Dreading Christmas shopping at the mall? Here are our favourite Christmas markets around South Africa for all your homemade, handcrafted goodies this Christmastime.

The differences between a South African and United Kingdom Christmas. Which is your favourite?

Take the sweat out of Christmas shopping by shopping online

Christmas for me revolves around whether I am working or not. As an ‘essential worker’, inevitably I tend to be on shift

A few cocktails to get you through this festive period.

A Proudly South African Christmas. Warning: this is guaranteed to make expats homesick!

Festive cocktails for this Thanksgiving week that will make you even more thankful for the world, and the cocktails it has to offer

Do you need gifting inspiration this Christmas? Why not explore these online shopping sites for a variety to choose from

A simple guide to help people get the essentials out of the way and to allow you to takethe “bah humbug” out of your festive period

Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, is celebrating the onset of the festive season with the return of the Christmas markets to the city centre and Royal William Yard as well as family-friendly attractions and events from Santa’s Grotto to the Snow Globe. The city is also home to the largest shopping area in the South West, perfect for a Christmas shopping jaunt.

Santa’s coming…. children all over  the world can be heard crying ‘whooopppeee’ as the stores fill up with even more Christmas “cheer”. Adults everywhere are barfing into their imaginary hand bags whilst hearing the never ending drone of the songs pounding over the loud speakers, and not a single cocktail, bucket of wine or pint of beer in sight.

You’d better watch out, you’d better not cry, or you may miss the best way to hack Christmas shopping this year

Week one of a simple guide to make Christmas in the UK less stressful: with our help, you may actually be able to relax and enjoy the festive period

THE OPTIMIST | Always a controversial issue, but for me, Easter and Christmas have been hijacked. As a child these holy days meant not a single open shop or movie. As an adult, I am battling to hang onto the holy days when everything is open, from pubs to the London Dungeon.

Christmas time for most expats is often twinged with sadness – but, if like us, you delve into the community that is now your new home – and take in the sites and smells and sounds of Christmas in your nook, you may just be surprised at the unexpected gifts you’d be presented with.

After we have surpassed any normal human being’s intake of all things savoury, and finally filled our ‘fat pants’ to its maximum capacity, we can (finally) sit down for dessert.

After we have surpassed any normal human being’s intake of all things savoury, and finally filled our ‘fat pants’ to its maximum capacity, we can (finally) sit down for dessert.

When Christmas comes calling I just want to call home. Here is a list of things you can do in the UK to make it feel like a South African Christmas.

A Country Brew | I want that fake snow, and I want to hear Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly — while smelling the snoek baking on my dad’s braai, and my mom humming along to Dean Martin’s Let It Snow Let It Snow Let it Snow.

Ahren’s and Menken’s Broadway musical of the hard-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited by three ghosts is sure to provide a festive evening of entertainment for the whole family.

Do Christmas the Aussie way and experience beautiful beaches, kangaroos, and seafood barbecues!