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Category Archives: Travel
Confessions of a cruiser (part 2)
Perhaps the biggest surprise came when checking in at the cruise terminal. “Oh, there’s Davin from school,” said Son1, as though it was completely normal to come across a school friend some 8,000 miles away from home. They gave each … Continue reading
Hi, my name is Circles and I’m a cruiser (part 1)
As an airline family it never occurred to me that a cruise might be for us – I had visions that a cruise would involve being stuck on a boat awash with a novovirus outbreak and quarantined to a tiny … Continue reading
The Thai foot massage with a happy outcome
I treated myself to a foot massage while in Thailand over the past few days. I chose a foot massage as it didn’t involve a locked back room, stripping all my clothes off and lying face down with my eyes, … Continue reading
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Tagged Karon Beach Phuket massage, mum in Dubai, Thai foot massage, Thai massage
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Budapest, communism and airline crew hotels
There’s something I’ve learnt about the children of pilots (and I’m talking about youngsters here – please tell me teenagers are different?). A pilot’s offspring might fly before they take their first teetering steps; their school friends might hail from … Continue reading
Over the moon to run into an astronaut!
They say things happen for a reason – although I couldn’t really see the truth in this as our bags were offloaded from the flight we were scheduled to be taking to Cape Town. Boarding was underway and we trooped … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday: The Expat Olympics
If you think about it, it’s a funny ole thing that expats spend such a big chunk of the year away from their adopted home, living out of a suitcase. While most people take two-week holidays, for expats six to … Continue reading
Tramping round an oil field (with children)
“Kids, this is where it all began!” An underwhelmed stare passed between them, then they glared at the tap in the ground – an unassuming piece of equipment with metal components, red wheels and a gauge on top. The tap … Continue reading
How to cause a big scene in Bahrain
“Where’s Matty gone?” I turned around at the sound of Son1’s voice, a notch smaller than usual, and sure enough his brother was gone. It all happened in an instant. We’d spent a magnificent day exploring Manama – a cosmopolitan … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Travel
Tagged Bahrain, bringing up children in the Middle East, Circles in the Sand travel post, Dairy Queen Bahrain, expat kids, holidays with children, jet-skiing in Bahrain, Manama, Manama souk, travel with kids, Tree of Life Bahrain, when your child gets lost, when your child wanders off
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Yin and Yang: Expat paperwork and the Italian Alps
Renewing your driver’s licence. How hard can it be? Well, when you live overseas and your US licence needs to be processed over the other side of the world, things can get complicated, as any expat will know. My DH … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Travel
Tagged expat paperwork, ski holiday in Italian Alps, ski trip with kids, skiing with boys
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CIRCLES IN THE SAND … Marianne Makdisi 