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July In Tuscany: How To Keep Your Cool

The continuing adventures of June Finnigan, her Man, and Farty Barty the cat. July Reflections Benvenuti to all my Loyal and New Followers Well, there was no other way to describe July other than baking hot, stifling and humid. So

Good Goodbyes

Following advice from a seminar that I attended at the children’s International School (essentially to make sure that we all got closure), the last two weeks of our time in Switzerland have been spent saying “Goodbye”. The children have had

Life’s A Beach at Lake Michigan

The last place I lived in the UK before emigrating was on the North Norfolk coast, about 5 miles from a most pleasant beach. I would often just go there for on the spur of the moment just to walk

A Trip To The Supermarket In Cayman

I’ve been making the same trip to the supermarket the whole thirty-seven years we’ve lived in Cayman. Well, pretty much. Until 1997 we lived just over the road from a mini-market, which meant there wasn’t much need to patronize the

The Challenges Of Living In Portugal

Emotions Of Living AbroadWhy is my life drastically different? When one moves from an area of comfort to one of moderation it can be daunting once the reality of such a move begins to settle in. I have experienced a

Keeping Up Appearances In Italy

Having barely survived our hectic existence back home, we’re longing to embark on a slower pace of life here. But my father-in-law seems to be related to the bus driver; he, too, is a man on a mission. With only

Expat ‘Mom Of The Year’

When you’ve lived the expat life for a long time and don’t get back to your home country very often it can sometimes feel like landing in a place you visited a long time ago: you know a bit about

5 Useful Expat Packing Tips

Moving house is apparently one of life’s most stressful events. It stands to reason then that moving country when you move house tops that. So, moving house and moving countries twice within a year has to be right up there