Life in Britain

Guest Post: Buying Property in the UK

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The following is a guest post. Leasehold, freehold, gazumping, stamp duty – buying a property in the UK involves learning a whole new vocabulary. But what do they all mean? And Continue Reading →

Chinese New Year – Days Out With the Kids

The novelty of Christmas has worn off and the kids are back at school, so now you need something fun and exciting to keep them entertained. On February 3rd, the Chinese year of the rabbit begins and the New Year celebrations promise to be something to remember Continue Reading →

What’s a Curry?

We all know the traditional dishes associated with Great Britain – fish and chips, bangers and mash, tea and scones- but did you know the U.K.’s most popular food is an Indian dish? Chicken tikka masala is now being called “Britain’s true Continue Reading →

Crackin! It’s Bonfire Night.

This year’s tradition of fireworks and effigy burning was threatened by a proposed fireman’s strike but thankfully the union has come to its senses. On the funnier side, poor Wayne Rooney won’t fair so well tonight I’m afraid. A town in Continue Reading →

Let’s Do The Timewalk Again

The clocks go back on Sunday. It happens every year. And every year it causes chaos in my tiny world. ‘Is it backwards or forward?’ Mr Grigg asks. ‘Spring forward, fall backwards,’ I say, repeating the oft-heard mantra that ripples across throughout the Continue Reading →

A Guide to British Pubs – A Real Taste of British Life

The following is a guest post from Jessica at www.moneysupermarket.com: Britain is renowned for its pubs they are an integral part of British life. There are over 57,000 pubs in Britain today and they are all uniquely different. The British pub is much more than Continue Reading →

Back To Basics – Britain's Newspapers

Please welcome back guest blogger Clare A. Clare is an English ex-pat living in California and she bravely volunteered to explain Britain’s most popular newspapers, what they are and who reads them. Please note the following is written in Clare’s perspective. Continue Reading →

Britain’s School System Explained

This is another installment in my Britain – Back to Basics series which I hope you are enjoying. I must extend a hardy “Thank You” to Liz Jarvis from Living with Kids for volunteering to take on this beast of a post. It’s certainly something Continue Reading →

Guest Blogger: Life With A Brummie

Please welcome my new guest blogger, Marci Gower, who is married to a lovely man from Birmingham. She’s here to tell us how she met her  Brummie. Birmingham, England, home of author JRR Tolkien, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, rock stars Stevie Continue Reading →

British Christmas Traditions #1

I don’t mean to frighten you or anything but there are only seven shopping days left until the big day, so you better get busy Little Elves! In the meantime I thought it would be fun to re-run some of my Christmas posts from last year. Besides, I’m Continue Reading →