by Lucille | Sep 22, 2016 | The Ones About Expat Life
This post was written in conjunction with the series Knocked Up Abroad. The second book in the series Knocked Up Abroad Again will be published with your help on Kickstarter! Having a Baby in South Africa What is it like having a baby in South Africa?...
by Lucille | Jun 6, 2016 | The Ones About Expat Life
It’s been almost a year since we said a teary farewell to our friends and family in South Africa and began our new life in The Netherlands, our fifth international posting. All in all I’d say this has been a seamless transition…although buying and...
by Lucille | May 2, 2016 | The Ones About Expat Life
I’ve moved enough times to know that one of the most important factors to creating a happy life in a new country is making friends. In each country I’ve lived in there has been one person, one kick-ass connected mama who has taken me under her wing,...
by Lucille | Apr 25, 2016 | The Ones About Expat Life, The Ones About Travel
Kalpazankaya, the mysterious incantation “Oh darlings, you’re here! Welcome. Welcome!” our host proclaimed as we arrived fashionably late to a dinner party at a chic restaurant on the Bosphorus, kissing us both on the cheek and enveloping us in the vapours of her...
by Lucille | Mar 31, 2016 | The Ones About Expat Life
My first major purchase when we moved to The Netherlands last year was a cargo bike, a bakfiets. It’s 2.5 meters long and carries two kids, groceries, recycling, scooters, balance bikes or anything else I may need to transport. I do not own a car. I have...
by Lucille | Mar 24, 2016 | The Ones About Expat Life
I did a little interview with Global Living Magazine. They call me a “British expat in The Netherlands”…but I guess it would be more accurate to say “I’m a British-born South African who has repatriated to The Netherlands, a country whose...