Many of Sanaani finest dishes are centuries old. Over time many exotic dishes from India, Syria, Indonesia, Turkey, and Central Asia have been adopted. They have been assimilated so completely that it is nowadays difficult to think of those dishes...
In this lovely article, Paola, long-time friend of Expatclic, opens her window on Dhaka, where she lived four wonderful years, and tells of how she discovered Bangla butterflies and how they helped her. When I moved to Dhaka, the capital...
We already had the pleasure to share the story of Viktoriya, a Russian lady who moved to Japan for love. Today she tells us about a most difficult aspect of her life: her teenager son has been diagnosed with BPD (Borderline...
When you think of a journey to Thailand, you may be more likely to think of young backpackers and TEFL teachers on round-the-world trips than families adventuring with children in tow. But an incredibly low cost of living means that an...
Recently my husband and I had to consider where in the world our next move would take us. There were several choices but we eventually focused on a position in Moscow. Straightaway I turned to my wonderful Expatclic network of expat...
Valexpat has met Alaine Handa in Singapore, and interviewed her on her interesting life as a TCK, but mostly about her wonderful idea of mixing Chokladbollar making with elements taken from the various countries she has lived in. Thank you Alaine!...
We thank our lovely Richa Singh for taking us to Udaipur, the Indian city of lakes with the charms of a bygone princely era. It sounds marvellous! Picture this – you sit with a cigar in your hand by the lake...
A while ago I had the chance to interview an amazing Russian woman, Viktoriya, who lives in Japan. She told me about a part of her work she shares with Ed, a Croatian colleague also living in Japan. I was intrigued...
We entered the Chinese New Year, the year of the pig. Claudiaexpat remembers the celebrations in Glodok, Jakarta. In the four years I spent in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, I tried hard to get to its soul. I concluded...
Carolexpat talks to us about Charpais (Indian woven rope beds) and draws a fascinating parallel between local objects that tell us about different cultures. As expatriates in Asia, the Middle East, Africa or South America, we come into contact with...
