Adventures Abroad

“I want to go abroad,” I told my husband one steamy tropical day after we’d been living in Ghana, West Africa for what seemed like ages and I was beginning…

As an expat, have you ever come back to your familiar hometown and seen it with foreign eyes? Living abroad changes how you see even the familiar. So here I am, back in Sneek, my hometown in the Netherlands

In Armenia, a picnic barbecue is not just a barbecue. It’s an extreme barbecue, an interesting expat foodie experience. You take a live sheep, and . . . well just read the rest.

On the beach on Bali, our little daughter considered the option of joining the topless sun bathers and taking off her bikini top. Her mind was clear.

Oh, the things you learn about the toilets of the world! Expat life offers you wonderful opportunities to try out all sorts. I’ll try and keep it clean.