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In this issue This week: If I could talk to the animals… Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This week

Have you ever had a pet that seemed to understand you – or known someone who claims they have?

It’s not an uncommon claim, by any means. But a few years back, an African grey parrot called N’kisi caused a brief flurry in the press when it was suggested that he was capable of


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

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No, don’t worry. Unlike some other email newsletters for expats we’re not going to try to tell you how you can buy a mansion in Nepal (or Timbuktu) for £50. It’s just that I try to find an interesting subject for discussion every week, and it seemed to me


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

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There I was, unable to connect to the Internet and wondering what to write about this week. The answer was staring me in the face – poor service! And have we had loads of it recently. It seems we’re not alone because every time I mention


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This week: Child sex tourism - a shady and secretive crime that's a worldwide problem. Can it be stopped?
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In this issue This week: Luck Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This week

Our house was descended on by a large swarm of what we thought were wasps. Having had a similar experience in New Delhi (there’s a somewhat rambling article about that here: Delhi Daze: The Birds and the Bees) we thought we should act quickly before things got out of hand.

Dave hot-footed it up to the compound office to request


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