A spot of Desert Rain: Muscat, Oman
I knew before relocating to the Sultanate of Oman that this is one of the hottest, driest places on Earth. I'd spent a few years in the...
Christmas in Oman
It may not shock to hear that life in the Middle east is a touch different to that in the west. We all know...
The World’s Smallest Town: A few Beers in Betoota, Outback Australia
Central Australia is the home of the road train. The world’s largest and heaviest road-legal vehicles, many exceed 50 metres (165 ft) long and...
Starting Over… Again.
Even for people used to living in cultures other than their own, where sometimes practically nothing seems to make sense, shifting to a new...
$10,000 worth of Beer to fix a $700 Car (Pt 1)
Once I was a musician. I lived and worked in the Australian outback, where professional competition wasn't fierce. There were less performing musicians than...
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A young Korean friend asked for a little help with a short essay he had written for his university English class. We chatted over...
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I had a White People Problem in Africa
I finally stepped out of the airport, breathed the fresh air and looked up at big, blue African skies. Three seconds later I lowered my gaze and...
Christmas in Oman
It may not shock to hear that life in the Middle east is a touch different to that in the west. We all know...
