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…
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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…
Maximizing your Schengen visa: Do’s and Don’ts for a travelling to Europe
Once you’ve been through the ordeal of getting approval for a Schengen visa, it’s very tempting to wave your passport…
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…
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…
Visiting Northern Qatar: a day trip from doha
There is so much to see of Qatar beyond the city and a day trip to Northern Qatar is perfect…
How being an expat prepared me for life during a pandemic
Covid-19 has hit us all hard- overnight, everything and everyone we knew, was upside down or unavailable. Like everybody else, expats…
