Diaries
Time to take the top off
Stuart Roberts gets into a seasonal mood as he watches the winter-weary Swedes emerge blinking into the light, polish their motorbikes and renew their love affair with the spring
Stuart Roberts gets into a seasonal mood as he watches the winter-weary Swedes emerge blinking into the light, polish their motorbikes and renew their love affair with the spring
Melting machismo
A tomboy living in Istanbul who equates primping with promiscuity learns a lesson in the Turkish idea of feminine from her savvy sister-in-law. This tale is the third of three parts
A tomboy living in Istanbul who equates primping with promiscuity learns a lesson in the Turkish idea of feminine from her savvy sister-in-law. This tale is the third of three parts
Learning to be ladylike
A tomboy living in Istanbul who equates primping with promiscuity learns a lesson in the Turkish idea of feminine from her savvy sister-in-law. This Turkish tale is the second of three parts
A tomboy living in Istanbul who equates primping with promiscuity learns a lesson in the Turkish idea of feminine from her savvy sister-in-law. This Turkish tale is the second of three parts
Full moon in Doha
It's Ramadan in Qatar, and a rising moon sweeps our diarist Don Christopher into a mood of poetic reflection, as he savours the temporal and eternal realms around him
It's Ramadan in Qatar, and a rising moon sweeps our diarist Don Christopher into a mood of poetic reflection, as he savours the temporal and eternal realms around him
Waxing feminine in Turkey
When Erica Kaya came to Istanbul she was a tomboy and equated primping with promiscuity – until she learnt a lesson in the Turkish idea of feminine from her savvy sister-in-law
When Erica Kaya came to Istanbul she was a tomboy and equated primping with promiscuity – until she learnt a lesson in the Turkish idea of feminine from her savvy sister-in-law
Doing the washing, Filipina-style
Keith Warren’s island diary makes it clear that cleaning clothes on Mango Island is not just a matter of efficiency; it’s much more about sharing the village gossip
Keith Warren’s island diary makes it clear that cleaning clothes on Mango Island is not just a matter of efficiency; it’s much more about sharing the village gossip
Doha diary: Gardeners' hour
Autumn is beginning to cast its long shadow in Qatar, and Don Christopher turns his attention to the garden, where green things are propagating in spite of the heat
Autumn is beginning to cast its long shadow in Qatar, and Don Christopher turns his attention to the garden, where green things are propagating in spite of the heat
A life divided
From the day she left her family behind to go to school, Guardian Abroad reader Mary T N Morris began to feel that no matter where she might be, home is always somewhere else
From the day she left her family behind to go to school, Guardian Abroad reader Mary T N Morris began to feel that no matter where she might be, home is always somewhere else
The kings and queens of tropicalia
Anastasia Moloney is spoiled for choice when it comes to natural bounty in Colombia, the land of tropical fruit
Anastasia Moloney is spoiled for choice when it comes to natural bounty in Colombia, the land of tropical fruit
Where drawing water can become an act of defiance
Jonathan Cook writes that a trip to the spring in the village of Saffuriya near Nazareth exposes the deep divisions that still plague the Holy Land
Jonathan Cook writes that a trip to the spring in the village of Saffuriya near Nazareth exposes the deep divisions that still plague the Holy Land