Miss Footloose
I'm an expat writer not living in paradise (like Peter Mayle or Frances Mayes). I do not drink wine from my own grapes or tend my own olive groves. I have, however, visited my butcher's bedroom in Palestine, eaten fertility sausage in Kenya, and almost landed in prison in Uganda.
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LIFE IN THE EXPAT LANE
http://www.lifeintheexpatlane.com/
Lighthearted stories of my (mis)adventures living the expat life in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and other fun places around the globe.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 237 )
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Expat Life: Confessions of a Tacky Tourist
A street in Arles, FranceThe narrow streets are flooded with tourist groups, washed ashore by the mighty river Rhône swollen with cruise boats.We are in Arles,... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: Bedroom Adventure
Don’t you love taking risks? It makes life so exciting and interesting! Okay, I’m not talking about the risks of the life-and-death variety, but the small ones... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
I Have Never Been Kissed So Much
How to live a simpler life? Slower? More Zen-like? In a place with good food and wine and lots of sunshine? We came up with an answer:We moved to a French... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Foreign Confusion: Are We Speaking English?
Don’t you just love learning a foreign language? It is so much fun! Okay, it’s also exasperating, difficult and often confusing. I am now learning French, and... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Living Abroad and Falling in Love
Serial expats are not always charmed by yet another new country and another new culture. Much is written about the strains and stresses of the expat life, so I... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: Falling in Love, Why Not?
Serial expats are not always charmed by yet another new country and another new culture. Many tomes are written about the strains and stresses of the expat life... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: Bali, Anyone?
Have you ever been to Bali? Heard about it? What would you do if you unexpectedly inherited a little beach hotel on Bali? How cool would that be? Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: 13 Ways to Drive Yourself Nuts
1. You decide you’re going to move to another foreign country just because you want to, not because of work. You’ll do this without the support of a company.... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: A Quilt of Foreign Bits and Pieces
Is your globetrotting life full of little incidents, insights, views, colors, smells and other bits and pieces that don’t stand alone as a big adventure or an... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: My Butcher’s Bedroom (Continued)
Expat life can be an adventure. This tale puts me in Palestine, in the car with my butcher. We’re driving through the Judean desert and I’m wondering what I... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: My Butcher’s Bedroom
You love expat stories? Grab a glass of wine and let me tell you about my Palestinian butcher. His name is Bashir. His meat shop is tiny, like most stores that... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: Romancing the World Around
Since it’s Valentine’s Day, romance blooms everywhere – real, imagined, pretend, and fake. Roses, chocolate, diamonds, poems, music, everything romantic is on... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: Off to Prison (Part Two)
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 Uganda,... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: Off to Prison (Part One)
Do you think traveling in foreign countries is exciting? Well, it certainly can be, but sometimes as an expat or a globetrotter you get more excitement than... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Foodie: Who Says Dutch Food is Bad?
Do you hate Dutch food? Ever had real homemade erwtensoep? Probably not. Dutch food is not one of the cuisines much admired in the world, but it is the one I... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES -
Expat Life: War and Peas in Kenya
So you’re and expat living abroad. Let’s say in Kenya, East Africa, the place with all the wild animals. Say you’ve eaten your share of the local soul food,... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Living Abroad: But What About the Kids?
Have you taken your kids to live abroad? As foreigners in alien lands we often come across cultural customs, habits and behaviors that baffle us, charm us, anno... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Fun Abroad: Of Burning Dolls and a Mouthful of Grapes
On New Year’s Eve, spectatcular public fireworks are set off in many countries to celebrate the New Year, but there are many other fun customs and traditions... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Expat Life: Have You Ever Visited Bethlehem?
The town of Bethlehem is not what you might imagine, at least it isn’t what I had imagined when I visited there while living in Palestine. Here’s what’s... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL -
Living Abroad: A Bit of Humor
Miss Footloose has a collection of quotations related to travel and life abroad and hopes you might find in the selection below a bit of comfort, wisdom and... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL