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The Tools of My Travelling Trade: Prepaid SIM Cards

30/04/2014 | Filed under: Travel | 9 Comments

With our visit to the UK looming on the near horizon, I’ve turned my attention to the prospect of working […]

‘Britain Basks in Glorious Sunshine!’

12/05/2013 | Filed under: Expat Life, Lifestyle, Travel | 10 Comments

It’s a headline my fellow countrymen back in the UK could only dream of a few weeks ago. After what […]

London, You Did Me Proud

13/08/2012 | Filed under: Australia | 12 Comments

London, you did me proud. Over the past fortnight, you’ve put on a show to rival any other. You’ve organised […]

My London’s Burning

10/08/2011 | Filed under: Uncategorized | 14 Comments

The sadness I feel at watching London burn is immense. Surprisingly so because I’ve worked and spent large periods of […]

The World’s Best Cities to Live in?

26/05/2010 | Filed under: Expat Life | 2 Comments

Last week, the BBC published an article on the world’s ‘top 50 cities’ to live in (London only UK entry […]

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.