Kimonos, bullet trains and luxury loos : What's not to love about Japan!

My first trip to Japan certainly won’t be my last! All my ‘spirit animals’ in one place - it’s staggeringly clean, the nature and scenery is stunning, the cities vibrant and bustling with life, its wonderful people are respectful, polite and gorgeously funny and the loos are to die for!

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Kissed by the sun in Africa - I'll never be the same again!

They say that once you've been kissed by the sun in Africa you are never the same again and will always return.  It's true.  From Soweto to Kruger, there are wonders to behold everywhere!

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Why Jane Caro thinks feminism is an incomplete project and why we should agree with her

Life for women over 50 is a mixed bag – for some, it can be a most enjoyable, liberating, fulfilling experience, filled with travel, theatre, yoga classes and grandchildren. For others it can be a nightmare of insecure (or no) employment leading to financial insecurity and sadly, all too commonly, homelessness.

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