A Christmas spent on one of the largest milking operations in the southern hemisphere was oddly provoking of thoughts about farming as a metaphor for education for our expat writer.

Anna Nicholas, Expat's Majorcan Pearls blogger, on a peculiarity of Catalonian nativity scenes.

A Nasa satellite designed to map the entire sky was launched this week after a three-day delay.

Inspired by intrepid Christmas Day and New Year's Day swimmers, this gallery takes the plunge into a world of outdoor dipping.

Australia has a somewhat undeserved reputation for shark attacks. Why, wonders our expat writer, are sharks so unfairly singled out, when the slithery critters will get you first?