Monthly Archives: February 2006

"There's plenty of evidence around to suggest that more people than ever before are seeking to earn their livelihoods in a country other than the one they've grown up in." Dave reviews Canadian cross-cultural trainer Margaret Malewski's guide to becoming an expat for young professionals: GenXpat.
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Pic of the Week – 27 February 2006

by Kay McMahon © 1995

All images are digitally watermarked – please don’t infringe copyright!

Kay adds:

“Dave and I came across this colourful character on holiday in Bali just over ten years ago. We were drinking in a bar across the road from our hotel on Sanur Beach and couldn’t resist taking a photo.

“A lot of the art on Bali is in this primitive, almost naive style, with clear, simple line


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This week: Plastic surgery - both reconstructive and cosmetic, and the extremes that some people's vanity will push them to.
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There are no hotels or lodges in the Southern Pare. It is difficult to reach this part of Tanzania – that is, it’s difficult for a tourist. This area does not cater for Westerners, and this for me was the attraction. I had been on a Serengeti safari, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and even travelled to Zanzibar. All this was a fantastic adventure, but I was in Africa and wanted to experience as much of Tanzania as I could. It was


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Hello, and welcome to those who have joined up since our last newsletter.

In this issue This week: Community Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This week

We live in Coronation Street. Well, not really, it just seems like it sometimes. Tom went off with another woman and his wife left after a blazing argument. Dick got deported for being involved in illegal activities. And Harry disappeared owing a lot of money. Whether he did a runner or died, no one knows.

Yes, life on a compound


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