Another award??? ‘Scuse me, one minute while I deflate my head!
I am very flattered to have been selected to receive the Liebster Award. It is an award given out to blogs with less than 200 followers, with the purpose of highlighting good content that deserves a greater following...
To tip or not to tip… that is the question.
Ok, (deep breath) this is probably going to make some peoples blood boil, purely because of what we're discussing, but I would like to make it clear from the start that I am not having a dig at anyone's culture...
Canada’s Weather – What it’s REALLY like…
It’s supposed to be a British characteristic - an obsession with the weather. Something that’s discussed in any situation, the Post Office queue, the bus stop, at the office, when meeting the Queen. OK, I can’t be certain about that last one, but you can imagine it can’t you?
Versatile? Me?
My Sunday morning got off to a good start with the presentation of the Highly Esteemed Versatile Blogger Award. So I must be doing SOMETHING right!
Canada becomes part of Occupy Wall Street movement
The weather was grim, with grey skies and rain, but the protesters weren't deterred... Canada becomes part of Occupy Wall Street movement...
Adjustment & Culture Shock
When I agreed to become a "Trailing Spouse", "Expat Wife" etc. I let my natural optimism carry me. I looked forward to change, new opportunities, seeing more of the world. I was excited.Oh yes! You could say I am the Queen of Naive Thinking!
Occupy Wall Street movement hits T.O. Saturday
It seems that the phenomenon known as the Arab Spring, that started in the middle east, is actually a global awakening...
Pumpkin Panic!
Forget terrorism, global warming and the recession. These are the issues that we, in Canada, are battling today… this just in… Farmers fear pumpkin shortage for Halloween – CTV News.
Missing you….
Things I miss since moving to Canada.... Not getting taxed for everything bar breathing
Travel illusion: The awkward African diptych [VID] | Matador Network
Travel illusion: The awkward African diptych [VID] | Matador Network. A thought provoking piece for all the expat bloggers and travel-writers out there. It’s getting away from the caricatures that makes a piece more memorable and evocative… deceptively simple in theory but requires more effort in reality. Those “tried and tested” idioms just “roll off the tongue”…
