In 2010, as we were packing up for yet another long-haul move, it occurred to me that I was merely following in the footsteps of my expat grandparents, who had been the first generation to live and work abroad. Only they did it in the 1930s, when it was five weeks at sea to reach Hong Kong.
This is the piece that I wrote for the Weekly Telegraph.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatlife/8015341/Dates-with-destiny-in-war-time-expat-family-diary.html#disqus_thread