Expat life in doha

On most days, I find myself smiling without noticing. I spend most days doing nothing much at all: writing, reading, practicing my baby French and cooking classic French grandmother recipes. I check out new art exhibitions, I write my newspaper column, I drink sangria in backyards. I sip noisettes in cafés as I writes lists for everything I want my life to be. … [Read more...] about Paris Expat: The Reality of Life in France

The experience got me thinking recently, about how culturally specific arrogance really is? Even a cursory inspection of the phenomenon reveals it’s hardly an exclusively German trait – the British and French suffer the exact same stereotypes, to name just two.  … [Read more...] about The truth about German arrogance

We’re kicking off the weekend at the Saturnia hot springs. The Maremma is located deep in Southern Tuscany and these hot springs are about two hours from Rome. They’re the area’s most popular tourist attraction and it always pays to get in early, unless you enjoy elbowing German tourists in the face for space. … [Read more...] about Weekend Wanderlust: The very best of the Tuscan Maremma