International

Of course we do not limit our night-time empire to the confines of the UK. Absolutely not: when darkness falls we conquer the world!

• • • Africa in Voodoo academic claims end to African famine (Rousse); A disappointing trip to Africa with Thomson (Rousse); Jungle rapist apprehended by mobile dental service (Rousse); Jungle rapist apprehended by mobile dental service (Rousse);Bigamist escapes to Africa on the cruise ship Botswana (Rousse)
    • The Alps in Small frustrations blight playgirl lifestyle (Belle); A near-death experience in Alpine ski resort (Rousse); Alps plane crash victim regrets flight choice (Rousse)
    • Amazonian forest in Belle’s neighbour is top of the sex pops
    • Angola in Rousse’s Angolan trip
    • Antigua in Disappointing Caribbean climate (Rousse); Evidence of global warming in Antigua (Rousse); Rousse rejects a lover and kills a cat; Missing Antigua (Rousse); Holiday crime in the Caribbean (Rousse)
    • The Arabian Sea in Hairy Star Wars sidekick Chewbacca comes to take Rousse home
    • The Arctic in When popping out to the shop turns into a hunt for polar bears (Rousse)
    • Australia in Flying to Australia will always be uncomfortable (Rousse); Collie dog lies, fashion for red-heads, and a sad trip to Australia (Rousse); Katie Price’s (aka Jordan) career on the conference circuit, and a life of crime in Australia (Rousse); Rousse’s qualifications quandary; Mention of Elton John and exotic work trips sets off swoon (Rousse) (Sydney); How to serve Chardonnay Australian-style (Rousse); Amazing animal life at Ayers Rock (Rousse) (Ayers Rock); Parkes Observatory hosts visit of geriatric stargazer (Rousse) (Parkes Observatory, New South Wales); Snow and a new suitor in Sydney (Rousse) (Sydney); Word games with the mob (Belle); Sun protection – Australian style (Rousse); Australian dinosaur surprise (Rousse); Gay Australia news (Rousse); From igloo filmatography to sign language, by way of cliff-top croquet and cycling (Rousse); Murderer serves lunch to transsexual surprise guest feet away from victim’s remains in biscuit tin (Rousse); To Australia by sea with an unlimited baggage allowance (Rousse); The antique charm of Australia (Rousse); A book group climbing hero (Rousse); ISIS ambitions thwarted (Rousse); Danger down under in Australian seaside resort (Rousse); Poisonous crabs and unpierced ears in Australia (Rousse); A tall, blonde, Australian lover (Rousse); Australia unappreciated (Rousse); Australia unappreciated (Rousse); British tourist takes to walking on his hands on return from Australia trip (Rousse); A marathon in Australia (Rousse)
    • Austria in Mention of Elton John and exotic work trips sets off swoon (Rousse) (Vienna); Rousse messes up version control (Vienna); Peep Show’s Super Hans seeks new recruits to his “Moonys” cult (Rousse); Unsatisfactory Austrian holiday experience (Rousse)
    • Belgium in MacBook air design fault (Rousse) (Brussels); Young David Attenborough (Rousse)
    • Bhutan in Belle learns the law but is slow to get the joke
    • Brazil in Belle and the Bikers; An unconventional Brazilian research symposium (Rousse)
    • Canada in Sorry Michael McIntyre, never seen your show (Rousse) (Vancouver); Belle is obsessed with coats; Selling tickets at the Fringe and shooting woodcock in the Borders (Rousse); Rousse defends her position, welcomes a friend and attempts to teach; A literary cousin and vandalising grandmother from the dead (Rousse); Dog and documentation disaster (Rousse); Bose headphones rescued in Montreal (Rousse); Egypt at Easter – Rousse is unimpressed; Bike transport by plane: how much will it cost? (Rousse); The world’s most beautiful identical triplets (Rousse); A heartless sister (Rousse) (Toronto); Coping with Canadian weather and dangerous dogs (Rousse) (Toronto airport, the Rockies, Salt); The thrill of flying in the Hebrides (Rousse); Toronto school reunion disco (Rousse) (Toronto); A Canadian squat (Rousse); Paris wedding giveaway(Rousse) (McMaster University, Hamilton); Canadian island adventure (Rousse); Fears of adult children emigrating (Rousse); A Canadian pork pie picnic (Rousse) (Toronto); Bold in boots and bra under tight-fit trouser suit (Rousse) (Toronto); Border crossings and spy work (Belle); Shark danger in Lake Ontario (Rousse) (Lake Ontario); A Yorkshire woman in Canada (Rousse)
    • Caribbean in Selling tickets at the Fringe and shooting woodcock in the Borders (Rousse); From the Caribbean to Tiverton by foot in party dresses (Rousse); Deadly and expensive, but ever so cool: Rousse debates smoking with an addict; From Manchester to the Caribbean – and back again (Rousse); The beach body (Rousse); University of Edinburgh professor is target shooting champion (Rousse); An unethical vacation (Rousse); How to get upgraded (Rousse); Tripadvisor hotels to avoid (Rousse)
    • Chile in Edinburgh house moves (Rousse)
    • China in Kate Middleton – Belle’s new best friend; A footballer and a phone (Rousse); Rousse is left holding the rag doll baby; Beware imitations: the case of the “handwoven” oriental silk rug (Rousse); Chinese clamour for Christmas goods (Rousse); Herman and his (twenty first century) hermits take a trip to Manchester airport (Rousse); Facilities at the best hotel in China (Rousse); The Emperor of China, Tom Forrest, an absent wife, and a widower (Rousse); AC/DC concert in China (Rousse)
    • Cuba in Rousse’s Cuban missile crisis
    • Czech Republic in Unexpected meeting leads to football match in Prague (Belle) (Prague); Peep Show’s Super Hans seeks new recruits to his “Moonys” cult (Rousse) (Prague)
    • Denmark in Selling tickets at the Fringe and shooting woodcock in the Borders (Rousse); International cellist fails to avert breakfast party disaster (Rousse); Why Diet Coke is bad for you (Rousse); Elton John and George Michael row in Danish sauna (Rousse); Child criminal caught red-handed at Paris airport (Rousse) (Copenhagen)
    • Eygpt in Tattoos, travellers and television (Rousse); Lord Alan Sugar’s babysitter and JK Rowling’s secret (Rousse); Egypt at Easter – Rousse is unimpressed
    • Estonia in Narwhal is cover for Finnish plot to invade Estonia (Rousse) (Tallin)
    • Finland in Rousse’s Nazi raid; Rousse reassesses her office accommodation and professional dress; Nigella Lawson versus Gordon Ramsey, and information retrieval with Winnie the Pooh (Rousse) Scandinavian packing essentials (Rousse); Checking in at the Institute of Directors (Rousse); Fleeing to Finland (Rousse) (Turku); Police reopen case into dolly bird disappearance (Rousse); REF submission blunder paves path to BBC2 science career (Rousse); Shoe shops, a suitcase, and a dodgy taxi ruin travel plans (Rousse) (Turku); A job opportunity in Finland (Rousse); Narwhal is cover for Finnish plot to invade Estonia (Rousse) (Turku); Why Diet Coke is bad for you (Rousse); Finns support childcare specialist spread the news in Northumberland (Rousse) (Åbo Akademi, Turku)
    • France in Two coffins for TPR (Rousse); Rousse survives tsunami but misses the talking bee; Belle keeps it in the family; Hunting for a hostel and a night of peace by the river (Rousse); Kate Middleton – Belle’s new best friend (Paris); Belle goes clubbing and meets a resistance heroine; Anti-French feeling and fossilised fruit (Rousse); Rousse withdraws her favours and is instructed to vote (Nantes); Mention of Elton John and exotic work trips sets off swoon (Rousse) (Paris); Going without: underwear or shoes? (Rousse) (Marcillat, St Pardoux); How to cook an elephant (Belle); Good turns in Paris and Edinburgh (Rousse) (Boulevard Raspail and the Louvre, Paris); How to get to Paris by car (Rousse) (Paris); Winning ways with the language of love (Rousse); Deadly and expensive, but ever so cool: Rousse debates smoking with an addict (Strasbourg); Danes are more beautiful than Brits – so says Finnair (Rousse) (Paris); Unbearable workloads: could cloning be the answer? (Rousse) (Nantes); Rag doll family imposters invade Paris (Rousse) (Paris); A happy job move (Rousse) (Paris); Trip to fishing tackle shop trumps rapids ride (Rousse) (Poitiers); Bog, bullets and a disappointing blow as Rousse hunts for Paris (Paris); Britain versus France: dress, architecture and smoking (Rousse) (Paris); Green greatcoat is Paris fashion hit (Rousse) (Paris); A PhD in Paris (Rousse) (Paris); Dolly Parton and a Swiss rail travel mishap (Rousse) (Lyon); Paris attractions (Rousse) (Paris); Learning to love minibeasts (Rousse); Belle’s bad night’s sleep and Rousse’s dental surprise (Paris); Narwahl is cover for Finnish plot to invade Estonia (Rousse) (the chateaux of Auvergne); Marcus Brigstocke tour takes in the stationers (Rousse) (Gilbert Jeune, Boulevard St Michel, Paris); Recreated photos of a French past (Rousse); The sinister story behind Bye baby bunting (Rousse) (Paris); Mobile phones, a model couple, and gargoyles (Rousse); Wild boar hunting in France (Rousse) (Marcillat, St Pardoux); Nantes, crocodiles, Chinese tourists, and taxi services (Rousse) (Nantes); Dumped and exiles abroad (Rousse); A missed reservation at the “best restaurant in the world” (Rousse) (Pigalle, Paris); Tall men and a surprise trip to Paris (Rousse); A wedding called off (Rousse); Snogging a smoker (Rousse) (Rue de Rivoli, Paris); Paris wedding giveaway (Rousse) (Paris); Dangerous borders river walk (Rousse) (Paris); iPhone 3 functionality saved by WhatsApp (Rousse); Paris holiday con (Rousse) (Paris); A French affair (Rousse); A slow ride to France (Rousse); Spaceship flies over Edinburgh and pensioners enjoy the Paris nightwear walk Pierrot-style (Rousse) (Montmartre); Child criminal caught red-handed at Paris airport (Rousse) (Paris); A Paris conference drop-out skincare expert (Rousse) (Paris); Lunch in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris (Rousse) (Paris); The chance of a year in France and Marmite tinfoil in a Little Chef (Rousse); Paris waves freeze on last day of finals (Rousse) (Paris); A French language refresher course in Paris (Rousse); Lost in London and Paris (Rousse) (Paris); Neil Diamond concert gate-crasher (Rousse) (Paris); A wedding with Peter Capaldi, and a honeymoon with the Wombles (Rousse) (Trocadero, Paris); Things to do in Paris (Rousse); An unhappy return to Nantes (Rousse)
    • Germany in Belle is a blank canvas (Dusseldorf); Car chaos in central Edinburgh and mixed Morgans (Rousse) (Berlin); First class to Washington with a ceilidh to organise at Buckingham Palace (Rousse); Security enforcement with Charlie Drake and sliding with Suggs (Belle) (Berlin); “Friend” of royalty responsible for lost luggage (Rousse) (French border); A sad cycling trip to Sassau (Rousse); How not to peer review conference submissions (Rousse) (Leipzig)
    • Greece in Twentieth century icons AJP Taylor and Paul McCartney keep Rousse amused (Athens); Tattoos, travellers and television (Rousse); Kevin Towler – Olympic athlete (Belle); Danes are more beautiful than Brits – so says Finnair (Rousse); Money laundering in Greece (Belle)
    • Hong Kong in Mention of Elton John and exotic work trips sets off swoon (Rousse)
    • Hungary in Two chocolate mousses and a trip to Budapest (Rousse)
    • Iceland in Stornoway Calmac services dropped in favour of cargo runs to Iceland (Rousse)
    • India in Cruising with the poets (Belle); Gay marriage shocker eclipsed by enemy bomb attack on UK airports (Rousse)
    • Ireland in God, fish and chips, and helping out Rousse (Belle); Mick Jagger’s rucksack (Rousse); A missed appointment with Paul McCartney (Rousse); Dead grandmother joins Rousse on an uncomfortable trip to Ireland (Rousse); A fishy tale of fighter jets and a missed meeting (Rousse); A dodgy flight to Dublin (Rousse) (Dublin, Irish Sea); Time-travelling aunt fulfils duties as a godparent (Rousse); Preparations for a stag party in Dublin (Rousse); Funding front-runner is boy from Limerick (Rousse) (Limerick)
    • Italy in Mention of Elton John and exotic work trips sets off swoon (Rousse) (Rome); Rousse defends her position, welcomes a friend and attempts to teach; Girls get a raw deal in Italy (Belle); Sex change surgery marriage trap (Rousse); A doomed flight from Japan (Rousse) (Rome); Belle holds down two jobs (Palermo); Time-travelling Rousse misses several photo opportunities and breaks a promise (Isola del Giglio); Come dine with me – please! (Belle); Italy relocated to the West Country (Belle) (Bay of Naples); Venice turns pink in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Rousse) (Venice); A wedding with Sir Chris Hoy (Rousse) (Milan)
    • Jamaica in Security enforcement with Charlie Drake and sliding with Suggs (Belle)
    • Japan in A doomed flight from Japan (Rousse)
    • Korea in Exotic trip to Korea (Belle); Cheapest fares from Edinburgh to Korea via London Heathrow (Rousse)
    • Malayisa in A house move to Malaysia and a musty old school (Rousse)
    • The mediterranean in Anti-French feeling and fossilised fruit (Rousse); Preparations for a stag weekend on the Mediterranean island of Lancoste (Rousse)
    • Mexico in Mexican petticoats (Rousse)
    • Mongolia in Holy Island Heights (Rousse)
    • The Netherlands in Wiped iPhone misery – with red squirrels (Rousse) (Amsterdam); Rousse goes roller blading in the snow (Amsterdam); Child thieves adopt boy scout disguise in cash raids on Lake District hotels (Rousse) (Amsterdam); Tall men and a surprise trip to Paris (Rousse)
    • New Zealand in Belle’s bare-bottom beauties; Viking farm challenge and a spot of sewing (Rousse); New Zealand miracle hair regrowth (Rousse); From igloo filmatography to sign language, by way of cliff-top croquet and cycling (Rousse)
    • North West Passage in Shipping innovation combats the effects of global warming in the North West Passage (Rousse)
    • Norway in Danes are more beautiful than Brits – so says Finnair (Rousse); Two kitchens and an injection of gold (Rousse); A Norwegian odyssey (Rousse); Surprises in the snow (Rousse)
    • The Philippines in Ski-ing in the Philippines (Rousse)
    • Puerto Rico in Rousse reviews a package holiday in Puerto Rico
    • Poland in A cycling trip and late admiration (Rousse)
    • Republic of Ireland in From drinks with the Aldridges in Ambridge to an open air party on Princes Street (Rousse) (Thomastown); Academic bake-off (Rousse); Late for a placement visit in Kilkenny (Rousse) (Thomastown)
    • Romania in Belle is a secret agent
    • Russia in Dress designer and academic set off on secret mission by EasyJet (Rousse); Brighton Pavilion and the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood (Rousse) (St Petersburg); Race to rescue earthquake victim in northern Russia (Rousse)
    • Scandinavia in Danes are more beautiful than Brits – so says Finnair (Rousse)
    • Singapore in Mention of Elton John and exotic work trips sets off swoon (Rousse); Beware imitations: the case of the “handwoven” oriental silk rug (Rousse); Chronology change at the British Council and the Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Award (Rousse)
    • South Africa in Shall I stay or shall I go now? (Rousse); Go-go a go-go (Belle); John Lewis suitcase switch and Tiffany diamond haul (Rousse) (Pretoria)
    • South America in Rousse recovers from a fashion faux pas by dancing the bare-topped tango
    • Spain in Rousse’s trip to Spain uncovers NHS zombie and Sir Alex Ferguson’s secret chateau; The Glasgow School of Spelling, David Bowie, Andy Warhol, Limmy, and a retirement home for celebrities (Rousse); Scandal of coffin-carrying caretakers and their enormous retirement lump sums (Rousse); Exam revision takes a surprising turn (Belle) (Barcelona); Selling timeshares in Spain with coconut cakes and coffee (Rousse); A Barcelona penthouse party (Rousse); Free babysitting deal is not all that it seems in Barcelona hotel (Rousse) (Barcelona)
    • Sudan in Commune cycle reunion of sorts (Rousse)
    • Sweden in Beware imitations: the case of the “handwoven” oriental silk rug (Rousse); Bed and breakfast Scandinavian style (Rousse); William Morris book design determines undergraduate reading habits (Rousse) (Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås); Travelling the UK by rail with suitcase insurance (Rousse); Escalator screams in Sweden (Rousse); ‘Between the server’ dancing to the Smiths at Spotify HQ in Sweden (Rousse) (Spotify’s headquarters)
    • Switzerland in Dolly Parton and a Swiss rail travel mishap (Rousse) (Geneva); Smuggling sisters in the ‘bag for life’ mystery (Belle); Irresponsible pilot puts pensioner passenger at the controls of Switzerland-bound aircraft (Rousse); Home from the beach, via Geneva (Rousse) (Geneva); A box of sayings from Switzerland (Rousse); Criminal-free CERN (Rousse) (CERN, Geneva)
    • Thailand in Chronology change at the British Council and the Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Award (Rousse); Mid-air knitter stalked by elderly couple on flight to the UK from Thailand (Rousse)
    • Tibet in A rotten job in Tibet (Belle)
    • Timbuktu in Belle’s random ramblings – with bonus Russell Brand
    • Tunisia in Settling for less than a six-pack (Rousse)
    • Turkey in European cyclist cheats (Rousse) (Istanbul); Guy Masterson and the Turkish conference groper (Rousse)
    • United States of America in Flower fairies and frat boys (Belle); New York is a dangerous place for Rousse (New York); Belle hearts big Eddie (Dallas, Texas); Belle’s bad hair day (New York, San Francisco and Seattle); Trop Belle pour moi (Arizona); Gloria Swanson and unnecessary help with a literature review (Rousse) (Hollywood); Queen cuts down official duties (Rousse) (New York public library); Duchess of Cornwall and the Queen share a drink (Belle); Tiffany Blue box “engagement” mystery (Rousse) (Tiffany’s, New York); Adulterer uncovered in New York (Rousse) (New York); Mention of Elton John and exotic work trips sets off swoon (Rousse) (Hawaii and Boca Raton); A car park reunion and worthy hotel labour (Rousse); Illuminated underwear and time travel (Rousse); Belle’s box of chocolates (New York); First class to Washington with a ceilidh to organise at Buckingham Palace (Rousse); The FBI get their man (Belle); New York (in)conveniences (Belle); Cruising with the poets (Belle) (New York Public Library); Lamb stew, jelly sweets, and a yellow makeover (Belle) (Missouri); Basking sharks and a bikini malfunction (Rousse); Innovative scheme helps students clear debt (Rousse) (New York); Bad behaviour and an F1 fireball kill conversation (Rousse) (California: San Francisco, Mountain View, Stanford University, Berkeley University); Rousse averts Las Vegas crime-spree (Las Vegas); Sunshine in the highlands, a glug jug, and a job offer in New York (Rousse) (New York); Selling tickets at the Fringe and shooting woodcock in the Borders (Rousse) (California and Chicago); Macdonald clan secrets (Rousse) (California); A college education and life as a call girl (Belle); The world’s most expensive lump of yeast (Rousse); New York’s finest and cream slices (Belle) (New York); Unbearable workloads: could cloning be the answer? (Rousse) (Washington DC, Florida); Mark Zuckerberg vents anger at Harvard in Simpsons episode (Rousse) (Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts); Rousse’s killer presentation (SLA conference); Lives saved, but with a fine to pay (Rousse); Rachel wins Ross back – again (Rousse) (New York); Dreamaticus cited in medical negligence claim (Rousse); Hugh Grant lookalike lost in the US (Rousse): To America by jet-boat (Rousse); An unaccompanied visit to New York’s Robertson Library (Rousse) (New York); Californian gold prospector comes clean in Texas (Rousse) (California, Texas); A PhD in Paris (Rousse) (Philadelphia); Partying takes precedence over painting (Rousse); New York dinosaur cargo (Rousse) (New York); Rousse’s unintended drugs overdose; Body-shrinking elevator now operational in Manhattan (Rousse) (Manhattan); Word games with the mob (Belle); Gender shifting and aliens (Belle) (New York); An unwelcome extra in a New York fruit salad (Rousse) (New York); Sir Paul McCartney sings for information scientists (Rousse); Upstairs, downstairs and Yorkshire pudding (Belle) (Chicago); Hotel thefts in Hawaii (Rousse) (Hawaii); A research council prawn and shrimp feast in Hawaii (Rousse) (Hawaii); Never too late for law (Rousse) (Silicon Valley, California); Fugitive leaves stairless London office to join Texan start-up (Rousse) (Houston, Texas); My wife Claire (Rousse); What to do in New York: basketball versus shoes? (Rousse); Tom Skelton’s one man show, a dress from Woolworths, Dave Eggers, and icing penguins (Rousse) (California); Hugh Jackman hosts 2020 tech movers and shakers event (Rousse) (California); Small dog meets tiger (Belle) (California); Direct flights from Edinburgh to Boston (Rousse) (Boston); What to do at Grand Central Station (Rousse) (New York); Secret sex with students (Rousse) (California); Open plan living and outlet stores (Rousse); Gold accounts released for high worth Twitter users (Rousse) (Disneyland) ; Tripadvisor hotels to avoid Rousse; Checking out New York’s Statue of Liberty (Rousse); Flight must-haves: noise-cancelling headphones and a pashmina (Rousse) (Los Angeles); Fears of adult children emigrating (Rousse); Trapped by gunmen in small town USA (Rousse); Fine in Houston, Texas (Rousse) (Houston and San Antonio, Texas); My husband’s secret family (Rousse) (California); Texan travel anxieties (Rousse) (Texas); Fruit, vegetables and weight gain (Rousse); A near gobbling (Rousse); From drama to dental school in California (Rousse) (California); Sex, firemen and Jack Nicholson (Belle) (Brooklyn, New York); President Donald Trump fails to attract inauguration ceremony audience in tatty Victorian theatre (Rousse) (Washington); A dull metal sparkle dress for the White House Ball (Rousse) (The White House, Washington); Frank Underwood comments on flood conditions (Rousse) (Washington); Couple squanders a million on five star city break to New York (Rousse) (New York); Lost luggage in Chicago (Rousse) (Chicago); Chinese burns in Cincinnati (Rousse) (Cincinnati); Meeting a metal-framed monarch mother at the New York mausoleum (Rousse) (New York); Fare dodger prefers Settlers of Catan to Game of Thrones (Rousse); Seattle is twinned with Settle under new ‘orthographic’ rules (Rousse) (Seattle); Settlers of Catan in San Francisco (Rousse) (San Francisco); New York’s latest spa craze is total wee wee (Belle) (New York); An academic affair in New York (Rousse) (New York); Bike theft at Queen Margaret University (Rousse) (California); A lakeside retreat in the US (Rousse); Sisters, a husband, and parents on holiday (Rousse); A pee-pee peeper (Belle) (Macy’s, New York); A house move to Malaysia and a musty old school (Rousse) (Kansas); Coconut Kit Kat no consolation for crime (Belle) (New York); Accounting for poor American road race safety records (Rousse); Corporate fun (with a dodgy doctor) in Hawaii (Rousse) (Hawaii)