Everyday Expat Adventures: The Chocolate Crackle Episode

Vietnamese kitchen don’t have ovens. Our kitchen has a two-ring gas cooktop. Underneath is a cupboard where the gas bottle is stored. So when Miss M first became aware.

13 years ago

Still Rocking It (With Mid-Autumn Madness)

Miss M can no longer be called a baby. She is a month shy of three, with long straight legs and hair down to the middle of her back..

14 years ago

The Mi Quang Quest

Mi Quang is a noodle soup from central Vietnam, full of soft yellow noodles, prawn, pork, quail eggs, peanuts and shredded lettuce and herbs. It’s one of those dishes.

14 years ago

Eat-Pray-Erk

Darling Man is so laid back and easy-going I often forget about our different backgrounds. Until he tells me we’re due to go to a death anniversary party on.

14 years ago

The Adventures Of Horse

Horse has come a long way since he was churned out of an anonymous factory in China and shipped to Germany. It was in Germany that Horse’s quirky but.

14 years ago

The Truth About Solo Parenting And International Travel With A Toddler

Warning: very long post ahead. During five and a half weeks of traveling through France and Switzerland with my two-year-old and without my Darling Man, I learned a few.

14 years ago

Nanny No-Show

Our beloved Super-Nanny didn’t turn up for work on Thursday. She didn’t answer her phone or respond to my texts. She didn’t turn up for work on Friday. She.

14 years ago

Crazy Hazy Days In Chiang Mai

My throat hurts, my skin feels sore, my eyes are scratchy and my nose won’t stop running. The occasional sneeze makes my headache worse. I woke to yet another.

14 years ago