I have rummaged round shops all over Europe and garage sales in America. I have hung about in Arab souks and Indian bazaars, but I have never seen anything quite like my grandmother’s elephant.
This simple tale (taken from Aesop’s famous stories) shows that what may be a good place to live for one person may not be good for another. Are you a town mouse or a country mouse?
A good circus can amaze and entertain us. And what could be more amazing than a flea circus? But does such a thing really exist and can fleas really be taught to perform circus tricks?
Schooldays are supposed to be the best days of your life and part of that experience usually involves some strenuous physical activity. Here are some recollections of what happened on the sports field.
A new concept in old people's homes in France. The idea is simple, but revolutionary: combining a residential home for the elderly with a crèche/nursery school in the same building.
Millions of people all over the world are illiterate and in industrialised Western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'.
When I was at school, our teacher told the class 'You are what you eat.' My friends and I would laugh and call each other ‘hamburger’ and ‘biscuits’. But our teacher was talking about healthy eating…
First family of four to walk to the South Pole wearing Mickey Mouse ears and clown's shoes! No, not really. It isn't true. I invented it. But I wouldn't be surprised to see it one day soon.
Nowadays in the West the able-bodied are constantly reminded that disabled people have rights like everyone else. But what is it like in the developing world? In places where there are no facilities?
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