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What do you do in a new city during a Pandemic? You eat. Seriously that's all we've done. And ride around staring at buildings that you can't really go in or ones you don't want to go due to the big C. Fortunately for us Ubereats and Rappi have been easy to use generally though there have been some hiccups! Mainly credit card issues; card not being accepted, denied by the bank. Typical stuff that's mainly annoying more than anything and resolvable with a few clicks, emails or

Look let me first start off by saying "We love Merida!" it's a great little city with some beautiful people and architecture. I could go on and on abut the beautiful weather we are currently experiencing. It certainly adds to the experience, along with knowing that this won't last and we need to enjoy it as much as possible..lol With all that being said I gotta admit it's been a semi-struggle for us to adjust to some parts of life in Mexico. NOT all just some. And it's really

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I miss American breakfasts. That's it. I read posts in various Travel Groups that ask questions like what is the one thing you would do differently about moving abroad or what is the main thing you miss from home while living abroad. And I feel really bad because mine is really hecka basic. I miss breakfast foods. I miss American breakfast foods. I miss grits! And I would have packed grits instead of say...socks. #Socklivesmatter but #gritsaremoreimportant I know that breakf

If you are looking at Vietnam as your next home then this blog might be useful to you! We recently went shopping for a laptop and of course we had to share our experience with you. If you didn't know electronics outside of the U.S. can be pricier and there are certain models/brands that you will only find here. That makes the shopping experience "eventful" to say the least. We went to 4 different stores comparing makes/models and below is what we learned if you will. 1. Engli

Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! As an expat you can own land in Colombia and the process is the same as a native. You must of course have a valid passport and the funds necessary for the purchase. Land ownership can lead to residency as well, depending on the amount spent. Business Ownership - The short answer is yes you can. The long answer is that there is a lengthy process and you will need a lawyer and an accountant.

If you are a member of any BLACK travel group on Facebook or follow a BLACK centric IG page, you would believe--and possibly rightly so--that everyone is looking to leave America for a multitude of reasons, culminating in the upcoming election. There's been a huge "Back to Africa" movement along with a few other countries for various reasons, unfortunately a lot of the countries listed or touted as the new home for US aren't really for US and by US, I mean African American LG

We are here! Here being Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Yep once the gates opened up in Da Nang, we got the heck on up out of there. For various reasons, some obvious and the others more based on feelings. The pandemic has made life interesting and yes a little bit on the difficult side. We started out this journey not knowing really how long SE Asia would be our home, open to all possibilities. Covid-19 didn't stop our journey but certainly changed the trajectory of things. We pl

We have been existing like most of the world in a bubble in our apartment. Daily quiet, while focusing inward and debating on what to order from a local bakery followed by what to cook for dinner. That's about it! In the middle of all of that of course we watch/read the news for here, the U.S. and Mexico our possible future home. So far the news is bleak, not surprising but every now and then something positive wouldn't be bad. Speaking of possible positive we heard/read the

Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! As an expat you can own land in Turkey, foreign nationals are free to buy property anywhere in Turkey except for military zones. There is a process but if it’s where you want to be then it is what it is. Business Ownership - The short answer is yes you can. Turkey is a great place to start a business once you decide what type and understand the taxes and money involved. It's also not requir

Not really but I feel as if I've been focusing on the Youtube channel so much and not doing "the work" over here. I'm working on it but wouldn't mind a little input from you, our reader. Well that's if you are reading what I'm putting out! What do you want to read about regarding travel, life in Da Nang and heck our personal business..lol In the meantime I wanted to talk about things I'm doing to stay busy during this Covid-19 Quarantine in Da Nang, Vietnam. I'm a night owl w

And I'm a lil bit mad about it. Mainly because we were living a life, a good one meaning things were "normal". No masks, no real mentions of Covid-19, at least not daily, acting like tourists, checking out restaurants. In essence living, walking and moving similar to how we did in 2019. A year that will now go down as one of the good ones after the failure that is 2020. And I have to admit now before I go down the negative rabbit hole that I've enjoyed the forced solitude and

We've talked about the trials and tribulations of raising a kid while living abroad and decided that after a year we had become "expert" enough to share a little more of our story in VLOG form. Take a listen and let us know what you think and of course throw some tips our way! Kat #WanderingSoup #BlackLesbianExpats #ExpatParenting #ParentingAbroad

But we have finally made it to our new home in the city of Da Nang, Vietnam! And when I say long I mean long. 14hr plus drive split into two days. And now we didn't do the driving we hired a driver. And I know you asking why not fly? Multiple reasons with the main one being I just don't want to get on a plane right now and two we didn't want to totally restart in a new city. By restart I mean supplies. Every move requires us spending a few hundred to "re-up" and get back to o

We are on the move! Well we will be in a few days. As we were discussing life in Vietnam and exploring more of the country recently and by recent I mean less than two weeks ago, I said why not revisit our original plan of living two months in three major cities of Vietnam (Hanoi, Da Nang and Saigon)? And with that we decided to move to Da Nang. Seriously ya'll the decision was literally one conversation in between British murder mystery episodes or possibly Paternity court. W

Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! As an expat or a citizen you can own land in Germany. Germany surprisingly has a low home ownership base and most rent. For you this could mean owning a property here and renting it out if you decide not to say, essentially residual income. Business Ownership - The short answer is yes you can, the long answer is that there are steps that start with a residence permit and go from there if y

Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! But this is a fairly recent allowance since 1973 that once again changed in 1993. Essentially before Foreigners were allowed to buy property in Mexico, as long as it was located outside of the so-called ‘Restricted Zones’, which include any land within 100 kilometres of foreign borders or within 50 kilometres of the sea, as an attempt to prevent foreign invasion. In 1993 the law changed to

People and by people I mean my momma and a few friends, always ask what we do every day, how is life in Vietnam? And when I go over the mundane they quickly tune out, I would too so no blame or pointing the finger. Our life is very similar to life in any developed city. We wake up, scrounge something up for breakfast, homeschool the boy, lunch, work on our various endeavors (businesses, blog, YouTube,writing), dinner and then we binge on Prime or Netflix, mixed in with YouTub

We are continuing our Move Abroad series and this week we are Moving to Spain! Below is a quick nutshell view for those that don't want to watch the Vlog: Land- Yes! There are no restrictions to purchasing commercial or residential or even just a track of land. Be aware that most home owners in Spain own their homes without a mortgage and you will have to have a financial number which can acquire by visiting a police station with your passport. Do NOT buy a home/property/l

Today was a long one, mainly because we overslept and started out two hours later than expected, really three but whose counting? Me. I'm counting! We headed toward Hanoi proper and the Travel/Visa Agency around 1pm instead of the planned 10am and it was hot ya'll. Not as hot as it could be but hot enough to have me sweating and mad about it. We arrived 40 minutes later and $10 lighter on this small back alley like street where we proceeded to sweat some more as we tried to l