What Was New: May 2007

1 May

"Like little sugars and spice..."

Child Psychologist Ruth Coppard is back with help and advice on how to cope with the problems of bringing up children overseas. This month: nervous tics; adolescent horrors; and the fallout from starting your own business.
Help Me Help My Child

8 May

Demise of the Polish plumber?

"In the three years since the European Union welcomed 10 new members, record numbers have moved from east to west. The scale of migration has cheered those eager to promote mobility within the EU and distressed those who fear the economic and social effects of uncontrolled immigration. Yet both cheerleaders and detractors of Europe's newfound mobility are getting worked up by a temporary phenomenon." Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah explains why the UK has nothing to fear from the legendary Polish plumber.
How European migration is starting to recede

9 May

Brussels beerocrats

"There are two food items that Belgium gives to the world which are probably unsurpassed anywhere. One of them is chocolates. The other, of course, is beer. The English and the Germans may think that their beer's something to brag about, but when it comes to variety and quality, you'd be hard pushed to beat the Belgians..." Dave has a slurp of some of Belgium's great beers.
Belgium's Great Beers

14 May

Pic of the Week

Concrete and steel jut into a thundery sky.
Concrete castle

21 May

Pic of the Week

A Kelb tal Fenek, Malta's national dog, gazes out to sea and the setting sun.
Kelb tal Fenek

23 May

Tanzania's lost world

"Mbeya seems so far away from every other place in Tanzania, and as a result this lovely African town and the surrounding highlands tend to be shunned. Mbeya is about 860km south-west of Dar es Salaam and close to the borders of Malawi and Zambia." Ian Williamson experiences the wonder of the often overlooked Kitulo Plateau.
Mbeya – Tanzania's forgotten corner

28 May

Pic of the Week

A cobbled Gdansk street leads up to a spired tower.
Remembrance