How I started a new career in England | Expat working in the UK I didn’t have a career calling. There wasn’t one job I’d always known I wanted, or a particular July 27, 2021Read more
If you hate the UK, why don’t you leave? Whenever I said something negative about living in England, somebody would ask why I didn’t go home. The July 20, 2021Read more
17 British words you’ll only hear in the UK I found it easy to say cheers when raising a glass, but using it to thank someone took July 13, 2021Read more
England won’t change me I still did the maths in my head when I saw 16:00. Four in the afternoon. Five years June 8, 2021Read more
How I budget for living in England I love my budget. I realise that isn’t an exciting confession, but in the video I shared in May 11, 2021Read more
What the real cost of living in England? When I shared my cost breakdown in April 2021, I wanted to talk about my own life in April 20, 2021Read more
Who is Adventures and Naps? | Answering your questions! I’m Alanna, originally from Ontario, Canada, and I moved to southeast England in 2015. My partner is English March 30, 2021Read more
How can you tell when you’re in a British village? #shorts How can you tell when you’re in a British village? Here’s how! In this #short, we discover all March 19, 2021Read more
Is St Patrick’s Day actually American? Thoughts from Alanna… Did you know that St. Patrick’s Day is American? How do the you celebrate St. March 16, 2021Read more