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Writing for Love and Money

13/02/2012 | Filed under: Career | 28 Comments

There was a fairly seismic shift in my world a week ago. It only dawned on me in its full […]

5 Ways to Change My Life in 2012

25/01/2012 | Filed under: Uncategorized | 20 Comments

This week marked the start of the ‘Chinese’ New Year – the Year of the Dragon no less – while Australia Day will take place […]

Expat Jeopardy: New Beginnings for 100

18/01/2012 | Filed under: Uncategorized | 8 Comments

NorthSouthEastWest: Expat Dispatches With 2012 still fresh and new, this month’s NorthSouthEastWest: Expat Dispatches examines beginnings from the four corners of […]

The Sun, Sea, Sand and Me

13/12/2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized | 5 Comments

On 1 June 2006, we arrived in Sydney, Australia. The rest, as they say, is history. Well, not quite. Continue […]

One Last Thing To Take Care Of

21/11/2010 | Filed under: Expat Life | 4 Comments

Before we left Ottawa, there was something to take care of first. The perfect opportunity presented itself during a long […]

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.