To filter or not to filter

So the endless debate continues on whether photo filters area good thing or not.  I have to say based on discussing this with about 8 people so far the opinions are all over the place.  Whether its professionals,amateurs or somewhere in between there really is no defining opinion (i.e. not all professionals are of the…

Teaching a second language

A lot of family and friends have asked me “how was I able to push my kid to speaking the mother language?” – in this case Arabic.  Most of them complain of talking to their kids in one language and they would answer back in English.  This could be any language, even if it’s not…

10 “Nuggets” for the Solo Traveller

So based on the chain of unfortunate events I seem to attract in my travels (literally all over my blog), I decided to share 10 of my precious tips. Some you probably already know, but I’d like to do my small part in fighting crime (common tourist mistakes that is). This mainly pertains to solo…

Toy Appreciation – the hard way

Some context… I am not a parenting guru by any means – but I do have a few tried and tested experiences that, I think, are worth a try.  I have to precursor this though with my standard disclaimer whenever I get the rare request for parenting advice, every child is different! What works for…