Adventures Abroad

Do you think traveling in foreign countries is exciting? Well, it can be, but sometimes you get more excitement than you bargained for…

Does the garden of your mind bloom with the weeds of clichés, stereotypes, and generalizations? No? Mine does. And in my expat life this has led to lots of surprises, problems and fun. While living the expat life in Ghana, West Africa, I was once invited to visit the village of a big-time Ashanti chief and have lunch at his palace. I could not wait!

I know you’ll find this hard to believe, but I’m a very innocuous looking person. There’s nothing suspicious, strange or fabulously exotic about my physical person. You’ll see me and…

Warning: If you’re on your way to visit Rome, don’t read this. Our Italian driver is not of the Armani suit tribe. Carlo wears comfy jeans, has long shaggy hair…

Something creepy happened to me while I was innocently living the expat life in Moldova a few years ago. Yes, Moldova is a country. The capital is Chișinau (I thought…