A Move Down South
After nearly 7 years of living in the far north of the island we have moved to the south…
Articles about living in the Caribbean
After nearly 7 years of living in the far north of the island we have moved to the south…
As the summer season approaches, many people are looking forward to taking a break from their daily routine and…
When we lived in Aruba we already had 5 animals. 2 cats from the UK, 2 dogs and another…
St Lucia is the 3rd Caribbean island we have lived in and it’s now been the longest amount of…
Pity the poor British postal worker, battling in the rain and wind, with their trolleys laden with parcels and…
When you think of music in the Caribbean you would think of reggae and calypso. Much to our surprise…
Although living in another country can be a great experience and you will spend mornings wanting to pinch yourself…
When you live in a tropical country you can expect your share of creepie crawlies and it may take…
My first impressions of St Lucia when I moved here was that it is just so green and lush…
The husband was very fortunate in receiving two job offers after Hurricane Irma had destroyed our home in Tortola. …
This is my husband’s story of his experience during and after Hurricane Irma when he was in Tortola. ______________________________…
As we enter 2018 we are putting 2017 firmly behind us and the horror that was Hurricane Irma. Our…
Life as an expat has a few stages that inevitably you will go through. You may go through each…
There are a few expat wife meme’s about, so I thought I would create one for us expat wives…
How does your accent change when living abroad and do you find that you are treated differently because of…
Walking along the beach is one of the best things about island living. The white sand and the range…
Moving to an island and adapting to island life can take a while. It may take months or years,…
Island living is not all sunsets and cocktails. You need a few survival tips to stop you fashioning a…
A few months into living on the island of Aruba and I am still in awe of the variety…
After three years in Barbados is was time to move on. Or rather my husband’s work visa expired and…
We have now just started our third expat move and it occurred to me that the process of moving…
If you are looking to drive around the island of Barbados, make sure that you have a decent map…
Island shopping is not for the faint hearted or weak. The weekly grocery shop on an island is almost…
Not that this has any impact upon my wardrobe, but one of the few banned items in Barbados is…
I’ve been told by a few locals that rain is just “liquid sunshine” here. That’s some great marketing! If…
We live next to a National Trust site in the middle of Barbados and before we moved in we…
One of the things that made me more comfortable about living on the island rather than the city life…
Living with humidity can be a constant battle with your hair especially for those of us with fine hair….
One of the comments I will make about living in a place with warm temperatures, is that it’s not the…
For those of you not familiar with the British high street, there used to be a store called Woolworths…
Lime is not just the green citrus fruit essential in a mojito, but here in Barbados “liming” is a…
Hi! Thanks for finding me or answering to my pushy self-promotion! Living in the Caribbean is my second expat…