Wait! urges my inner tropical voice – just a few beats of 3/4 time, to stare into the drawer housing my underwear. Another beat, pretty sure the drawer is inhabited only by poorly-folded Boxers and a mash-up of socks, I grab a pair of shorts, give them a shake then close the drawer. I call [...]

During the very first week of my stay in Ghana (Africa), I observed that almost everyone there used to have a thin cigarrette in the mouth, and that almost every time. I was very disappointed to see such small boys and girls smoking. This however was not the case. I was mistaken. These were in [...]