As an expat living and (not) sleeping in foreign climes, I’ve developed a thing about mattresses. If you’re a globetrotter I’m sure you’ve had your own adventures bedding down on …

An odd little tale about a mystery flower and a gardener who doesn’t hear scents. The fun of living abroad!

Cooking Dutch soul food in Kenya proved to be a culinary crisis and I had no idea why.

What to do if you don’t speak the language, can’t read the alphabet and you need to eat? You make a fool of yourself. Here’s how.

On New Year’s Eve, spectacular public fireworks are set off in many countries to celebrate the New Year, but there are many other fun customs and traditions to be found …