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The Magnetic Pull of Lake Ontario 23 Jun 2012 | 02:10 am
I feel an urge to visit the lake with predictable regularity. It starts with an unbidden thought surfacing like a bubble in my mind, innocent in itself, but laced with just enough longing to make it s...
Daily Bread - our relationship with roti 23 Jun 2012 | 02:07 am
When I married into a Pakistani family a wealth of new experiences opened up to me, but by far the most integral and enduring were those concerned with food. Something about food just gets under your ...
15 Clues you're in Canada 23 Jun 2012 | 01:59 am
You know you’re in Canada when… -Every other vehicle on the road is a pick-up truck -Hydro means electricity not water -Fine-dining is a “gourmet” hamburger -Bryan Adams and Celine Dion STILL get ...
A Merry Muslim Christmas 29 Dec 2011 | 02:08 pm
This year, we had our first Ashraf Christmas dinner – halal turkey with all the trimmings! In England, when we were home over Christmas, we would put up our tree and enjoy the sparkly beauty of the ti...
O Canada, O What do I do? 25 Oct 2011 | 02:01 am
I missed the lineup in the playground this morning. By the time we arrived all the children had gone in, their parents stopping to chat as they wheeled siblings back home. My girlfriends clocked me an...
Is the Eurozone ever going to get its house in order? 18 Oct 2011 | 11:08 pm
The euro has stumbled this week, following remarks from Steffen Seibert (spokesman to the German Chancellor) that a once-and-for-all solution to the debt crisis is NOT planned. Peter Lavelle at forei...
Three tips to help you get better exchange rates 8 Oct 2011 | 09:48 pm
Peter Lavelle at foreign exchange specialist Pure FX, Buckinghamshire, U.K. 07.10.2011 As a member of the GlobeDweller community, you probably spend a lot of time changing currencies between differe...
Out goes "expatriates," in comes "assignees"? 24 Sep 2011 | 03:54 am
A recent CNN blog post 'School woes for expats in Hong Kong' led to some sarcastic comments about expatriates being "pampered babies". In a follow-up Hilary Whiteman at CNN describes how the world ha...
The world's most expensive city for expats is ... 15 Jul 2011 | 09:23 am
Luanda, Angola's capital, for the second year in a row. This is according to the 'Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2011' carried out by HR consultants Mercer. According to the survey Tokyo is the seco...
JOB 15 Jun 2011 | 12:43 am
HI I am From India in Singapore on a social visit until June 31 (will be extended) in search of job. I am a b.com graduate with 10years of experience.Please email me at vmsparky@gmail.com if you need ...
