It’s Mango Season In The Dominican Republic!
One of the good and bad things about living in the Dominican Republic is that there is very little imported fruit and vegetables – at least not where I live, so we can only eat things when they are in
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How To Cut A Mango Mexican Style
I spent years cutting the mango in bizarre ways until I met Sam. We sat in plastic lawn chairs on the sunny balcony of a hotel in Tulum, Mexico, drinking coffee and eating mangoes.
I gave a clumsy yank on
Why Is My US Brokerage Firm Closing My Account?
Contact Tom for a free, no-obligation discussion of your financial situation if you are a US citizen living abroad or a foreign national living in the USA.
Many US citizens living abroad have recently been contacted by their US brokerage
The Perfect Phuket Day
Living in a paradise that many see as a tourist destination does tend to increase the likelihood of visitors. As we have lived in such places for a while now, we’ve perfected the visitor strategy so that we balance the
Mental Illness And Expat Life
Catastrophe-in-waiting or self-development opportunity?
Hi everyone! Since I’ve been away summer has smiled on Ontario and Toronto’s already had its first heat alert; the beaches are open and the festival season is about to kick off. While I apologise for
The Importance Of Learning The Local Language
Many of you expats will find yourself in the same situation that I am in: living in a country whose language is different from that of your home country. And many of you will be faced with the decision of
Traveling Tightrope
‘Oh how wonderful, think of all the traveling you can do!”
It’s one of the first responses expats get when we tell our friends and family we’re packing up and heading overseas. It’s certainly the chorus we heard over and
“Sun, Sea & Savoir-Faire – A Travel Focus On The French Riviera”
Sun
A Mediterranean climate is characterized by warm to hot dry summers and mild to cool wet winters, although this year the amount of rainfall surpassed the seasonal average. The Mediterranean Sea helps to maintain a narrower range of moderate
How Will You Spend Your Retirement as an Expat?
The Loaded Question
Once friends and neighbors got over their shock that we were pulling up the tent stakes and moving 5,000 miles to the south, their next question was often along the lines of “So, what are you going
What Do You Call A Potluck In The UK?
I have a riddle for you:
What do you call a potluck in the UK?
Answer: Weird.
Actually, the proper answer is more like ‘odd’ or ‘different’ or even to the culturally astute, ‘very American.’
In the US a potluck