Tropical Life Is Not All Smooth Sailing
Although living in another country can be a great experience and you will spend mornings wanting to pinch yourself…
Campari – The Red Love Affair with St Lucia
Campari is a drink that I have not seen in the UK since the 1980s. It’s an Italian aperitif…
Settling in St Lucia
My first impressions of St Lucia when I moved here was that it is just so green and lush…
Our Hurricane Irma Story – Full On Hit
This is my husband’s story of his experience during and after Hurricane Irma when he was in Tortola. ______________________________…
The 4 Stages of Living Abroad
Life as an expat has a few stages that inevitably you will go through. You may go through each…
The Bane of a British Accent Abroad
How does your accent change when living abroad and do you find that you are treated differently because of…
10 Signs You Have Become An Island Girl
Moving to an island and adapting to island life can take a while. It may take months or years,…
Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Aruba
A few months into living on the island of Aruba and I am still in awe of the variety…
How Technology Improved the Expat Life
We have now just started our third expat move and it occurred to me that the process of moving…
Barbados Fishcakes
Indulge in the flavors of the Caribbean with these delightful Barbados fish cakes! Crispy on the outside and soft…
Barbados Shopping is a Sport
Island shopping is not for the faint hearted or weak. The weekly grocery shop on an island is almost…
Paint & Groove
I spent my first year in Barbados going crazy with boredom as I had been used to city living…