A globe trotting Brit, this Jill-of-all-Trades is currently based in Hong Kong. Her eclectic career history includes forays into direct marketing, customer relations, then a switch to finance. Since 2004 she has been a ‘trailing expat spouse’, (or to quote her husband an ‘expensive habit’). Along the way she has wrangled her two growing children and acquired a portfolio of strange and useful skills and languages.
She’s now turning her attention to writing about some of the amazing, the awful and frankly bizarre aspects of the nomadic existence of life overseas, which has included stints in The Netherlands, Thailand, Nigeria, Turkey, South Africa and now Hong Kong.
To understand how and why this blog came about, the best place to start reading is by clicking HERE.
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Awesome stuff! This rocks!! Congratulations on launching your blog – can’t wait to read updates as and when. I LOVE your style of writing. It makes missing you in Blighty more bearable. Loads of love to you all – incl Mr. Incredible. 😂 XXXX
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Sounds good to me. A pleasure to meet you Nicola. You are most welcome at mine when you get the chance. 🙂
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Thanks, I’ll drop by and have a peek at your blog.
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That sounds great. 🙂
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Hello from another trailing spouse and writer. We’ve been around a bit too…but our next move will be to Pretoria so I’ll enjoy having a nose through your blog!
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I’m sure you’ll enjoy South Africa Clara. Perhaps our paths will cross. Off to check out your blog now, the title sounds intriguing.
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Hi – just to let you know I have nominated you for an award (http://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/12/10/sisterhood-of-the-world-blogging-award/) – however, I totally understand if you don’t have time to deal with it; now or ever! I just wanted to let you know I appreciate and enjoy what you write
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Thanks Clara. I’ll be mostly offline until the new year. Am I allowed to accept the challenge then? Looking forward to it.
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Yes of course! I’m also going to struggle over the next few weeks. We are off to Kruger after Christmas. Have you got any adventures lined up?
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Enjoy Kruger. We’re just back from Garden Route/Franschhoek – wine, beaches, ostrich riding – all fab and now heading home-home for Christmas.
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Hi Nicola, Thank you for following my photography blog, Jane’s Lens. I hope you enjoy my work.
Sounds like you are having a pretty wonderful life! I am enjoying your posts.
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Aaah, thanks Jane – enjoying your blog too.
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I love this About 🙂 So energetic and sparkly, count me in for your next rides, thx so much for the follow that led me to your blog!
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Thanks estelea, I came close to briefly losing my energy and sparkle during a 50 hour power outage this weekend, but hopefully I’m now back on form.
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Waou, I just read your post. Good you still managed to keep your sens of humour 😛 At least you met nice neighbours and .. no cooking for 2 days?
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I think the no cooking for 2 days was my favourite part. 🙂
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Love that 😀
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Thanks for following my blog about our expat life in Japan! I’ll look forward to reading about your adventures, too.
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Hi! I found your blog by accident, I was searching for boarding schools. I’m a lot older than you, but i went to boarding school in the 1970s. I absolutely loved it. I’m in the beginning stages of writing a book about my memories, and just researching other people who went to boarding schools, and any blogs I can find. I’m also just setting up a blog about my life at boarding school which will go live soon. I look forward to reading your posts!
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Thanks Georgie. Boarding school is certainly a character building experience. It’s a topic I’m sure I’ll be writing more about in the future.
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Glad to have found your blog. Looking forward to reading.
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Thanks Nadia, I hope you enjoy it.
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Thanks for stopping by and joining my blog. I hope you enjoy reading my recipes and travels as much as I enjoy sharing them with you. Welcome aboard.
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What a fun blog. Funny to see how much our experiences have in common (I just read the hair raising post and had a laugh), despite being in completely different parts of the world. Here in Singapore, there’s less hair razing and more bewildered hairdressers, shaking their heads woefully and saying, “Aya, your hair so dry! So curly! Very crazy lah!”
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Thanks for reading. 🙂 Gaaah – do they try to straighten your curls or just cut haphazardly and hope for the best?
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Sounds interesting. I’ve lived in or been to your first three countries. Disliked Nigeria I’m sorry to say. Very curious about HK. And the rest of Asia.
Thanks for the follow.
Brian
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Thanks Brian, Nigeria certainly wasn’t the easiest place to live. We’re enjoying Asia so far. I lived in Bangkok in my teens, so Hong Kong feels kind of familiar but different.
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Bangkok in you teens? Sawadee kraap! 😉
I understand familiarity and difference. Take care.
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