Anlong Veaeng

A weatherproof box where anyone can leave books, toys or kitchen bits and take something else: sustainability can be that simple. What matters is a good spot, permission from the owner or the council, and a few people w…

Not everyone finds smartphones, online bookings or long forms easy. Often a patient half hour is all it takes to help someone. Important: never take over passwords or bank details, go through it together step by step in…

Whether it's a part-time job in a café, delivering leaflets or tutoring: your first job brings not just money but confidence too. Make sure you get a written contract and that your hours fit around school or college. Wh…

A driving licence is a big step towards independence for many, but it takes time and money. Compare offers beforehand, study the theory regularly in small chunks and stay relaxed during lessons. Bikes and public transpo…

Every place can become a little nicer to live in, and locals often have the best ideas. What would you improve in Anlong Veaeng: more benches, better cycle paths, a meeting place for young and old? Share your suggestion…

Not every day is sunny, and with kids you need good ideas when it pours. Where do you go in Anlong Veaeng when it's wet outside: the library, the swimming pool, a board-game café, or puddle jumping after all? Share your…

Almost every region has a dish you won't find anywhere else, or a recipe handed down through the generations. What food simply belongs to Anlong Veaeng? Tell us your favourites and where to try them!

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Mozart Symphony No.19 in E flat major III. Menuetto (Mozart) European Archive Musopen · Public Domain

Mozart Concerto No.16 in D for piano II. Andante (Mozart) European Archive Musopen · Public Domain

Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' - II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai Musopen · Public Domain

Mozart - Die Zauberflöte, K620 - Overture Musopen · Public Domain

Borodin - String Quartet No. 1 in A major - II. Andante con moto Musopen · Public Domain

Saint Paul holds a special place in Antigua's story: Falmouth, the parish capital, was the first part of the island to be settled by the British, in 1632. By 1640 Governor Warner lived near Falmouth Bay, and in 1689 the…

Saint Philip was created in August 1681, when Antigua was divided into five parishes, and was permanently established in 1692. As elsewhere on the island, its early colonial history was dominated by sugar: more than 36 …

Saint Peter is home to one of the oldest chapters of Antigua's history: Twenty Hill near Parham is one of the two earliest and most significant sites of human occupation on the island, dating back to around 1775 BC. The…

Saint George is Antigua's newest parish: it split from Saint Peter in 1725. Yet its shores tell a much older story. Along Winthorpe's Bay, people of the Archaic Age left scatters of flint flakes and shell deposits, the …