Up in the air: paratriking in Qatar
In the dappled sunrise light of day, the view from the sky was of sand, sea and people as the…
Tag: expat life
Surviving the first few months of Teaching abroad
Teaching abroad can look glamorous on social media- new experiences, a foreign land, exotic food and it all looks like…
Expat relationships:the struggle of imbalance
I’ve said it before and I will say it again, Expat life is not for the faint hearted. The daily…
The Brown Girl’s Guide to Moving Abroad: Things I wish I had known
Did you parents disown you when you left home to live abroad? This is the number one question I get…
Visiting the Salt Lakes in Abu Dhabi
You may have heard of the sulphur springs in Oman, the white travertine terraces in Pammukale, (Turkey), the salt flats…
Visiting Jubail Mangrove Park in Abu Dhabi
The water is the most gentle hue of blue, unassuming but striking, the humble star of the island. I watch…
Panda’s Guide to Gorilla Trekking in Uganda
The bushes in front of me rustle softly and I look ahead curiously. The ranger parts the branches with his…
3 ways growing up in South Africa prepared me for being an expat
South Africa is the weirdest of places. Honestly in all my travels I have yet to come across somewhere so…
Quirky cafes in Qatar
If I can say one thing about Qatar, it’s that it aims to quietly impress. Not competing with the neighbouring…
10 lessons about expat life: a 10 year review
Moving abroad as a fresh faced, newly graduated 21 year old for the first time, was the toughest thing I…
