I’m retiring the ‘Day-to-Day’ series and ending with an updated look at my daily life here in Chiang Mai. You can always go back and take a look through all past posts – snapshots from expats’ daily lives all around the world, from New Orleans to New Zealand – here and thank you to all […]

Wandering through Angkor Wat last week I didn’t just feel like I was stepping back in time – the temple complexes are so unique, impressive and old (Angkor Wat was built in the early 12th century) that you can feel the weight of their age and history – but back in my own time and past as […]

Since I had never even been on a day sailing trip before, I certainly didn’t know how to pack for The Yacht Week and seven days on a boat (read more about the trip through the Thai islands here). I asked for suggestions on my Facebook Page and was impressed by all the responses I got – […]

I had heard of The Yacht Week before – the company runs incredible, perhaps notorious, trips around Europe in places like Croatia, Greece and Italy arranging fleets of boats that travel through the area for one week in what is essentially a nonstop party along the water complete with organized parties every night, on staff DJs and […]

Christmas in Thailand is always a little strange. It’s the nicest time of the year meaning, instead of clouds, cold temperatures and depressing darkness – like I’m used to in Seattle – every day is clear, sunny and, well, pretty much perfect. The weather combined with the fact that Thailand is a Buddhist country and […]

Normally I only half heartedly make some New Year resolutions. I’ll spend a few minutes thinking about what I want to work on or toward, write them down, then…forget about them. Last year I couldn’t think of any. Sure, there were plenty of things I could work on, but I didn’t feel any desire or […]

Today’s post comes from Kim-Ling about previously living in Spain as an expat and why she and her husband and doing all they can to get back. When my husband and I found out that we were moving to Spain to do a Language Assistants Program, we were absolutely elated. Having visited Spain previously and […]

Today’s guest post comes from Jools, an English expat who is working and living in Cape Town, South Africa with his girlfriend, Kate, who had recently shared about her life in Cape Town. I moved to South Africa almost four years ago, and during my time here I’ve lived in several different locations around the country. […]

Today’s guest post comes from Lauren, an English expat who is working and living on Lamma Island in Hong Kong.  Not many people know this unless they visit, but Hong Kong is made up of a network of 263 islands, many of which can be reached by ferry and each island has it’s own distinct vibe. I […]

Today’s guest post comes from Kristina, an American expat who is working and living in Madrid Spain.  For as long as I could remember, I had the travel bug. I read a lot (and still do) and I dreamt of places I would get to visit. Taking Spanish in school propelled me to study in Spain. What […]