Sport Vacation In Dubai
Sport Vacation In Dubai Dubai is the ‘sporting capital’ of the Middle East. Numerous international sporting events are hosted in the emirate every year, including the world’s richest horse race…
Share
Posts by tag
local culture
233 posts
Typical Food In Paraguay
What to expect with Paraguay Food Paraguay is a bilingual country where both Spanish and Guaraní (an aboriginal language) are spoken indistinctively and sometimes even mixed. Due to this bilingualism,…
Share
Dining Etiquette in Costa Rica
Now that you’ve settled into your hotel, you’re bound to be hungry! In order to make your dining experience as enjoyable as possible, it’s important to know a little bit…
Share
A Spanish Love Affair: Living on Ibiza – Part 2
In the first article in this series, Katharina described how their family’s first amazing visit led them to move from the UK to Ibiza. Click here to read Part 1 of “A…
Share
Assimilating in Peru, Plus Quick Tips for New Arrivals
Okay, so you want to move to Peru. You may have a job waiting for you here, you may have fallen in love with a Peruvian and decided to try…
Share
Sex In The City: Dubai Style
Sex In The City: Dubai Style Dubai remains a bastion of ‘liberalism’ here in the Middle East; the place is hated by ultra-conservatives (of which there are but a few)…
Share
Managing Culture Shock in Malaysia
Managing Culture Shock in Malaysia One of the first things that will become clear shortly after your arrival in Malaysia is that there are many new rules and that you…
Share
Lien: The Concept of “Face” in Chinese Culture, Part 2
It’s difficult for an American to understand the Chinese concept of Face because we really have no equivalent in our culture. The reason why a clear understanding of Face is…
Share
Embracing the Culture of Old San Juan
Biculturalism is not the wholesale buying into another culture, nor is it the process of assimilating. I have met expats who by attempting to fully adopt the customs and attitudes…
Share
Paris in a Nutshell
Central Paris, with a population of 2.1 million people (2005 statistics), has a very small area of just under 100 square kilometers. No corner is farther than six miles from…
Share