I feel like Corsica is one of those places where someone will say the name and it vaguely sounds familiar, yet nothing comes to mind. When we looked for destinations for our summer travels this past season, Corsica, a beautiful French island, had affordable flights. You know us, we can’t resist a good deal, sold! …
Guinness, St. Patrick’s Day, and red heads are all stereotypical wrong answers for how to experience authentic Ireland. Traveling to Ireland during rainy season in February is absolutely the right answer. We obviously instinctively knew this and made it happen. Guess what!? Ireland absolutely blew our minds and exceeded our wildest dreams (Moody Blues song …
It’s been a while since we created our original list of quirks about living in England. So we figured we would pool our minds together as a family and come up with another list. Enjoy!
Whew one month into 2023! Are we late or what in regards to our holiday tidings ;). Our last tidings focused on the stress and craziness that we came back to after our summer travels and our one-year anniversary abroad. Despite that, fall was a net positive experience for us. We traveled less, embraced the …
Woo hoo we just passed our one-year anniversary in the UK! Everyone says it takes about a year to settle in a new place. So, you’d think we’d feel settled in and into a routine. Yes and no. The universe has a funny way of playing jokes. At the one-year mark we got swamped with …
We came up with a list of amusing, fun, and unique things we’ve experienced living in England compared to life back at home in the United States. It felt like a good time to inject some playfulness into our posts after the past few more serious/heavy posts. It’s called a ladybird, not a ladybug. We …
As we get older, it can feel like the number of days is fewer and farther between where our head hits the pillow with a sigh of “ahhh, today was a really good day.” They can be the kind of days where you unexpectedly connected with someone or days when you were in the beginnings …
The other night we realized we’ve been in the UK for almost 4 months. That’s almost equivalent to a whole season! Wow. Yet, even with all this time, you might be shocked, or not really, to learn we don’t feel settled in. Just when we get into a routine things switch up. Short-term rental. Start …
Get ready! We are carrying you across the threshold! We moved into our home – hopefully for the duration of our expat journey in the UK! To have something to call home after a couple of months of transient living feels grounding. You know you age like a fine wine when you get joy out …
One of the most exciting things about moving to a country we’ve never lived in before is discovering all the new traditions and customs of a place! It feels eye-opening to experience a holiday that we already celebrate and to learn how another community embraces it. We’ve learned so much about Christmas in England already. …
