Life!

Here you'll find a collection of musings about life in general – often funny, sometimes thought-provoking, and occasionally downright weird. Just like life, in fact!

Campaigns: If travelling abroad makes you aware of anything, it's that life isn't perfect. Here we've tried to highlight just some of the issues people face around the world - and what's being done about it.
All In the Mind: Psychologist Tim Sharp takes a hard but humorous look at subjects from nightmares, through the pressures of wealth, to the battle of the sexes...
Mike's Mutts: Mike Clark writes about his beloved pet dogs.
English Lessons: Dr Graeme Porte's rib-busting tales of his experiences while giving English language tuition to his Spanish neighbours!
Trevor and the Teutons: Expat family life, German style, from the pen of Trevor Dykes in darkest Franconia!
Phil's Philosophy: The laughably named and in no way at all pseudonymous Phil McCollum ponders life's little quirks.
Godzilla's Waffles: Miscellaneous meanderings from Jayne in Northern Portugal!
Christmas Around the World: There are plenty of weird and wonderful Christmas traditions around the world - here's a selection of them, contributed by BE readers.
Other articles: Articles by other authors