Culture shock
What to expect when you relocate Whether moving across the world or across the country, culture shock presents one of the most unique and complex transitions…
Robert the Bruce
“In February 1306 two cousins embraced as they entered the Church of the Minorite Friars in Dumfries. Within minutes the veneer of friendship had slipped. As they stood deep in earnest conversation their voices began to rise. Rage boiled over. A dagger was drawn…” The story of how seven individuals got together to set up a visitor centre commemorating Scotland’s Hero King.
35 things you didn’t know about Dublin
Thirty-five things you didn’t know about Dublin – some of which may even be true…
How to shower
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, showers are from Triton… An examination of the very different bathroom routines of men and women!
Rip-off!
“A seemingly well-meaning guy with a cloth pointed out a fresh blat of runny cow dung on my shoe and offered to remove it for me. Hang on a minute. I only stepped out of the car a moment ago and if I’d trodden on something it would be under my shoe, not over it.” Stravaig reflects on some of the more common scams in Delhi, and the economic realities behind them.