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Turning 30

March 21, 2013 – 8:00 am | 38 Comments | 1,060 Read this
Turning 30

Today, on March 21st, I am turn­ing 30.

It doesn’t faze me much. I could pre­tend I’m freak­ing out over the big “3−0” because my twen­ties are over but really, I don’t care because I am look­ing for­ward to many more years of adven­tures, life expe­ri­ences, ups and downs and surprises.

The State Of Spain's Healthcare System For Visitors

March 6, 2013 – 5:00 am | 2,062 Read this
The State Of Spain's Healthcare System For Visitors

Spain has one of the most advanced health­care sys­tems in the world, and the health­care sys­tem of Spain is ranked as the 7th best health­care sys­tem in the world over­all. Spain’s health­care sys­tem offers advanced …

Privacy Issues in a Big Scary World

February 27, 2013 – 8:00 am | 15 Comments | 3,463 Read this
Privacy Issues in a Big Scary World

Like most new par­ents, I’m often torn between shar­ing cute pic­tures of my kid and with­hold­ing them because, you know, it’s a big scary world we are liv­ing in. It may be my “Amélie Poulain” side but most days, I choose to see the world as a nice place and I refuse to give in to the “cul­ture of fear” where we are too often scared of the wrong things.

Skiing in Ellmau: What You Need to Know

February 19, 2013 – 12:00 pm | One Comment | 678 Read this
Skiing in Ellmau: What You Need to Know

If you are a ski­ing enthu­si­ast, then vis­it­ing Ell­mau is a per­fect option for you. This renowned ski resort is one of the best and awe-inspiring ski des­ti­na­tions in Aus­tria. This beau­ti­ful ski resort, set …

My 5 Website Pet Peeves (Or Why You Lost a Visitor)

February 11, 2013 – 8:00 am | 10 Comments | 4,521 Read this
My 5 Website Pet Peeves (Or Why You Lost a Visitor)

I spend a lot of time online, both for work and leisure. I love surf­ing the Web: I’m an avid reader and Inter­net is a gold­mine of infor­ma­tion. But lately, I dis­cov­ered a few trends that are to me, a vis­i­tor, a huge turn-off.Here are my 5 web­site pet peeves or “Why you lost a visitor”.

[Product Review] EatSmart Precision Voyager Digital Luggage Scale

January 11, 2013 – 8:00 am | 1,519 Read this
[Product Review] EatSmart Precision Voyager Digital Luggage Scale

EatS­mart Pre­ci­sion Voy­ager Dig­i­tal Lug­gage Scale promises to be a prac­ti­cal solu­tion to never pay excess lug­gage fees again.

10 Reasons Why I Completely Stopped Buying “Group Deals”

January 9, 2013 – 8:00 am | 19 Comments | 2,674 Read this
10 Reasons Why I Completely Stopped Buying “Group Deals”

In spring 2011, I was won­der­ing whether group coupons were a bit­ter or sweet deal. And here we are, in late 2012: I com­pletely stopped buy­ing group deals. I guess I answered my own ques­tion… and here is the ratio­nale behind my decision.

10 Great Time-Wasting Entertaining Websites

December 28, 2012 – 8:00 am | 14 Comments | 7,192 Read this
10 Great Time-Wasting Entertaining Websites

As a free­lancer, I’m online a lot. Granted, I spent most of my on not-so-exacting web­sites like French-English dic­tio­nary and language-related web­sites (and actu­ally work­ing!), but some­times I need a break and I click on “Time-Wasting Web­sites” in my bookmarks.

1.. Make a Wish! 2… Be Grateful! 3… Spread Hope With This Giveaway!

December 7, 2012 – 8:00 am | 6 Comments | 4,722 Read this
1.. Make a Wish! 2… Be Grateful! 3… Spread Hope With This Giveaway!

The hol­i­day sea­son is in full swing and no mat­ter what your beliefs are or what your back­ground is, it is the time of the year to feel grate­ful, joy­ful, hope­ful… and to make a wish! And yes, there are prizes to be won! Today, I’d like to invite every­one to enter a raf­fle and a giveaway.

Mommy and Expat—A Busy Week Online!

November 25, 2012 – 8:00 am | 8 Comments | 3,115 Read this
Mommy and Expat—A Busy Week Online!

The week has been busy web-wise, and my two “iden­ti­ties”, “mommy” and “expat” were put to good use for an award nom­i­na­tion and an inter­est­ing inter­view. First of all, I’m happy to announce that Expats Blog nom­i­nated Cor­rer Es Mi Des­tino for the Expat Blog Awards 2012. Sec­ond, I was inter­viewed by Mummy in Provence as part of her “Global Dif­fer­ences series” in which she show­cases sto­ries of moth­ers hav­ing a baby abroad.