Hong Kong – a visitor’s perspective of the protests
I wasn’t going to write this. Anything I would have written would have gushed at length about the jaw-dropping beauty of Hong Kong and its…
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Living in Qatar. 10 things to know about driving here.
You could describe the roads in Doha as shit-scary, but that is oversimplifying the description a little. You need to read the fuller version!
Living in Qatar. The Weather.
Ok, so it’s hot in Qatar. You kinda knew that already. But how hot is Qatar hot and how on earth can you describe it to people back home?
80 Days in Qatar – Learnings, Part 1. Culture Shock.
80 days in Qatar and it’s starting, finally, to feel like home.
Feeling Alien: First Reflections on Qatar
First confession: Only amateur expat wannabe bloggers fail in style by forgetting their laptop charger in their home country. Mine is somewhere, who knows where,…
Tribute To My Tribe
Yes, we’re finally in Doha. Safe and sound. All of us. Including Pixie, who has taken to expat pet life like an expat human’s toes…
Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye… the Irish long goodbye
Anyone who has ever tried to end a phone call with an Irish loved one will know this closing salutation, usually echoed by your counterpart…
Have passport, will travel?
For me, there was no question. She was our first baby, brought into the house when our marriage was young and we wanted to share…
Qatar?
Two of the most common questions posed to me lately are: “Where exactly is Qatar?” and “So when are you heading to Dubai?” The second is…
Lessons in lone parenting
Part of preparing to becoming an expat trailing spouse (and oh, how I detest that term) can be a prolonged period between your partner leaving to…