How about living with three nationalities?
I am not English, but French. I do not celebrate the Battle of Agincourt, but the victory of Orleans. At school, I was good at German, not at English. I support Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy as long as England does not win the Six Nations Championship. Yet I am bound to my best enemy […]
The Best European Cities to Visit with Kids
Visiting Europe is a never-ending journey. There are many things to see, to taste, to learn, to experience. So, for your trip to the continent with your kids, wouldn’t it be much more convenient to usher everyone around by driving? Luxury car hire companies in Europe like PrimeRent for example provide the perfect vehicles to […]
How to Successfully Move Abroad with Children
Transferring to another city or town is truly taxing but it doesn’t compare with moving to another country, especially when you have kids to think about. Here are some ways to make moving abroad with children a smooth process. Share this!
Mother’s Day competition from Kaya Jewellery
Would you like to win a £20 off voucher for beautiful handmade in the UK silver jewellery? A great idea for Mother’s Day or simply to treat yourself. We’ve teamed up with Kaya Jewellery and are thrilled to offer you this opportunity, especially in the run up to Mother’s Day in the UK. And if […]
The Mothership Sleep Support for expat parents
My husband and I moved to Kuwait last year when my little boy was 1 year old, he had an amazing routine when we were in Canada but after moving that all went out the window! I struggled in a new country making friends and also meeting people who understood what I was going through. […]
Wise Tales – Living the USA Dream
When I casually said to my husband “I want to live somewhere hot” one freezing winters day back in the UK, I never imagined myself living as an Expat in North Carolina……Never mind that we thought we were heading for Dallas until 2 months prior to leaving! We are actually in Cornelius, North Carolina, which […]
A British mum of two in Tucson
Our family of 4 have come to live in Tucson for a few months. We have been here for exactly two months today, so far my kids have only lived in England, surrounded by English culture even though their father is American and I am half Scottish and Indian, they mainly identify with being what […]
Seychelles Mama – guest post
Arthur was born here in Seychelles and since he is our first baby I guess the first thing to note is that we have no other personal experience with raising kids elsewhere! If you’d like to know a little more about having a baby in the Seychelles you can read my birth story on my […]
How I went from business idea to reality in 3 months – guest post
In July this year I took my children camping in the Yorkshire Dales. As I sat gazing at the campfire with a gorgeous sunset adding touches of pink to the sky, I mulled over my work situation. I was at a crossroads. Like many expats, I had been forced down the self-employment route due to […]
Settling In – A research project
I find this research project very interesting and wish I could be interviewed, but I’ve been here in the UK for too long! I’m sure there are lots of women who do qualify so please spread the word. Here are the details: (and there are links to PDF docs below) Run by Eaves charity, Settling […]
Californian expat living in London – Guest Post
I moved to London in May 2002 to be with my then- British boyfriend/now-husband. It was exciting but scary. I had visited the UK before so it was not an entirely strange land. And as the British spoke English, it was not that daunting to move there from California. But moving to the UK was […]
Bringing up a Brit in the USA – Guest Post
When we arrived in the USA, my son, Harry, was four years old, nearly five. When we return to the UK next year, he will be will seven years old, nearly eight. That’s a lot of growing up in three years whatever side of the pond you are on, but to be faced with an […]
Raising British Children in Central Asia – Guest Post
I am married to a British man and our two children are British – they spent the first years of their lives in the UK and identify it as ‘their’ country of origin. We currently live in Kazakhstan and are moving to Malaysia in a few months time – they love their host countries, their […]
Of no fixed abode – guest post
I am a South African living in York. I’ve arrived here by circuitous route. After spending my entire life growing up in apartheid South Africa, unable to travel out of the country, at the age of twenty-one I finally left for a year of exploring Europe and East Africa. I returned home to South Africa […]
100 Little Words on Parenthood
My friend and fellow author Charlie Plunkett is doing a Kindle promo that ends on 4th March so I’m posting on my blog to help spread the word about it for her. One of her books (and she’s written 4!) is called 100 Little Words on Parenthood. It’s a collection of poems, words and anecdotes […]