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Dinner at Banana's It’s lobster season in Cayman! And as I have recently discovered, the start of the season is actually a very much anticipated date here. Having lived here for the past 4 years, I actually did not know that there is a lobster season . Oh yeah, I do love lobster (even though when I lived in South Africa, I ate langoustine ever so often and only really came across lobster when I was on holiday, infrequently, in Mozambique).  Apparently, though, the lobster season in Cayman... Read Full Story

View of rain approaching Seven Mile Beach. Absolutely wonderful that you can see the rain approaching! More photos to follow… Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Like this: Like Be the first to like this post. Filed under: Life In Cayman Read Full Story

Central Havana Having grown up in Africa hearing about Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and the Cuban revolution, several of us decided to visit Cuba and experience the Cuban way of life first hand. Cayman Airways flies on a regular basis to Havana, and because there is a fairly large Cuban contingency living and working in the Cayman Islands the flights are nearly always full. The flight time is just 1 hour. One can always tell about a place when one receives the arrival form on the plane. In... Read Full Story

Singular Focus - Kumagai Life in Cayman Islands as an expat involves playing and watching a lot of sport, this is so, probably because time is plentiful on island and most sporting facilities, including sports bars are but half a “Keisha Cole” song away – literally. When it comes to watching major sporting events, there are plenty of great venues on island and over the past 2 weeks, the Women’s World Cup 2011 event has been all the rage for those who love soccer. Personally, I have never... Read Full Story

However what is life outside the office is like is a question I get asked a lot. Firstly, get used to seeing people everywhere, and I mean everywhere! There are over 1.6 billion people in China so there is a lot of overcrowding especially in the large cities. As a result of this overcrowding, don’t expect to see the cleanest cities on the planet. Prepare yourself to encounter all manner of scents that you will have to adjust to, and get ready to get used to the smell of urine. If you are to... Read Full Story

Officially, in order to work in China, a foreigner must first possess an employment work permit as well as what’s commonly referred to as a “Z Visa.” Although there are some companies in China (specifically local, smaller Chinese firms and some English schools) that may hire foreigners without a Z visa or work permit, you should always insist they provide one. Both your work permit and Z visa can only be secured by a company sponsoring you for employment within China. Finding a job in China... Read Full Story

When one refers to ‘the city that never sleeps’, we all think of New York City; the city of bright lights and big dreams.  After spending a mere two hours on the south coast of China I soon realised that New York City had lost this mantle, and China should now be referred to the Nation that never sleeps. My Asian adventure started with yours truly landing at Hong Kong International  airport at 22:00, by the time I had collected my luggage, cleared customs and crossed the border into main... Read Full Story

African Dinner in Cayman Islands Originally uploaded by My Island Beauty The African Expat Network in Cayman Islands held its first formal dinner event in Grand Cayman on 30 October 2010. Although the number of Africans on island are very limited compared to say, North Americans, Asians, Europeans or South Americans the turnout was pretty good and we had Africans from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Ghana attending the event. Some couples even brought their newly born kids to grace the... Read Full Story

Bikini Parade - Cayman Islands That’s right, bikinis with a cause – one of the things that make the Cayman Islands a unique place to live in is the creativity of event organizers. On Thursday 17 June, 2010 the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association (CIASA) organized a bikini parade with the primary objective being to raise money for the development of swimming on the island (aka “the cause”) and the secondary objective being to smash the Guinness Book of world record for the world’s... Read Full Story

Frank in action So last week, Big Frank was in town – Frank Bruno that is! A golf tournament had been organised in his name at the North Sound Golf course here in Grand Cayman and I was fortunate enough to have been invited to play in the tournament.  I have never really been a boxing fan, I just do not see the sense in two people physically thumping the hell out of each other (by the way, my dad is a a big boxing fan and that was how I knew about big Frank in my younger days). Anyway... Read Full Story