From Shanghai to Tokyo
Malena is a great friend of Expatclic. In the past she was on the site’s Spanish-speaking team. After spending a few years in Shanghai, she has now moved to Tokyo.
Batik, a beautiful encounter and a bit of Indonesian geography
Claudiaexpat shares another beautiful encounter in Jakarta. Hasnan is an elderly Indonesian lady who creates and sells traditional batik. I met her at the Christmas Bazaar of the American
A great Indonesian pianist
Claudiaexpat introduces us to Ananda Sukarlan, a superb Indonesian pianist. I have always been fascinated by artists, and whenever I move to a new country, I go out of
Taking a year out from being a working mother
In this remarkable article, Claudia, Italian, shares the story of her move from Geneva to Bangkok but also another even more important move: that from being a working mother to
The crazy lady’s place
You are about to read the amazing story of an American woman who followed her husband abroad and shaped a life full of meaning. Linda was the first woman to
Another voice
Another Voice is a blog animated by a group of women living both in Israel and Palestine, who in front of the deteriorating situation aim at putting together voices of
Discovering Jakarta
Here, all team members and members of the community of Expatclic, can keep a diary of their first discoveries in their new host country. No big details, just some quick tips,
A terrible beauty
We received this story during the Travel Reflections Competition. We thank Sue for allowing us to publish A terrible beauty today for this special updating on Empty Nest. Sue blogs about living
A tourist expatguide in Israel
I met Jacobien, a Dutch lady who lives in Jerusalem, when I joined a group of people she was leading on a tour to Mea Sharim, an ultraorthodox Jewish area
Interview with Paul, man trailing spouse in Jerusalem
Claudiaexpat introduces us to Paul, an English gentleman who follows his partner around the world. Paul is not the typical expat man trailing spouse, if such a concept exists.
