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Ten Years and Counting

17/04/2013 | Filed under: Expat Life, Travel | 23 Comments

Remember the book Marley & Me? A young couple, John and Jen, move to the south of Florida and set […]

When I No Longer Feel Like an Expat

16/12/2012 | Filed under: Uncategorized | 33 Comments

I no longer feel like an expat. I’m not sure when I started to feel less like an expat and […]

The Crying Game

14/11/2012 | Filed under: Travel | 28 Comments

Last week, I posted on the need for honesty when writing about life abroad. This week, Johanna Castro is guest […]

The Flip Side of the Coin

09/11/2012 | Filed under: Expat Life | 28 Comments

This week, I received emails from several readers of this blog. The authors shared similar views, which went something like […]

Love My Neighbourhood

02/10/2012 | Filed under: Expat Life, Moving Abroad, Travel | 13 Comments

If you read this blog often enough, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of Sydney’s Northern Beaches. This short stretch […]

4 Ways Living Abroad Changes You Forever: I've tried to live my life to the fullest. Because living abroad is one of the most satisfying and challenging things a person can do. Living abroad changed me. And there are four ways it will also change you. Forever.
All Aboard The Expat Blogger Express: When I left the UK in search of a different way of life in 2003, I could never have imagined that 10 years later I’d be travelling by train across Canada as one of the world’s best travel bloggers, writers and photographers.
12 Life Lessons From 12 Years of Living Abroad: Twelve years ago, I moved abroad. Left everything I knew. Said goodbye to people I cherished. Packed up our house and shipped our family abroad. We had no idea what awaited us at the other end.
This Is What It’s Like Living With A Pregnant Partner: I’ve learnt that being a husband during a pregnancy is an abstract sort of thing. I’m the one playing catch-up as I watch from the sidelines feeling apprehension at that fast-approaching event called ‘fatherhood’.
6 Reasons Why You'll Know It's Time To Move Overseas: Life is short and all too fleeting and we can't have regrets. Rather than daydream with thoughts of far-off adventure, why not make this the year you head overseas and experience some of this world.
The True Cost Of Expat Living In Australia: Petrol has risen in price, house values continue to climb and the only saving grace is that interest rates seem to be dropping while salaries remain high. No-one told me living the expat dream could cost this much.