Fortresses.  Monasteries. Steep mountains. Vast valleys. While it may sound like a backdrop from a Game of Thrones episode, what I’m really describing is […]

Go now! Three historically expensive countries that are now WAY more affordable to visit. People always ask me how I decide where to travel […]

Oh, Bali… Beautiful Bali. How I adore you. I love you like I love a plate of starchy food (and I am a girl […]

Things to do on your layover in Doha, Qatar Reflections on Islamophobia and suggestions for how to spend your layover in Doha, Qatar. Before […]

If travel to Mongolia isn’t already on your radar it should be. Here’s why, plus my recommendations for things to do and see in […]

Sensory overload in the oldest part of Delhi. Describe Old Delhi in one word? Impossible. Let’s try ten adjectives: fragrant, daunting, beautiful, alert, atmospheric…haunting. […]

Signs you’re a foreigner living in Hong Kong. But I’m not alone. Hong Kong is laden with foreigners like me who have come and […]

A visit to Tokyo’s weird and wonderful Robot Restaurant. The room looks like a kaleidoscope threw up in it. There are shapes, colours, jewels, and […]

I spend 48 hours in China’s largest city. When I moved back to Hong Kong, I promised myself I would visit more of mainland […]

Bad weather in Galle, Sri Lanka? No problem. Travelling in Sri Lanka in late September is a crap shoot in terms of weather.  Guidebooks say […]