March was a weird month: more snow in Anacortes, and rain that would just not quit. I got the winter blues for the first time in the nearly two years since I moved to Washington State. But I can’t be too hard on myself – I found out Seattle saw only three ‘officially sunny’ days […]
Expat life
Expat Escapades January 2017
They say how you ring in the new year sets the tone for the year ahead. If that’s true, I’m in for one jazzy twelve months. When the clock struck midnight on January 1st 2017, I was deep below the city of London, at a 1940s themed party in an old bomb shelter. Totally out […]
Expat Escapades November 2016
It’s 6am and I’m sitting bright eyed at my laptop with a hot cup of coffee. It’s unusual for me to be excited about anything this early on a Monday, but today is special: we’re expecting the first snow of the season! Snow is quite a rarity in Anacortes as the town is so close […]
My journey through America’s national parks
August 25th 2016 marked a very special date: the 100th birthday of the US National Parks Service. While national parks had existed for years prior – Yellowstone was the first national park in the world in 1872 – it wasn’t until 1916 that the National Parks Service was created to protect America’s most beautiful, fragile […]
Expat Escapades May 2016
May can only be described as total, utter madness – in the best way possible. Packed with action, it’s probably why I’m writing the Expat Escapades May edition in July. May was the month of most’s: the most cities visited, the most miles driven, the most national parks hiked through, and certainly the most ice-cream […]
Expat Escapades April 2016
Is there any better feeling than those first few weeks of sunshine after a long, wet winter? While I enjoyed rekindling my love for all things snow related over winter, the time has come to be reunited with my old pal Vitamin D. Spring is the time for day-long adventures. Ducking into a café because […]