Places

Mountainside Morning and Tea in the Clouds

Read Part 1 of the blog here: A Little Slice of Magic in Dali We slept the kind of deep,…

3 days ago

A Little Slice of Magic in Dali

I recently shared our pregnancy news on Instagram and was quite honestly floored by the wave of well-wishes that came…

1 week ago

The Bali Incident

Recently, during a late night at work, Bali called and said, “Come see me.” I said OK and booked my…

3 years ago

Eastern and Oriental Hotel: From a Pub in Surrey to Penang

The first time I heard about E&O was, funnily enough, at a countryside pub in Surrey. It was near Christmas…

6 years ago

Santiago de Compostela – Kissed and Tell

It’s a cruel thing — sharing a place you treasure. Especially with you well-travelled, country-collecting, showy travellers. Worse still when…

7 years ago

The Lows of Shang-High

Shanghai cast me a strange look when I went to the theatre alone on a Tuesday evening. She didn’t understand.…

7 years ago

What Bali Gave Me

I like the name Bali. There’s something lucid, gentle and titillating about the sound of it — a soft start…

8 years ago

Babes of Beijing – The Photographer

For Part I of Babes of Beijing - The Fruit Seller, click here. *  *  * The Photographer He cycled…

8 years ago

Babes of Beijing – The Fruit Seller

Never had I been so intrigued by the people of a country that I would stuff my suitcase with more…

9 years ago

Mad Mad Mumbai

Friends — and Russell Peters — said India is smelly. So naturally, when I stepped off the plane, I took…

9 years ago