I’m in an expat long distance relationship. With my husband. He is in Paris during the week and home in Germany with me, the kids and the dog at the weekend. So part-time long-distance. Of course, this was never in our plan – but as we all know, our expat plans rarely ever go to […]
Germany
Ten things I love about Germany…
There are always challenges when you move to a new country. And it’s easy to see all the things that are difficult. Or those that just get right on your nerves. So this post is the antithesis to all of that. This post is dedicated to the things I LOVE about living in Germany. Springtime in […]
Someone’s Wife…
I read an article yesterday, which talked about how Frida Kahlo was described as the ‘Wife of Master Mural Painter’. The point of the article was that if someone as legendary as Kahlo was described in terms of being ‘someone’s wife’, and yet went on to leave a legacy that surpassed her husband’s, then there’s […]
On the Wrong Side of the Tracks: Driving in Germany
Driving in Germany. On the one hand, I was looking forward to it. In Thailand I didn’t drive, and after the long, hot school run I would fantasise about having my own little car and not having to wade through flood waters or flag down taxis. It somehow doesn’t seem real to me now, but […]
Pack it up…
…pack it in. That’s it, we’re packed up. We arrived in Bangkok with 134 boxes and a hefty dose of culture shock. The girls were just tiddlers, aged two and four, and my husband’s hair was only slightly greying. Two and a half years later we are leaving with 211 boxes, a seven year old, […]