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• Extinction, Conservation and Our Future

  

  I’ve always considered myself to be an environmentalist in the broadest sense of the term.  Reduce, reuse, and recycle were drummed into me at a young age. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Exploring Kent: Chilham & Kings Wood

  

  One of the great things about having your other half hail from the country you are an expat in is learning, visiting and doing things that you may not have othe... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Cardiff Calling

  

  I’ve been wanting to go to Wales for some time but had no plans in the immediate future.  Then our Belgium trip fell through and having already taken time off... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• London Drawing Theatre: Art in Motion

  

  It has been a month since I’ve updated the blog and dear readers this is not due to lack of material but primarily due to hitting a writing/blogging block. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Colour

  

  Life has been so very drab in London for too long and I have been waiting for spring/summer to breathe some colour into the city. This week’s photo challenge ha... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Decided & Settled

  

  After all this wait I finally got a decision last week…I am staying!  So now with residence permit in hand and my passport I have no more immigration woes. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Living in Limbo

  

  The waiting game For the past 6 months I have been patiently waiting for the UK Border Agency to make up their bloody minds and decide whether I can stay in... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Mother’s Day at the Garden Museum

  

  In celebration of Mother’s Day, David and I spend the afternoon with his mother out in London.  Our first choice of the Ice Age exhibition at the British... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Discover Hyper Japan in London

  

  One of the great things about London is the ease in which you can find a little piece of the world right here.  It is one of the main reasons the city feels lik... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Finding Beauty at Salisbury Cathedral

  

  In October last year while hosting the last of my friends from home I suggested a day trip so they could get a feel of what it is like outside of London.  The... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Illumination

  

  Kyoto Japan 2007: After walking through the historic Gion District my friend Shawn and I continued to wonder and stumbled upon Yasaka [a Shinto] Shrine. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Looking Back and Moving Forward

  

  Last year was pretty spectacular for London.  The huge spectacle of the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic and Paralympic Games did a good job of making the city... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Very British Christmas

  

  Even though I have lived in London for 4 years it took me until my 3rd year here to have a proper British Christmas.  My first year I had a month off so... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Quirky Behaviour: A Closer Look at the Leslieville Dollhouse

  

  Remember the Dollhouse I posted about in the summer?  If you don’t, check out that post here.  Well I promised more pictures and so here you are. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Green

  

  This challenge was made for me as green is my favourite colour!  My zodiac element is earth, a possible connection?  I think I love green so much because growin... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Cabbie’s View of London

  

  Recently I was asked by Dave of CabbieBlog to take part in his series the London Grill: We challenge our contributor to reply to ten devilishly probing question... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry

  

  Great Court Ceiling – British Museum Designed by Foster and Partners, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court transformed the Museum’s inner courtyard into the... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL