Category Archives: Social

Social

Is it hotter outside than usual? Or is it just me?

This summer hasn’t been so easy for the heat sensitive. And when you live in the tropical Miami, Florida it’s not so easy to escape the sweltering sun, even if you are spending the day at the beach.

What is microfinance?: A view from the field

They were village women in braids, highland hats and tiny pumps. Some even had babies slung to their backs. But they all made their way about the makeshift soccer pitch at pace, kicking around a half-deflated ball.

What it’s like to start a Blog

What better way to examine the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations of trying to break into the blogosphere than to follow the confessions of a new Blogger.

What has happened to travel?

Technology enables us to make better informed, faster decisions and hopefully saves us some money as a result, but sometimes as a traveller I wonder how this all impacts on the intrinsic value of travel.

Trains you can smoke on

One of my favourite books about train travel is Jenny Diski’s Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America.