Harvesting Your Own Island Sea Salt
It’s not all fun and games here in paradise. I mean, mostly it is – but there are some exceptions. Here’s one. There’s a very cool thing that happens here when we go through a drought, as we did earlier this year. Just behind an amazingly... read more
10 Things to Do While Waiting in an Island Gov’t Office
One day, I’m going to set up a Facebook group called Survivors of Island Government Bureaucracy and invite all my islander friends to join. Because no one knows the pain of waiting for government officials to do their job quite like island dwellers. Whether... read more
Passport Predicament in Paradise
Do not ever, ever lose your passport. It’s the most important document we expats own – the one that lets us fly back and forth from our rocks to our home countries. When I “reach,” as the Bahamians say, I immediately put my passport in a... read more
The Power of the Coconut Telegraph
I woke up the other morning, fed my dogs their morning watermelon, ate breakfast, and checked Facebook (as usual) to see what was going on. The first thing I saw was a post from a well-known islander stating that the “new” transito laws were taking effect... read more
My Island Retirement Scorecard
We spend our lives trying to accomplish things. We study in school to get good grades so we can accomplish academic goals. We work hard at our jobs so we can accomplish career success. We make plans, save money, and invest so we can accomplish financial security. We... read more
The 4 Stages of Expat Island Life
Life as an island expat consists of a few stages that you will inevitably go through in your personal journey on a rock. You may go through each stage in the order they’re presented or you may find that you bounce from one back to the other in a cyclical... read moreOr, feel free to explore our posts by category of interest:
