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A little about me, John Arnold

I was born in Birmingham England and have had wanderlust in my blood since a very early age. I was a square peg in a round hole in my town and so I set sail for Australia as a "Ten Pound Pom" aged 22. Since then I have traveled around the world. Now, retired from my mechanical engineering career in 2012, I have decided to, yet again, embrace change and move on; but to where?

What does the word “expat” mean?

An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their original citizenship. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriate

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Recent Posts

  • Bali and the cost of living June 29, 2019
  • Travelling and the art of being social February 15, 2019
  • Death by bus or bullet?! June 24, 2018
  • Eating local food in your chosen paradise March 4, 2018
  • Renting a house in Khanom Thailand March 3, 2018
  • Meanwhile: Thailand 2018 March 3, 2018
  • A closer look at San Miguel de Allende June 16, 2016
  • Places I have lived or travelled to May 22, 2016
  • Living in Chiang Mai. It’s not all roses! September 7, 2015
  • Chiang Mai and my cost of living in Thailand June 8, 2015

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