Links

Women in China Blog List

Blogs
Hong Kong/Macau
Middle East
Thailand
Other Asia
Spain
Elsewhere
Travel Blogs
Travel-Focused Photoblogs
Foodie Blogs
Other Blogs

Websites
Expat Stuff
Global Nomads/TCKs
News
Genius Time Wasters

Where I go to find new expat blogs to read – Expat Blogs and Expat Women.

Blogroll – Most of the blogs I read revolve around expat life & travel. These are from my Google Reader list. Hover your mouse over the link for more info.

Expat/TCK/Globally-Oriented Blogs

Hong Kong/Macau
• China Droll
• OC Creole Lady
• Stepford Wife Chronicles
• Travel-itch

Middle East
• Chez Sinjab
• Dongurigal (She’s left the ME & blog is on hiatus)
  
• From Here is Now There or a Canadian in Abu Dhabi
• Here, There and Everywhere
• Hilaliya – Kuwait Blogging Diwaniya
• Living in Egypt
• The Global Nomads

Thailand

• Dreaming of Hanoi
• Follow that Elephant
• Ginger Uprooted
• Nomadic Tendencies
• My Thailand Journey

Other Asia

• A Girl in Asia
• Here in Korea
• My Several Worlds – A Global Mind in Asia
• The Sreisaat Adventures

Spain (Always looking for more Spain expat blogs, especially from intercultural marriage perspective. Drop me a line if you know any!)

• Además
• My Blue Streak
• My Castle in Spain

Elsewhere

• A Brit Out of Water
• Audaciousness
• Blondie in Brazil
• Callaloo Soup
• Expat Experience
• Flatbacker
• From My Swiss Window
• Icelandish
• Mausi
• Misplaced Texan
• My Marrakesh
• Op-Expat
• Petite Anglaise
• Stepping Stones
• Teacher Meets World
• The Golden Road to Samarqand
• Travel Shifts
• Where is Kristine Now

Travel Blogs

• Almost Fearless
• BlogHer Travel
• Common Sense and Whiskey
• Dave’s Travel Corner
• Delicious Baby
• Elliot
• Escape From New York
• Europe String
• Travel Savvy Mom
• Happy Hotelier
• Heading North After Naptime
• Heather on her Travels
• Intelligent Travel Blog
• Nerd’s Eye View
• NewYorkology
• Not a Ballerina
• Notes From the Road
• People Become Stories & Stories Become Understanding
• Prêt à Voyager
• Roaming Tales
• Travel Around the World – Everything Everywhere
• Travel Rants Blog
• Vagabondish
• World Hum

Travel-Focused PhotoBlogs

• :::The Travel Photographer:::
• Daily Dose of Imagery
• Escape From New York
• Mom Says I’m Running Away
• Primitive Culture
• Solbeam
• Stuck in Customs
• Travel and Photography

Foodie Blogs

• Eating Asia
• Orangette
• Sticky Rice
• The Ethicurean
• The Expatriate’s Kitchen

Other Blogs

• Eric Forbes’ Book Addicts Guide to Good Books
• FP Passport
• Sea of Shoes

Websites

Expat Websites

• Expat Blogs – Blog directory, region/country specific forums and now social networking!
• Expat Interviews – Interviews by expats across the globe
• Expat Women – Articles on expat life for women and a blog directory
• Expat Finder – Search engine for finding expat blogs and topics on the web
• Expat Expert – Robin Pascoe writes about expat issues
• Tales From a Small Planet – Posting reports from destinations across the globe
• The Guardian Unlimited Abroad
• The Global Coach Center - Coaching for global movers. I also recommend signing up for their newsletter.
• Janera – Social network & magazine for global nomads
• Expat Forum
• Expatriate Living – Resource list on Squidoo

Stuff for Expats

• Expat Express Shipping Service - Useful if you really can’t live without Ranch Style Dressing
• Earth Class Mail – a pretty convenient mail forwarding service
• In an intercultural marriage? Visit the Foreign Wives Club

Global Nomad/TCKs

• TCKID – Forum/Blog for TCKs, ATCKs & Global Nomads to share stories and learn – in my opinion, the best resource of all!
• TCKAcademy – Website featuring teleseminars for learning about what it means to be a TCK
• TCK Interact – This group publishes Among Worlds magazine and TCK seminars
• Among Worlds Blog
• TCK on Wikipedia – For an overview of what a TCK is
• Cross Cultural Kid – The website of Ruth E. Van Reken, TCK and speaker on TCK issues. Co-author of THE TCK tome Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds
• TCK World
• Global Nomad Directory – I particularly love the books & movies section
• World Weave
• Intercultural Press – Books on all kinds of multicultural topics, including intercultural marriage (I’ve got one of those!)
• Denizen – A magazine for Third Culture Kids

If you are an expat mom, you are raising TCKs. Do them a favor and visit the 10 Ten Best Resources on TCKs pay particular attention to books and articles.

News Websites

• New York Times – Choose the US or global version. The global version is what the International Herald Tribune used to be.
• Democracy Now!
• El Mundo – In Spanish
• NPR

Genius Time Wasters
Or where I go to lose all track of time and laugh… a lot. Enjoy at your own risk!

• Cake Wrecks Blog
  
• Passive Aggressive Notes Blog
  
• Toothpaste for Dinner
• The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks
• LOL Cats
• Go Fug Yourself
• Engrish
• Word Spy
• Live Puppy Cam
• Wordle