Top Ten Things to Do in Hong Kong with Kids
We’ve spent quite a bit of time in Hong Kong by now – it’s actually a great place to visit with kids — and yet...
We’ve spent quite a bit of time in Hong Kong by now – it’s actually a great place to visit with kids — and yet...
“I don’t think we should move on tomorrow,” Z says. “Let’s stay in Alex a bit longer.” “Why?” I say. “What’s there to do here?”...
Egypt / Places / Travel Advice
by Theodora · Published April 10, 2012 · Last modified September 14, 2012
Now, it is easy to whinge about Cairo – and, lord knows, I have! Frankly, as a visibly foreign female visitor, tourist Cairo makes the...
by Theodora · Published February 16, 2012 · Last modified August 29, 2012
The more time we spend in museums around the world, the more I come to realise how very, very political they are. Take the National...
Bulgaria / Places / Travel Lifestyle
by Theodora · Published February 2, 2012 · Last modified May 6, 2015
Plovdiv Old Town is the single prettiest place we’ve visited since beautiful Lijiang in China. The city’s history is written in its walls. Successive generations...
I wasn’t born in London. But I lived in London from when I was five until I was seventeen, and then again from 21 to...
China / Places / Travel Advice
by Theodora · Published January 5, 2012 · Last modified February 12, 2015
It is China travel lore that “you need a week in Beijing”. Now, given we travel at a pace so slow it’s verging on glacial,...
Malaysia / Singapore / Travel Lifestyle
by Theodora · Published September 1, 2011 · Last modified September 3, 2012
Over the last couple of weeks, since Z returned from his overseas trip, I’ve largely been letting him choose what we do. Well, with the...
1: Play at Ho Tay Waterpark We defy any child visiting Hanoi — and plenty of adults, for that matter — not to enjoy the...
They say you learn something new every day. And today I learn that gambier, AKA catechu, is a common ingredient used by Asians in chewing...