Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil borders Argentina and Paraguay. Spendng a week there, to-ing and fro-ing between Brazil and Argentina to take in the Falls (which I won´t tell you about […]

It is good to have been away from my home country at a time when its simpering, grovelling politicians, obsequious media and fawning celebrities affect delight at some over-hyped nuptials. […]

An open letter to Carlos Roberto ´Dinamite´ de Oliveira, president of Vasco da Gama Football Club, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Senhor Carlos Roberto ´Dinamite´ de Oliveira Presidente Club de Regatas […]

When an incumbent US President comes to your country, you can take it that your significance is well and truly recognised (at least to America). It might further suggest that […]

I like to stay up late. I don’t mean partying (although, on occasion I’m game); I mean the quiet time; everyone else in bed (because I’m currently not living alone). […]

All play and no work make Jack a dull boy (in the stupid or unfit sense). So, I’ve been partaking of a healthy dose of physical labour, in the form […]

It is traditionally a seasonally-restricted fruit in Britain, a cream-coupled treat synonymous with summer sunshine and Wimbledon fortnight. However, although greenhouses and import have conferred the ever-popular strawberry with virtually […]

How happy were you yesterday? How anxious were you yesterday? How satisfied are you with your life? To what extent do you think the things you do in life are […]