Flashback to 2008…and thoughts on life changes
Thoughts on life changes Many years ago I had a blog on one those shared hosting websites. It didn’t get any traffic or comments but I enjoyed writing and putting down my thoughts. Recently, out of …
Why we can’t agree on South Africa
Why we can’t agree on South Africa We were sitting having breakfast after a long workout at the gym when Lissette said it. “You could retire here, couldn’t you? I can see it by the look in your eyes. …
Being Back ‘home’ after a year of Travel (ie. when home is no longer home)
Being Back ‘home’ after a year of Travel This is an older post. But it’s relevant to anyone who’s faced being back “home”: the conflicting feelings, the way we see the place …
Things learned through 8 months of travel
Things learned through 8 months of travel Note: this was written in 2015. I’ve kept this older post on the blog because it really captures the changes you go through when you first start …
We’re not on Holiday! Differences between vacationing and travelling explained
Differences between vacationing and travelling Our recent one-week stay in Siem Reap Cambodia was fun. We would get up early and be picked up by our tuk tuk driver for our almost daily excursion to …
Prostitution, Trafficking and the myth of “Asian Values”
Prostitution Trafficking and the myth of Asian Values You walk anywhere in Thailand and you’ll see them – older men, usually expats, walking hand in hand with younger Thai girls. We’re in a condo …
Everything IS Personal. And why you can’t love every place you visit…
Why you can’t love every place you visit… “Some would certainly stone me for saying this, but I don’t travel to places for the people anymore. It’s the sights and things to do there that …
Nationalities on the friendliness scale. Case study: Germans and Czechs.
Germans and Czechs on the friendliness scale It’s funny how things can be so different when crossing that imaginary political line called a border. Just 2 hours from Prague is Dresden in the former …
My 2 years as a child Expat in Zambia
My 2 years as a child Expat in Zambia I was 8 years old when we moved to Africa. For a kid born and raised in rural Quebec, it was the most extreme change in environment imaginable. We had always been …