When you live abroad for many years, sometimes you can start to view your home country in a different way than you would if you were actually living there still. Many of us have fallen victim to the rose-coloured memories, almost like the dream sequences you see in...

I suppose most people who grow up in climates of the frozen tundra dream of living on a tropical island. I spent every year I can recall of my adult life saving money to travel to warmer climates to escape the winter months of Minnesota. The destinations began...