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Expat Interview: American KP Schwan in Thailand

Welcome to the Savvy Girl Travel expat/world-traveler interview series! This interview is with KP Schwan, a native Floridian now living in Thailand with her Australian boyfriend. The last interview in the series was with Emily Strickland, a Stand-up Paddleboard (SUP) Yoga teacher and world-traveler. Other interviews include Alexandra Magalhães Zeiner, a native Brazilian living in […]

Alexandra Magalhães Zeiner at a reading in Frankfurt, Germany Travel Writing Workshops

Expat Interview: Brazilian Writer and Mother Living in Austria

Today’s interview is with author and activist Alexandra Magalhães Zeiner, a native Brazilian living in Austria. The last interview in the series was Estrella Sansait of Estrella Explores. Other interviews include Rachel from Arts in Munich, Allane Milliane of Packing my Suitcase, Clare Laming of Monarch Butterfly Voyager, tattoo artist and world-traveler Amber Harris, Adrian […]

Mark Twain Travel Quote

The Problem with Travel

There is no doubt about it: travel is dangerous. And I’m not just talking about going into war zones or taking that unlicensed ferry across a dark and stormy sea. Travel is dangerous to your perspectives, your opinions, your outlook on life, hometown and friends and family. There is something about traveling (especially long-term) to […]

Expat Interview: Rachel from Arts in Munich

Interview Series, Edition 6 This week, we interviewed Rachel from Arts in Munich. Previously, we have interviewed Allane Milliane of Packing my Suitcase, Clare Laming of Monarch Butterfly Voyager, tattoo artist and world-traveler Amber Harris, Adrian Ann of Adrian’s Travel Tales, and Jenn Turnbull-Houde of Two Weeks in Costa Rica. In the series, we ask […]

Expat Interview: Munich with Allane Milliane

Interview Series, Edition 5 Allane Milliane is the subject for our fifth edition of the interview series. She is a Brazilian expat blogger living in Munich, Germany writing for Packing My Suitcase. Previously, we have interviewed Clare Laming of Monarch Butterfly Voyager, tattoo artist and world-traveler Amber Harris, Adrian Ann of Adrian’s Travel Tales, and […]

Expat Interview: Paris with Clare Laming

Interview Series, Edition 4 For the fourth edition of the interview series, we got in touch with Clare Laming of Monarch Butterfly Voyager. She is an Irish blogger living in Paris, France. Previously, we have interviewed tattoo artist and world-traveler Amber Harris, Adrian Ann of Adrian’s Travel Tales, and Jenn Turnbull-Houde of Two Weeks in […]

Expat Interview: Amber Harris

Interview Series: Edition 3 We interviewed New Zealander tattoo artist and world-traveler Amber Harris for our third installment of the interview series. Previously, we have interviewed Adrian Ann of Adrian’s Travel Tales and Jenn Turnbull-Houde of Two Weeks in Costa Rica. In the series, we ask five to six questions to female travelers and expats […]

Expat Life On Leaving Home Edinburgh Scotland UK Travel Writing Workshops

Expat Life: On Leaving “Home”

It’s ironic, actually, that I left Montreal without looking back and that I leave Edinburgh feeling as if I’m ending a good relationship prematurely. Ironic because I’d moved to Montreal intending to stay forever and I’d come to Edinburgh intending non-permanence. Funny how that happens, no?