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Why I Monetize my Expat Blog

August 17, 2011
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Earlier this year I was able to ‘meet’ fellow former expat, Maria Foley, for an interview on blog monetization published at Expat Women. Maria is the blogger behind I Was an Expat Wife, and like me, although she’s not currently overseas she has a lot to say about living abroad. She reached out to several [...]

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Food, Wine and Travel Writers: Why you Should Enter the IFWTWA Scholarship by July 31st

July 28, 2011
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A quick note for all food, wine and travel writers: The deadline for IFWTWA (if-twa) scholarships is July 31st. IFWTWA – the International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association – recognizes writers with its annual scholarship competition. I entered on a whim just a few days before last year’s deadline, and I was chosen as [...]

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Back from Alaska’s Inside Passage

July 9, 2011
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As you’ve probably guessed, our new son Gabriel and my editorial position at Matador Abroad have been keeping me pretty busy for the last five months. I’ve just come back from my first post-baby big trip to Alaska’s Inside Passage for the IFWTWA (pronounced if-twa) Conference at Sea with Holland America. It was my first [...]

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Notes on Being Semi-Unprepared for the Latest Blizzard

January 13, 2011
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Photo: Our nonfunctional fireplace. It’s much colder than the 65 degrees it should be. Holding my swelling belly with both hands, I heave myself onto my back and eventually achieve a position where I can glance at the digital clock on my nightstand. Blank. I know it’s after 4:30 a.m., but it’s still dark. After [...]

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Interview with Alam Jan Dario of Pamir Trails: Trekking in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan

January 11, 2011
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This interview was originally published on the old ExpatHeather site, but the post was lost in cyberspace due to my attempt at moving around some files on the FTP server. Since it’s about time to start thinking about summer travel again and readers often ask me for advice about hiking and trekking in Pakistan, I [...]

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The New England Blizzard Killed Our Mailbox!

December 30, 2010
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Yup, there’s the lid of it strewn about 15 feet away from the place where the mailbox was before the storm. Most likely it was knocked over by a plow. We live on a main road, so the road was cleared fairly quickly but our car was stuck in the driveway for three days due [...]

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My Experience: TSA Full-Body Scanner During the First Trimester

November 25, 2010
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At three months pregnant, I did not expect to have my first encounter with a full body scanner. My husband I were flying round trip from Boston to Kansas City, and since the machines are only used in one of Boston-Logan’s terminals and have not yet been implemented in Kansas City, we didn’t think we [...]

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