Cost of Living versus Quality of Living - Escape the Credit Crunch Abroad
Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Africa, Americas, Asia, China, Current Affairs, Europe, Far East, Middle East, ireland | 1 Comment »Looking for the cheapest places to live? Assuming that you still earn a normal UK wage, you will want to compare Cost of Living Surveys and Quality of Living Surveys. Mercer, the Economist and some large governmental organisations compile these. ...
Do Russians Smash Bottles on New Ships?
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Europe, Far East, Films, festivities | No Comments »I've just been watching K19: The Widowmaker and the boat (yes, I know, it was a nuclear submarine therefore boat) wasn't properly christened with the traditional smashed champagne. I wanted to know, do Russians share the same naval superstitions? Would ...
News from Around the World
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Africa, Americas, Current Affairs, Europe, Far East, Middle East, News, Politics, Sport | No Comments »I check the news every day on the websites of various major UK newspapers. I often see that all the headlines are the same and I get a sense that I don't really know much more about the world as ...
Happy Chinese New Year! Thursday 7th February
Friday, February 8th, 2008 Posted in Current Affairs, Far East, Offbeat News, festivities | No Comments »Gung hei fat choy! Today marks the beginning of a fifteen day celebration to mark the Year of the Rat. 7th February is a new moon and the festival will end with the full moon on Friday 22nd February -the ...