Expat adjustments

Expat adjustments

As you would expect with moving to a new country, there are plenty of adjustments that need to be made. As well as the obvious, there are a few ‘more subtle’ ones that I have had to take on board… Hard hair Sounds ridiculous, but it’s true. Turns out the water here is...
Visiting the Green ‘See’

Visiting the Green ‘See’

I am discovering that Austria has A LOT of public holidays. No idea what they are for, but I’m not complaining. On this particular holiday, we visited the Green See.   No, that’s not a typo. Confusingly, ‘see’ means ‘lake’ in...
Turning 50 in Croatia

Turning 50 in Croatia

Since I last wrote, I have moved to Europe. Yay me! And in Europe, everything is close. At least by Australian standards. So when I had the chance to spend a long weekend on the coast in Croatia, I jumped at it. I would turn 50!   Croatia would be my 50th country. How...
Taboo topics

Taboo topics

They say write about what scares you, so here goes…   A friend of mine recently emailed me about my move to Austria. She brought up an excellent point which got me thinking.  Moving for love.   As a ‘travel writer’ it almost seems a frowned upon...
Confessions….5 days to go

Confessions….5 days to go

Dear Readers, Forgive me for I have sinned….it has been at least a month since my last blog post. Well, technically I have written about getting my visa, but that post probably should remain unpublished so as to not upset the powers that be. Forgive me. Since Elmar...