Where is the traditional agency going?

The last few years have seen a great deal of discussion around the terminology that should follow that of an ‘advertising’ agency – there have been many terms bandied around ranging from brand to communications to idea to creative, but they all highlight one thing: The move of the business away from what has been tradtionally known as…… Continue reading Where is the traditional agency going?

Jetset & the International Lifestyle – Blessing or Burden?

My life, and career, to date have given me the opportunity to live, study and work in a number of different countries – specifically, but not necessarily in this order: France, Spain, UK, Croatia (briefly) and USA. This has meant that I have a large number of international colleagues, ex-colleagues and friends – I think…… Continue reading Jetset & the International Lifestyle – Blessing or Burden?

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Anglo or English?

It gets harder and harder as the years – and the moves – go by to answer that inevitable question "where are you from?". And when you have the pleasure of starting x new jobs in y new countries it tends to come up quite a bit. It's been almost 10 years that I left…… Continue reading Anglo or English?

From my old blog to a new one

After struggling for a while with various different blogs and not really knowing how to make them all work together – or for that matter to find a particular direction – I have now decided to focus purely on Anglo Abroad and to abandon the various other sites.I have therefore imported the relevant posts from…… Continue reading From my old blog to a new one

Itchy Feet

Itchy feet is a beautiful English term – I'm not entirely sure that it has made it into American usage – but it so neatly encompasses the feeling that I tend to get every 6 to 10 months.A while back, I wrote a post about Choosing a City which is worth me re-reading quickly before…… Continue reading Itchy Feet

The Blackberry Pearl

I have finally plumped for another crackberry – after a week or so of saying that back in France I didn’t need to be connected to my email 24/7… I was wrong… It appears that once you crackberry, you can’t go back.So I have opted for the new Pearl on SFR.

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En route to CrackBerry-dom

So I've finally decided that I need a Crackberry – not just because I'm a gadget addict but also so I can check my email on the treadmill at the gym in the morning! I'm only part way through my existing contract, so will have to shell out a few hundred $ to get the…… Continue reading En route to CrackBerry-dom

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FriendsReunited – OK, so it does work

FriendsReunited.co.uk so it does actually work…I had dinner on Saturday evening with someone who I was at primary school with – amazing to get in touch with someone after 10 years.Thanks Jessica =)

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Choosing a city…

With my little European jaunt underway, I stopped to think this morning about how one should choose a city to live in; it’s clear that not everyone has the luxury of dreaming a city and saying "I want to move there" but there are times (I've had a couple) when you need to decide where…… Continue reading Choosing a city…