This article originally appeared in Go Nomad One expat’s favorite thing to do in the little desert country of Qatar The flat expanse of the Persian Gulf sparkles silver and in the 45-degree heat I’m pleased with the breeze that I feel only now that I’m on the water. I dip my paddle and bend my knees, dip and bend, striving to keep up with Lucy. Her compact limbs flex and
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Home: a landscape of the soul
Home, after the most difficult year of my three years in Qatar. When I woke up and looked out the window on the first morning back in California, and saw the blue sky I cried. Who cries over blue sky? I've never heard of a such thing. After 11 months of dust colored sky, dust colored ground, dust colored buildings and the worst dust storms in Qatar in the past 12 years, I am
Read MoreWhy we think differently in California
One day this year in Qatar I found myself in the odd position of explaining aspects of our host country to a group of expats--explaining things I'd only recently figured out myself. I had decided to try dragon boating and afterwards I went with the crew to a gelateria at Katara. None of these expats had jobs that provided interaction with Qataris. So they turned to me for
Read MoreHow moving to Calabria changed my life
I am pleased to add this interview to my Expat Stories series Here is Michelle Fabio, who moved to a village in Calabria in 2003 Arrival in Calabria Just a few days into that first visit to Calabria, I knew I had to move there. Although the logic of avoiding motion sickness told me to focus straight ahead, I couldn’t. I was mesmerized by the groves upon groves of
Read MoreThe Best of Southern Sri Lanka
Neither Rosa or I had been to Sri Lanka before. We had seven days and seven nights. And while Sri Lanka may appear small if you're looking at a globe, the distances are big. We did not want to spend massive amounts of hours in a car, so we narrowed down to the south, accepting that the mountains and tea plantations would have to wait for another time. Seeing the best of
Read MoreMayan Adventures with my 77-year-old Mother
By Chandi Wyant Published by Wanderlust and Lipstick On the Mayan Riviera an enthusiastic mother-daughter duo stay in beach-cabanas and drive through thick sand to Punta Allen The little panga slaps wildly on the waves but Baltazar, undaunted, continues on full throttle. Salt water douses our faces and I fling an arm around my 77-year-old mother. “I’m only afraid
Read MoreDining at Don Alfonso on the Amalfi Coast
Guest Post by Pavia Rosati Don Alfonso: Foodie Heaven on the Amalfi Coast A few years ago, I flew to Italy to have dinner with a man who was trying to impress me. (It made sense at the time.) He was a handsome musician and sommelier from Tuscany, the sort of gourmet who thought nothing of driving five hours for the right glass of Franciacorta. He picked me up at the Rome
Read MoreHow to Retire in Rome
I am pleased to add John's story to my Taking the Plunge series How to Retire in Rome The most frequently asked question I received wasn’t, Why are you doing it? With a sense of quiet desperation in their voice, they ask, How did you do it? My formula was simple: No wife, no ex-wife, no kids and a real smart broker. However, you don’t need this perfect storm to live la
Read MoreMy Wedding in Tuscany
by Chandi J. Wyant March 15, 2002 Published by Gira!Scope A determined bride-to-be finds Florence the best place in which to make marry As soon as I became engaged, I knew I wanted to have my wedding in Tuscany, my favorite place in the world. But family members said, "You can't get married there, it's too far away." And our friends said, "You can't get married there,
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The Afternoon Piazza
By Chandi J Wyant Runner-up Bella Tuscany Writing Contest The sun was hot and the piazza empty, just as it had been on that day last year. The piazza was the same, the old walls of the surrounding buildings, fading from ochre to yellow, crumbling in patches. The cobbled street, so narrow that the sun didn't reach it, ending at the bright yellow piazza, full of noonday heat.
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