In lockdown we spend quite a lot of quality time at home. The other day I said to my husband: “we have been together over …
The Three Of Us Are Together Until After Lockdown
Dubai Is Very Fast-Paced. You Just Don’t Stop.
The biggest impact of lockdown in Dubai for me, was losing my job (of six years). That was a big shock. Six weeks ago I …
Madeira: This Is My Home, This Is Where I Was Born
I am a primary school teacher working in an International School in the Algarve. When that closed on the 13 March due to coronavirus, I thought: I …
Our problem now is getting a flight home from Spain
We own an apartment in Spain, on the Costa del Sol, in a little town on the coast. We are both retired and came over in …
Things in Switzerland are so expensive.
Where I live In Switzerland it’s pretty good because we are near to the woods so I can still see people jogging, walking…. cycling. In lockdown …
We moved to London in September..
Last year I was worried about the situation in Hong Kong and the influence of the Chinese government on local politics. We started thinking about …
In Hong Kong everything comes down to economics.
In Hong Kong at the beginning of Coronavirus it was all about stockpiling and face masks – this was right after Chinese New Year in February. …
In Italy, our parks are all locked – due to Coronavirus.
What happened in the north of Italy was just so dreadful…. When we first heard about the virus in China, like lots of people, we …
Nursing care – is this our last home?
We always knew the day would come when dad would have to move to nursing care. From the outset his dementia has been a sliding …
It’s a good wee street… good neighbours around us.
I’ve lived here since 1982. I originally lived on the other side of the street – where I was born. Our family have been …