The kindness of strangers: On the plane I was overwhelmed with grief, then a passenger let me rest my head on his shoulder | Australian lifestyle

A long-haul flight in economy is never an appealing prospect but this one felt especially tough. I was leaving California after the death of my father to return to Australia, where I live. I was exhausted, emotional and prone to bursting into tears. It was always hard leaving my birthplace, friends and family behind, and…

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Krakow, Best Destination in Europe for Solo Female Travelers

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – For solo female travelers, safety is often a key consideration when choosing a holiday destination. An analysis released by tour company Private Tour Englands earlier this year ranked Krakow as the best city in Europe for female travelers traveling alone. The study evaluated 21 indicators across five main categories, including fraud risk, overall safety,…

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‘Charismatic and extremely confident’: how to recognise – and handle – a psychopath | Life and style

Coming face to face with a probable psychopath was enough to make Dr Leanne ten Brinke rethink her career choices. Early in her 20s, while studying forensic psychology in Halifax, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Ten Brinke was volunteering at a parole office, which would hold weekly group meetings for released sex offenders….

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