tapping the keyboard, ideas flowing from mind…
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