Ok… So it’s been a while… Quite a long while in the blogging world.
I have an excuse (only one). We recently moved house into a stunning new flat, and due to being very disappointed in our previous ’service’ providers are in between Internet providers just now.
I’ve had a little access from work (in my own [...]
I loved this book…. so from here expect an unadulterated rave
Addition is the narrative of a woman teetering on the edge of madness (of which kind I’ll not tell) and occasionally diving head first all the way in.
The ‘back story’ is gently revealed. The story behind her madness. The story that is her, [...]
The day started like millions around the world with the excited pitter patter of little feet. Our world is still in darkness as D runs into our room ‘did he come mummy… did Santa really come here?’ R is still sleeping soundly. He doesn’t get the anticipation of it all just yet.
‘Where did you hang [...]
Introducing Honor Dargan, an English expat in Tokyo and author of TokyoTopia.com a website with one philosophy ‘Tokyo Made Simple’. I’ll leave the story to her… It’s a good one
Where are you from and where do you live now?
I’m originally from the north of England. I was born in Durham (the home [...]
To kick off Sunday’s Stories for 2010, I have for you an interview with a difference.
IamExpat is a website designed to provide information and insights to expats living in the Netherlands. They are a company of four and as such decided to interview together. The questions are necessarily slightly different, and the answers while not [...]
As I have been busy over the last week Christmas shopping, christmas wrapping, starting a new job, getting the family ready for our trip North to Aviemore (estimated temp -9), I figured that everyone else is similarly busy, so have decided to give the series a ‘holiday’ for the Festive Season.
Tomorrow we board the train [...]
Ok… so here’s the thing… I ‘talk’ to people regularly about my Sunday’s Stories interviews, many have said yes and I’ve sent off the questions, very much looking forward to reading some amazing stories…. I suppose it’s the Christmas ‘business’, but none have come back in time for this weeks deadline… so to keep my [...]
It’s the festive season, the holdays, Christmas time, a time to spend with family and friends, looking back, having a laugh and looking ahead.
As an ‘expat’ in a foreign land (I know it’s not that foreign being English speaking and all… but bear with me it’s all about the rhythm) it can be a time [...]
This place is beautiful….
Rolling hills, eucalyptus trees, sweeping lawns and a 400 year old Spanish villa, complete with grape vines, and a pool on the side of a hill.
It really is beautiful.
We are here.
We haul our luggage once more to our room, a massive suite (we didn’t know quite how massive as this was our [...]
Originally from Israel, Sharon had her first Expat experience as a child when her family moved to the USA. Thrilled by her childhood experience Sharon remained interested in foreign living through to adulthood and imediately agreed to her Husband becoming a Diplomat for Israel Foreign Affairs. This was the beginning of what has become a [...]
