Busting myths: 8 common misconceptions about expat life in Qatar

“I live in Qatar” Where?! “The Middle East?”  Oh right, what’s that like?  I’ve heard…. Living in the Middle East for the past four and…

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Expat Life: Our Dohaversary

This week marked our six year Dohaversary. Six years we’ve been living in Doha, shuttling back to the UK every summer. We arrived in the…

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Reflections on our Nine Year Expatversary

Last month saw us celebrate nine years away from the UK. Our nine year expatversary if you will. And yet it feels very much like…

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The Expat Rollercoaster

The last nine years have been busy to say the least. At the end of August 2012 I left the office for the last time…

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Expat Life: England’s Green and Pleasant Lands

Two years after we left the UK to head home for Qatar we are once again, finally, back in Englands green and pleasant lands. Albeit…

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And that’s us back to homeschool

Amazingly, last week during the Easter break, we were able to finally leave Qatar and head on holiday. My husband and I are both fully…

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Four things I wish I’d have known before becoming an expat

Expat living, it’s definitely not for everyone. Moving away from your home country, where you have a base, a support network, know the language, the…

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