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Travel Adventures during Covid Times, with Gratitude

By On January 27, 2022

Happy New Year! 2022 is upon us and the world is a different place than it was before.  As always, gratitude is the name of the game. What a spectacular gift we… Read More

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Culture

ExpatFocus Interview

By On March 24, 2021

Who are you? I’m a mom, wife, entrepreneur, culturalist, and a lifetime advocate of making the world a better place by following my passions in life and sharing those passions with those… Read More

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Culture

Why did they call it candy?

By On November 1, 2019

  Our very first Halloween in London and thrilled that the American tradition thrives here too. After telling the mini vampire to take whatever candy he wants from the basket, I hear… Read More

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Culture

Another Country, Another Adventure of Discovery

By On October 6, 2019

As we have just moved from Hong Kong to London, I recently came across one of my first updates from when we arrived in Hong Kong six years ago. Summer, 2014 1.Taxis… Read More

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Culture

Beware of Unintended Intruders

By On March 1, 2019

True story. I was at a resort in Thailand and needed to quickly run up to my room from the pool to get my water bottle. The door to my room was… Read More

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Culture

Home sweet home – where the heck am I?

By On January 5, 2019

“ID please”… At my age, I don’t often hear that at the checkout counter.  Apparently, in the USA nowadays, you need to look under the age of 50 to be able to… Read More

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Culture

Tipsy Taboos

By On December 17, 2018

My 15-year old son got this beer glass at a recent school Science field trip… to the Hong Kong “Back to School” craft beer brewery. I kid you not! They weren’t allowed to taste… Read More

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Interview with an Expat, Helen Bannigan

By On January 27, 2018

v Where are you originally from and where are you living now? I’ve lived abroad now for close to 30 years, and am on my 6th country: After leaving my home country of… Read More