expat adventure

As an expat, have you ever come back to your familiar hometown and seen it with foreign eyes? Living abroad changes how you see even the familiar. So here I am, back in Sneek, my hometown in the Netherlands

Oh, the things you learn about the toilets of the world! Expat life offers you wonderful opportunities to try out all sorts. I’ll try and keep it clean.

Ever been in trouble traveling in a foreign country? Easy to do if you forget to use your common sense. Here we are, dumb expats on a bush road in…

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…

You decide to pull up stakes and move to France. Sell your house, buy another one. Ship all your stuff. You don’t know the country and you speak awful French. You are an idiot. How many ways can you drive yourself nuts?