UK – Yanks in the UK https://yanksintheuk.net A blog about Kurt & Lynnette's adventures living abroad Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:40:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.14 For Better, For Worse, For Easier, For Harder https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/06/for-better-for-worse-for-easier-for-harder/ https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/06/for-better-for-worse-for-easier-for-harder/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:11:37 +0000 http://yanksintheuk.net/?p=457 One of the first observations I made about living in England versus the US was that it’s an odd mix of things that are better/easier and things that are worse/harder. Americans seem to assume that everything in the US is better, but we can tell you that isn’t true. Sure, some things are great in …

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]]> https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/06/for-better-for-worse-for-easier-for-harder/feed/ 3 Importing a Cat to the UK in 77 (not so) Simple Steps https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/06/bringing-your-pet-with-you-to-the-uk/ https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/06/bringing-your-pet-with-you-to-the-uk/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:00:09 +0000 http://yanksintheuk.net/?p=438 Bringing an animal to the UK isn’t easy, but it’s not impossible either. We did it and lived to tell about it. Just follow these steps: Make sure you like the cat and want to keep it regardless of the time, money, and hassle this will take. This conviction will be tested. Google “taking a …

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]]> https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/05/royal-wedding/feed/ 2 Our First London Outing https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/05/our-first-london-outing/ https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/05/our-first-london-outing/#comments Wed, 09 May 2018 17:00:27 +0000 http://yanksintheuk.net/?p=218 Our first foray into London included a bucket list item (at least for me). In all the time I lived in England, I never went to Abbey Road and took a picture in the zebra crossing made famous by the Beatles. (Did you know that there are also puffin, pelican, and toucan crossings? More on that …

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]]> https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/05/our-first-london-outing/feed/ 1 England and England Again https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/05/england-and-england-again/ Mon, 07 May 2018 08:40:02 +0000 http://yanksintheuk.net/?p=210 Lynnette: A couple years ago, Kurt mentioned the small possibility he could get a job in his field in England. I told him that if it comes up, there’s no need to check with me, just take it. Little did I know… Kurt: After eighteen years in the same job, I decided it was time …

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