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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1059 )

• Pride Live!

  

  I’m nervous. I got an email from DJ Di Cunningham inviting me along to Future Radio to be a guest on Pride Live! Future Radio is a community station broadcastin... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Calm Down, Dear

  

  Whenever I threw a hissy fit about the direction my foster home was taking, whether from a political or religious perspective (or a toxic mix of the two),... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spooks 2

  

  Our tatty chattels finally made it across the high seas, landing safely at the port of Felixstowe in Suffolk. Her Maj’s Revenue and Customs eyed the... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mommie Dearest

  

  The day after we moved into our ancient gaff, a nice man called Richard from Virgin Media (not the Richard, obviously) installed our all singing, all dancing... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rainbow Sporting Heros

  

  As Olympic fever goes into hyperdrive, I was thinking about homophobia in sport, particularly the beautiful game. Even though the likes of David Beckham are in... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 DIARIES, LGBTQ, SELF EXPRESSION, SPORTS

• Norwich Pride

  Sadly, we missed Norwich Pride. As novice Norwichians, we hang our heads in shame. The event was held the day after the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thank You, Mitt Romney

  We leapt off the train from Norwich at Stratford (the main gateway to the Olympic Games). It was busy but not uncomfortably so. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Absolutely Fabulous

  

  It doesn’t usually do to go back, to try and relive a moment. Invariably, it leads to bitter disappointment and anti-depressants. Sometimes though, there’s... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let the Games Begin

  

  Roll up, roll up. Love it or loathe it, the Olympic circus has come to town. Uniquely, London is the only city to have hosted the over-bloated jamboree three... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Voice Hits Pontin’s

  

  Back at base camp, we donned our glad rags and pirouetted down to the Stardust Cabaret Bar (think swirly carpets and swirly ceilings) to watch the permanently... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Devil Gate Drive

  

  We made our great escape from Stalag 17 and dashed to Morrison’s Supermarket to stock up on cheap plonk, check prices and observe the local Suffolk wildlife in... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pontin’s Happy Campers

  

  The final leg of our budget trip was four nights at Pontin’s, Pakefield – seventy quid each, half board. Both Liam and I are well-acquainted with the holiday... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Windy City

  

  The minor inconvenience of existing tenants meant that we had to wait a while for our medieval Weaver’s cottage in Norwich. To avoid continual sofa-hopping, we... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• London Turks

  

  While looking for a new gaff to lay our hats we boxed and coxed with trunks in tow. Some of our time was spent with Liam’s folks in Edmonton, North London. The... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do You Have a Tale to Tell?

  

  QuestTurkey is a top notch property and lifestyle website about Turkey. I’ve been lucky enough to feature on the site a few times in the past. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• School’s Out

  

  Travel may well broaden the mind but upping sticks and relocating to a foreign field can blow it completely. The best laid plans may not prepare you for having... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Edge of Glory

  

  Blimey. Perking the Pansies has made the long list of 10 for the prestigious Polari First Book Prize. I popped along to the Polari Literary Salon at the Royal... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Marriage Equality Or Marriage Apartheid?

  

  Typical indecisive liberal Libran, I’m all in a silly tizz. I just can’t make my mind up about the Government’s marriage equality law. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• We’re All Immigrants Really

  

  I recently tuned in to a debate on BBC Radio Norwich. It was about immigration, something of a national obsession in Blighty, particularly now that the recessio... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Essential Lessons for Expat Living

  

  Pat Yale (she who put the pat into expat), has been writing for the Today’s Zaman, one of two Turkish national newspapers published in English. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION