Oktoberfest: all it’s cracked up to be?
October 3, 2018Anyone that knows me knows I love German culture, but Oktoberfest is a different kind of beast, of this much I am now entirely aware. This beast is approximately 420,000 square feet of Munich. It’s a heaving mess of tents, rides, tourists and expensive beer. My first trip to Oktoberfest was the textbook definition of…
Why I Moved Abroad
September 26, 2018So I’ve moved abroad. You probably know this by now, since I won’t stop banging on about it. So much so that I’ve even created a whole blog dedicated to the fact that I, Rhianna, 23 from from Derbyshire, UK, have moved abroad. I trundled off to the airport, looking like an overburdened donkey, just…
5 things to do in your first week as an expat
September 23, 2018The dust on the suitcase under my bed has settled. There’s presently more in my cupboard than the 280-bag box of PG Tips that I shoved in my luggage as an afterthought. I can now walk down the street and know whether I need to turn left or right (or back) to get to the…
23 places I’ve visited in my 23 years (part 2)
September 21, 2018Without further ado, here is the second and final rundown of some of the best (subjectively, of course) places I’ve visited so far. Here’s to hoping that my 24th year brings many more additions to this list! To give my first list a look-through, head over here! 12. Budapest The ever-increasingly popular capital of…
23 places I’ve visited in my 23 years (part 1)
September 9, 2018A few days ago, I turned the ripe old age of 23. This effectively means it’s time to swap my heels for Clarks pumps, start recording Escape to the Country and storing odd buttons in an old biscuit tin. No longer will I be found in the nearest gentrified dive bar sipping £10 cocktails from…
Moving abroad: My Goals
September 3, 2018For me, reflection and analysis are part of the intrinsic make-up of my character. I’ve always liked to think (perhaps too deeply) about my decisions, my relationships, my hopes and my goals. Chance would have it that right now, there are a number of contributing factors that are causing me to think about these things…
The emotional toll of relocating: T-Minus 1 Week
August 29, 2018In the midst of countless ‘see you soon’s, ‘we’ll have to FaceTime’s and half-hearted but well-intentioned ‘let me know when I can visit’s, it’s easy to forget that the emotional toll of relocating from your home country and plonking yourself down somewhere completely new can be quite high. I’ve somehow overlooked this crucial detail: next…
Tales of Woe from the Departure Gate: An Airport Guide
August 22, 2018Humans are deeply varied and multi-faceted creatures. We are defined by an inability to define us exactly; we differ in our views, our dreams, our opinions, our dislikes, our hopes, our experiences. However, there is a truth universally acknowledged – a truth that unites us, that can be used to tar even the most polar…
5 things I learned during my first week blogging
August 18, 2018What I’ve learned from starting a blog: I am a just another expat blog novice, that much I am completely aware of. If this were a school, I would be a shy and unassuming Year 7 surrounded by sixth-formers. However, I have learned some lessons about starting a blog during my first (official) week as…
Leipzig, Germany: A Restaurant Guide
August 16, 2018I feel like I could actually be classed as an authority on eating out in Leipzig for a couple of reasons. The first – I am a self-confessed lover of eating food that has not been made by me. I’m not saying I’m a bad chef, I’m saying if it’s a toss-up between dragging my…