American Expats in the UK

I cannot imagine how much more daunting, bewildering, and lonely this experience would be if not for the existence of the cyber community at American Expats in the UK. I have gained more information about how to prepare for relocation to the UK from that group of people than from all other sources combined. Visas and immigration laws - getting our cats into the country - international tax laws - how to get a bank account - rent and council tax... But as immeasurably valuable as their insight and experiences have been, so much greater is the gift of friendship in a strange land.

Friday night gathering of Am Expat members and friends at the Tass, a pub at the corner of the Royal Mile and St. Mary’s Street, with vegetarian haggis, whisky, lager, and traditional Scottish music:



The next day, lunch at the Buffalo Grill in Stockbridge:



After lunch and a walk through the city, taking in the view and the wind on top of Calton Hill: