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Going With Your Gut

Here’s a look at the benefi ts of probiotics and why our microbial makeup can affect our health.

Passion For Peshtemals

Ever noticed that towels seem to take ages to dry in humid Singapore? GEORGIANA VERDONK-SIM discovered an alternative that weighed less, dried faster and looked good.

A Stable Hand

British expat BECKY VINDEN tells us what’s involved when you volunteer at Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), and how you can help.

Flower Power

If you’re fed up with splashing too much cash on flowers, only for them to droop in a day, here’s a new option for you to try.

Property Pursuit

Find out how this expert can help you find the perfect property in Melbourne.

Home In The City

Serviced apartments can be an ideal option, whether you’re between leases or in Singapore for the long term. ANTHIA CHNG checked into one on Beach Road.

Best Foot Forward

STEPHANIE SYPTAK-RAMNATH’s life of high-level diplomatic jobs across the globe, emergency evacuations from war-torn nations and days as a naval officer reads like a novel. I was so inspired when I left our interview, I wanted to write that book myself! Read on and find out why.

Questions Of Separation

While life for expats in Singapore can have plenty of plusses, like everywhere in the world there are those in unhappy relationships, facing marital issues that can culminate in legal proceedings. FIONA HOAD is a family law specialist offering advice to Australian expats who find themselves in that position.

Voices From Home

Dutch expat, twice published author and general do-gooder KARIEN VAN DITZHUIJZEN is deeply involved in the daily operations of HOME, the registered charity that offers shelter and support for runaway domestic workers in Singapore. Her latest project is a book of non-fiction stories by some of the many women that the organisation has helped.

Shining A Spotlight On Old Blighty - Best Of British 2017

This year marks five years of the best of british and, to celebrate, the british club is going all out with its annual festival of britishness. We asked general manager sean boyle (bem) what he’s most looking forward to.

Newton Modern

Moving from serviced accommodation with all its mod cons to your own apartment can be fraught with issues – primarily, how to furnish the space and make it liveable. Here, DANIEL and NYRMA SOLDEVILA talk us through how they did just that, and why they love living in their Newton condo.

Christmas in Mount Faber

We get festive at the Mount Faber home of ELIZABETH HAY and find out what plans she has for her son Arthur’s first Christmas in Singapore.

Living South African Culture From the cape to the land of the Zudus.

LARA SAGE explores the heritage of South Africa in two different ways, first at a fun party in the Karoo, and then through a tour of her family’s homeland in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal.

The Spirit of Giving

Connecting expats to local charitable causes, the team behind non-profit organisation 100 People Doing Good is driven to give back. We chatted to some of its members about this bighearted and inspirational initiative.

Tigers On The Rise

Think you’ve got a tough job? Here we speak with a man whose brief is to help double the global wild tiger population by 2022. Halfway into the initiative, Mike Baltzer updates us on the progress, and tells us how wildlife spotting in Singapore can be surprisingly better than expected.

Where to Picnic - 15 Places to Lay Your Feast

“Hot and humid with a chance of rain” goes the daily Singapore weather report, but don’t let that put you off! Hit one of the following picnic spots for a fun afternoon in the great outdoors with friends and family.

5 Things I Wished I Knew-Before Having a Baby

During my four years living in Singapore, I have met and befriended fantastic women of different ages and from different backgrounds and ethnicities – some with children, some without.

Kids Go Free!

With the Costa Victoria celebrating 20 years on the water, Rebecca Bisset steps aboard to discover the highlights of its short cruises from Singapore to Malaysia, Thailand and beyond.

Is Facial Acupuncture The New Trend?

Looking to achieve instant results from a face treatment? Consider facial acupuncture.

Sport In The Spotlight

Keen to get your kids outside and away from those addictive screens? Sport is one sure-fi re way to get them moving and having fun at the same time. We asked ALPESH PUNA, director of sport at Shaws Little League, why you’d be mad not to sign your kids up for a sport today.

Cars & Coffee

Since 2006, Evergreen Rent-A-Car has been a favourite choice for expats looking to lease a car during their time living in Singapore. We caught up with managing director DANIEL ONG to ask him about the leasing market – and his other business interest: cafés and restaurants.

Moving On - Tips To Help With Your Transition Home

“All good things must come to an end.” It might be a tired cliché, but at some stage most expats in Singapore will have to face reality and return home. Some leave willingly, others are half-hearted; and then there are those who have deep reservations about their move. Wherever you sit on this spectrum, and whether you’ve lived here for 18 months or eight years, there’s little doubt you will feel some culture shock in your native country. We asked intercultural trainer, coach and German expat JALEH ALICIA NAYYERI for some advice on what to expect, how to prepare and how to handle it when you hit home soil.

Style Hunter

Who says Singapore has no fashion sense? We took our camera to the streets to snap ladies who exude individuality and an awesome personal style.

Itsy Bitsy Spiders

What to do about those pesky little veins

Joys Of The School Bus

Taking public transport was a whole new concept for me, coming to Singapore from a country with wonky infrastructure. Self-drive was – and would probably still be – my preferred mode of transport.

Getting Healthy With Your Honey!

Two couples in Singapore share their fitness journeys and how getting in shape together has benefited their relationships.

Tearing Down The Walls

If teachers, students and parents could design a school campus, what would they create?

Got Ear Wax?

Wondering how to remove ear wax from your ears or your children’s ears? Read on to discover the safest method

Sold On Gold

Are the ups and downs of the stock market making your head spin and your pocketbook bleed? Perhaps it’s time you look at investing in something that has been valued for centuries: bullion.

Can't Stop Coughing?

Here’s where that lingering cough might have come from, and when you should see a doctor for it.