A marathon reign of Olympic proportions: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee
Regardless of where you were in the world at the weekend, you were most likely aware of a little party going on in Britain, to celebrate one woman’s six decades as Queen. Queen Elizabeth II is only the...
View ArticleTHE DISPLACED Q: Does living abroad make you more or less patriotic?
Now then, this IS an interesting question. Very topical, especially for me, as the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is still being televised ad infinitum here in Australia. It’s almost like the networks can’t...
View ArticleRANDOM NOMAD: Melissa Stoey, Former Expat in UK and Incurable Britophile
Place of birth: Northern Virginia, USA Passports: USA Overseas history: England (Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire + Shefford, Bedfordshire): 1988-91. Occupation: Research technician (basically I do data...
View ArticleEXPAT MOMENTS: The Doll Collection
As Halloween is nearly upon us time to return to Expat Moments for something a little more unnerving. “You must have been very proud of her,” said the hotel owner. I never knew her. “We’re all proud of...
View ArticleExpats, here’s how to enrich your lives in 2013: Choose a mentor or a muse!
Expats and other world adventurers, let me guess. You have you spent the past week making resolutions about staying positive about your new life in Country X; indulging in less of the local stodge;...
View ArticleOn a Royal Future and the Royal Spawn
From a Brit-in-America perspective Good writing returns to you; it can illuminate moments or thoughts that you have an imprecise grasp on. Over the last week, as an Englishman in America, I’ve had to...
View ArticleHappy Halloween! A cauldron of 6 cautionary tales for the intrepid traveler
Yesterday’s Halloween post by Anthony Windram, about the top 5 ghostly settings from literature and film, got us thinking again about the ghostly and ghoulish, the mystical and macabre, the dark and...
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