Expat Magazine

ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

• 298. Long Story Short..

  

  22nd January. I was ambling around Saint-Jean-de-Luz in mid-2023 when my eye was caught by the sight of a gleaming gold ingot in a shop window. Read more

  The 24 january 2026 by   Piperade
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• Glitter, Glamour and the Glums

  

  Our yuletide revelry was crowned with a trip to the Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, Britain’s last remaining circus building, for their ‘Christmas Circus and Water... Read more

  The 17 january 2026 by   Jackscott
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• London, City of Hope

  

  We saw in 2026 with a proverbial bang at a house party thrown in style by two of our favourite village people. It was a banter-filled evening of merriment,... Read more

  The 10 january 2026 by   Jackscott
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• Top of the Pansy Pops 2025

  

  Yes, folks, it’s that time again when I look back at another year of my missives from the sticks. The most popular broadcasts of 2025 have a distinctly nostalgi... Read more

  The 31 december 2025 by   Jackscott
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• LGBT Armed Forces Memorial – No More Shame

  

  Last month, His Maj, King Charles, dedicated the first national memorial honouring LGBT armed forces personnel, 25 years after the ban on LGBT people serving... Read more

  The 01 november 2025 by   Jackscott
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• My Dribbling Years

  

  Being closer to the finish line than the start, I’m regularly pricked and poked, and not in a good way – blood tests for diabetes and high cholesterol, liver an... Read more

  The 25 october 2025 by   Jackscott
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• Sparks, Candles and Cardamom

  

  Suddenly one late evening our lights started to flicker and our electric hob began to beep randomly. Our neighbours, too, were experiencing spooky goings on. Read more

  The 18 october 2025 by   Jackscott
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• Happy Birthday, Perking the Pansies

  

  “In the beginning there was work and work was God. After 35 years in the business, the endless predictability made me question the Faith. Read more

  The 11 october 2025 by   Jackscott
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• Roys of Wroxham

  

  Way back in 2013, I wrote a brief throwaway piece about a day trip to Wroxham – ‘Gateway to the Norfolk Broads’ – a town entirely given over to those who like t... Read more

  The 04 october 2025 by   Jackscott
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• Room With a View

  

  When we first waded ashore to the fabled isle of Ithaca, we stumbled upon a tumbledown wreck of a house, perched by the waterside and overlooking a... Read more

  The 27 september 2025 by   Jackscott
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