Our dear friend Paola just came back from a fabulous trip to Scotland. In this article she shares a lovely and moving story, and takes us to discover the “peedie chapel”…thank you Paola! Smirr. What a wonderful Scottish word. A fine...
We wholeheartedly thank our dear friend Paola, who once more delights us with one of her discoveries. In this case, the Gross National Happiness in Bhutan. You can hear more about this fabulous country in the words of a North-American writer...
I have to admit, when I heard talk of a Tarantella School in Melbourne, I was sceptical. Being from Liguria, the Tarantella was, for me, totally foreign and I associated it with an image of Southern Italy that I wasn’t particularly...
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...
Come and discover a fresh and lovely artist. Marcelli D’Andréa lives in London, and she tells us about art and traveling in her life. Thank you Marcelli! What took you abroad the first time, and what made you stay? I...
Claudiaexpat tells us about XS project, a social initiative she discovered in Jakarta. I recently visited an inspiring initiative in Jakarta, XS Project, which deals with trash. Anyone living in Jakarta knows that trash is a huge problem. What not...
Come and meet Sylvie Gormezano and her passion for art communities. Sylvie introduces us to Writing at the Castle, a wonderful retreat for writers in the south of France. You were born in France, but you consider yourself an expat...
When I received the first message from Kate, I was about to board a plane that took me from London back to Milan. Reading her mail and discovering her amazingly stimulating job made my heart feel even heavier at the idea...
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 Women Association of Jakarta. My friend Ida (whom I met thanks...
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 my way to discover as many as possible. I was therefore...
