Travel

January 7, 2021

Landlocked

By David Haldane Jan. 7, 2021 The official notice came on New Year’s Day. “Ban on Entry of Travelers from the United States,” screamed the […]

December 3, 2020

Civil Disobedience

By David Haldane Dec. 3, 2020 The instructions couldn’t have been clearer. Reacting to an unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases just before Thanksgiving, the Governor […]

July 2, 2020

Paradise Reclaimed

By David Haldane July 2, 2020 Want to receive Expat Eye every week in your inbox? Sign up here. The water was as crystal […]

March 26, 2020

Singing from the Balconies

By David Haldane March 26, 2020 Three hours. That’s how long I spent on Facebook Messenger the other day, chatting affectionately with a long-lost friend […]

March 19, 2020

Aliens

By David Haldane March 19, 2020 It reminds me of every science fiction movie I’ve ever seen about invaders from outer space. Entire cities are […]

February 20, 2020

Left Turns

By David Haldane Feb. 20, 2020 It was the kind of announcement you don’t want to hear from a pilot. Especially one controlling the airplane […]

August 15, 2019

Chaos

By David Haldane August 15, 2019 It was three a.m. when my call finally went through. At work in California where it was still daylight, […]

July 11, 2019

Hidden Flags

By David Haldane July 11, 2019 For us, it all came down to a tee shirt. Ivy – my Filipino wife who became a US […]

July 4, 2019

A Really Bad Day

By David Haldane July 4, 2019 It was the thud to end all thuds. The kind that makes your heart sink and your breath stop. […]

June 20, 2019

My Kingdom for a Corkscrew

By David Haldane June 20, 2019 It’s called a corkscrew. Back in the US where I come from, they are as common as, well, mosquitos […]

June 5, 2019

Traversing China

By David Haldane June 6, 2019 It was just a glass of water. A simple request, or so I thought. But this was China. And […]

May 2, 2019

Tunnels

By David Haldane May 2, 2019 For me, it was the tunnels that cut the deepest. Two hundred kilometers of them snaking beneath the jungles […]