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Kate Turner replied to Kate Turner's discussion 'Looking for Brit expat bloggers for guest posts' in the group Expat Bloggers
Hi Fiona,
Sorry, I've only just seen this! That sounds great - I'll get in touch via your blog.
Many thanks,
Kate
Fiona Erlandsen replied to Kate Turner's discussion 'Looking for Brit expat bloggers for guest posts' in the group Expat Bloggers
Hi Kate
I am English, have been living outside of the UK now for over ten years. First in France, and then to Lanzarote three years ago. My husband is Norwegian, so we have a house in Norway as well and spend nearly 6 months of…
Kate Turner commented on Mary Richardson's group 'Food Lovers Around the World'
I've just moved back to Oxford and undertaken a mission: to eat at as many of the city's restaurants as I can in one year. Please take a look at my new blog Girl Eats Oxford and my tweets @girleatsoxford.
Kate Turner commented on Karen Bryan's group 'UK based bloggers'
Now that I'm living in the UK again, I've started a new blogging project: to eat at and review as many restaurants in Oxford as possible in one year. Take a look at Girl Eats Oxford here and @girleatsoxford on Twitter.
My new blogging project: to eat my way around Oxford in one year http://girleatsoxford.blogspot.com/
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Kate Turner commented on Christine's group 'Expat Bloggers'
Hi everyone! My Tales of a Brit Abroad blog is almost a year old and I've finally written the post I probably should have started with: what took me to Seville in the first place.
Other expats may relate to some of my experiences (and…
My latest blog post: my year abroad in Seville, Spain, back in 2004 http://ning.it/fSkFlw
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Walter Schaerer commented on Kate Turner's blog post 'Express Marrakech: 48 hours in Morocco'
Thanks for compiling! I will take to Marrakech in March (stable political conditions provided...).
I will write about it on my travel blog travelmemo.com.
Robin Schroffel commented on Kate Turner's blog post 'Express Marrakech: 48 hours in Morocco'
Super well written :) Marrakech sounds like a blast.
Kate Turner commented on Kate Turner's blog post 'Express Marrakech: 48 hours in Morocco'
Thanks Courtney!
Express Marrakech: 48 hours in Morocco
Dodge the donkey and cart, step out of the way of the family teetering past on a scooter, apologise for bumping into a passer by, ogle the sticky pastries in the street-side cabinet, ignore the restaurant tout and... you're in the Djemaa el Fna. If we thought the collision course of Derb el Bacha (the road leading from our riad to the main square) was a whirl of sound and motion, it was only a gentle introduction to the assault on the senses that is Marrakech's main square. …See More
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Courtneyisneato commented on Kate Turner's blog post 'Express Marrakech: 48 hours in Morocco'
I love your posts Kate! The kind of writing that makes you want to buy a plane ticket.
Express Marrakech: 48 hours in Morocco
Dodge the donkey and cart, step out of the way of the family teetering past on a scooter, apologise for bumping into a passer by, ogle the sticky pastries in the street-side cabinet, ignore the restaurant tout and... you're in the Djemaa el Fna. If we thought the collision course of Derb el Bacha (the road leading from our riad to the main square) was a whirl of sound and motion, it was only a gentle introduction to the assault on the senses that is Marrakech's main square. …See More
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An introduction to Tales of a Brit Abroad
Although I've dabbled in freelance travel writing, I was unsure about setting up my own blog. However, when I moved to Spain I decided to take the plunge and created Tales of a Brit Abroad.
My first blog post, copied here, is an introduction to the story behind Tales of a Brit Abroad.
After six months of contemplating this whole blogging idea I finally decided to take the plunge. So, here's a bit more about me and my life as a Brit Abroad (not the lobster-red, mini-skirt wearing sangria by the pool kind though I'm afraid).
As a repressed writer trapped in an editing job who spends her holidays on freelance travel writing trips, I would love to one day earn my living from visiting new places. Until that day comes (let's remain optimistic now), I thought I'd put fingertips to keyboard and share my experiences of (mostly European) travel and life as an expat in Madrid to those who I flatter myself (perhaps mistakenly) are interested enough to read.
In August 2009 I bid farewell to the beautiful city of Oxford to move to Madrid, for reasons which, as I recently observed, 'seemed good at the time'. I didn't feel I was quite well enough acquainted with the person making the enquiry to reveal that one of those reasons was my firm (and incomprehensible to many) belief that I'm going to marry Real Madrid's no.4 Sergio Ramos. More serious reasons for the move included my decade-long love of Spain, which has so far involved two memorable extended stays in and around Seville. The first of these was a nine-month stint as a language assistant in a secondary school in the town of Alcalá de Guadaira, which my mother described as being 'like Salford'. In truth it is nothing like the northern city crime prevention forgot, but it isn't exactly... cosmopolitan. Still, I grew to love it and it convinced me that one day I wanted to return to Spain more permanently. Three months living in the city of Seville – on famous party street Calle Betis no less – only confirmed my suspicions (in addition to driving me to earplugs to drown out the nocturnal noise of the sevillano youth). Rather than returning to the southern city, famed for its sunny streets, laid-back lifestyle and incomprehensible accents, I decided to move to the capital, Madrid.
And here I am. When not working, I spend my time exploring both the city and the rest of the country, eating out (all in the name of research, naturally), learning Arabic and planning yet more trips. So far, I've managed to get to Zaragoza, a casa rural in southern Aragón, Valencia, Bilbao, Segovia, Toledo, Alcalá de Henares and El Escorial. Planned trips for the rest of the year include a second visit to Valencia, the Rhone Valley in France, Israel, Malaysia and Singapore. And should my bank balance allow it, knowing me I have no doubt that I will manage to fit in a few other destinations too.
My first blog post, copied here, is an introduction to the story behind Tales of a Brit Abroad.
After six months of contemplating this whole blogging idea I finally decided to take the plunge. So, here's a bit more about me and my life as a Brit Abroad (not the lobster-red, mini-skirt wearing sangria by the pool kind though I'm afraid).
As a repressed writer trapped in an editing job who spends her holidays on freelance travel writing trips, I would love to one day earn my living from visiting new places. Until that day comes (let's remain optimistic now), I thought I'd put fingertips to keyboard and share my experiences of (mostly European) travel and life as an expat in Madrid to those who I flatter myself (perhaps mistakenly) are interested enough to read.
In August 2009 I bid farewell to the beautiful city of Oxford to move to Madrid, for reasons which, as I recently observed, 'seemed good at the time'. I didn't feel I was quite well enough acquainted with the person making the enquiry to reveal that one of those reasons was my firm (and incomprehensible to many) belief that I'm going to marry Real Madrid's no.4 Sergio Ramos. More serious reasons for the move included my decade-long love of Spain, which has so far involved two memorable extended stays in and around Seville. The first of these was a nine-month stint as a language assistant in a secondary school in the town of Alcalá de Guadaira, which my mother described as being 'like Salford'. In truth it is nothing like the northern city crime prevention forgot, but it isn't exactly... cosmopolitan. Still, I grew to love it and it convinced me that one day I wanted to return to Spain more permanently. Three months living in the city of Seville – on famous party street Calle Betis no less – only confirmed my suspicions (in addition to driving me to earplugs to drown out the nocturnal noise of the sevillano youth). Rather than returning to the southern city, famed for its sunny streets, laid-back lifestyle and incomprehensible accents, I decided to move to the capital, Madrid.
And here I am. When not working, I spend my time exploring both the city and the rest of the country, eating out (all in the name of research, naturally), learning Arabic and planning yet more trips. So far, I've managed to get to Zaragoza, a casa rural in southern Aragón, Valencia, Bilbao, Segovia, Toledo, Alcalá de Henares and El Escorial. Planned trips for the rest of the year include a second visit to Valencia, the Rhone Valley in France, Israel, Malaysia and Singapore. And should my bank balance allow it, knowing me I have no doubt that I will manage to fit in a few other destinations too.
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Express Marrakech: 48 hours in Morocco
Dodge the donkey and cart, step out of the way of the family teetering past on a scooter, apologise for bumping into a passer by, ogle the sticky pastries in the street-side cabinet, ignore the restaurant tout and... you're in the Djemaa el Fna. If we thought the collision course of Derb el Bacha (the road leading from our riad to the main square) was a whirl of sound and motion, it was only a gentle introduction to the assault on the senses that is Marrakech's main square.
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Going underground at a London supperclub
Supper clubs, underground restaurants... Call them what you will, these dining experiences in the homes of keen amateur chefs are currently taking London by storm. After arriving from Madrid, I was keen to get in on the action, and when two last-minute places came up at Fernandez & Leluu's highly-regarded supper club in East London, I jumped at the chance and dragged my friend J along for the experience. Usually… Continue
Posted on August 25, 2010 at 7:07am — 2 Comments
Bilbao: It ain't grim up north
'Industrial' and 'gritty' are two adjectives travel writers commonly associate with Bilbao. And I'm sure some parts of it remain so, even post-Guggenheim regeneration, but my first glimpse of the city, nestling between the verdant hills of the Basque country, was definitely more beguiling than I'd been led to believe. My second glimpse, emerging from…
Posted on May 7, 2010 at 5:08am
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