Last week after posting Expat Village’s Thanksgiving and Travel Infographic, I started thinking about our own Thanksgiving travels. We won’t be flying out but we will be driving north tomorrow afternoon. The drive isn’t far but because I tell yell lovingly nag Husband to drive slow (even though admittedly he isn’t driving fast) the ride takes us around 4½ hours. Every summer […]
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Keeping in the Loop for the Long-Term Traveler
It’s easy when you’re out of your home country for a while to lose touch with the inner workings of your friends’ and family’s lives. Imagine how much easier still it is to lose touch with things like pop culture (music, film, TV, books, apparel, apps) if you aren’t really invested in that sort of […]
Experts Weigh In: Moving Your Kids Abroad and How to Help Them
Moving kids abroad is like moving a kangaroo to New Jersey – I’m sure it would eventually adapt but it’s gonna take some time because, well, kangaroos know nothing about the Jersey Shore or fist pumping or driving on the Parkway. I’m sure a kangaroo from Down Under would like living in New Jersey: they probably know […]