Love them or hate them – public toilets are a necessity.  How often do we find ourselves out shopping, or just out, and need to use one?  Of course everyone’s different, but I find that I’m often looking around me to find a suitable place ‘to go’. I know, we

My husband is a Spiderman fan. When I first met Olivier, I thought it was really cool that he loved Spiderman so much.  But at the time, he was married to someone else, not to me.  I didn’t have to live with it.  So, I thought it was cool and

As you may know, I love eating out.  Restaurants, cafés, street food – anywhere.  There’s something about not cooking or cleaning up that resonates with me.  And if it’s not expensive, then all the better, as you probably read about here.   There’s a great venue in Moscow for concerts, or

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how people communicate.  Writing letters used to be one of my favourite things in the world.  I don’t do it anymore, and I really miss it.  I’ve written some of my thoughts about it for you. If you can’t read my handwriting, or

Last time we looked behind us in Vietnam. Today we’re going to look behind us – in Russia!  As you already know, Russia is a very interesting and diverse country.  And our ‘look behind you’ photos today are not going to contradict that. Winter First of all, Russia can get

We all know about inflation.  It’s a necessary evil.  Well, I don’t know if it’s evil, but they tell us it’s necessary.  It can be a problem. I don’t understand how the economy of a country, and the world, works.  It’s too much to try to comprehend at my age.

Munich, Germany From the airport: You will arrive at Munich airport (MUC) in either terminal 1 or 2.  The best way into the city centre is by S-bahn (train), which you will find in the basement level, between the two terminals.  The airport is huge, although signs are very clear and

Just for you, some helpful advice on how to be a successful ESL teacher. A – ability/adapt Your students may not all have the same ability regarding their level of English, even students who are studying in the same group.  Sometimes a commercial decision will be made by your school