As the COVID-19 crises enters week 12 in Beijing, government rules about quarantine, visa policies, rerouting, cancellation of flights and closing of borders...

If someone had told me two months ago that I would be comforting friends around the world now and that I would feel safer in Beijing than anywhere else, I wo...

The epicentre of the corona virus outbreak may be 1300 kilometres away but the world's attention is also very much turned towards China's capital Beijing whe...

It all starts with an idea. Something you have stumbled upon. A story you think would be interesting to write - and not least read. I have been doing freelan...

Is it just me or has Safari always been the ultimate, unobtainable holiday reserved for billionaires? If you agree, then I’m happy to report that it doesn’t ...

(Published by South China Morning Post on 11 January 2018. This is my full draft). Water is Lauren Tininenko’s element. She started swimming at the age of fi...

Happy new year! Time for a keto status update. I must admit that I wasn't sure whether I would be able to stick to Keto over the holidays - which took us to ...

Hallelujah. For the first time in my life, I can say that I have stuck 100% to a diet for one entire month (+ 6 days)! This means that I have not touched bre...

The good I joined Instagram 3 1/2 months ago and it's definitely been a steep social media learning curve. I'm still getting the hang of the hashtag thing an...

It's the first week of college for my son in the US and we're having dinner at the elegant restaurant Husk in Savannah, Georgia with two of his flatmates and...

More about Nicaragua and my relationship with this country. July 2018: What's taking the blue helmets so long? June 2018: In Memorarium, Peder Kolind (in Dan...

I stumbled upon an article in my facebook feed the other day: "20 Amazing Haircuts for Women Over 40". My first reaction was "ah let me have a look - I'm ove...

So much for smartphone detox and good intentions. I gave into temptation and joined Instagram 2 days ago. I was no longer prepared to miss out on those cool ...

Background: Former guerilla leader Daniel Ortega is serving his third consecutive term as Nicaragua’s President. In 2014 Sandinista National Liberation Front...

When I grew up, we only had two TV channels (yes, I’m that old) and our family was glued to the TV every Sunday at 5 pm when “Dynasty” was on. Alexis, Krysta...

Guiyang, the capital of one of China's poorest but most beautiful provinces, Guizhou: Over the past 4 days, we've seen three other western tourists. One at t...

(Published by Beijingkids magazine, 1 May 2018) Related articles: "Hanging up on bad habits - will switching off my smartphone bring my family closer togethe...

(Published by GT, Metro Beijing section on 19 April 2018) What do you do when you have an important decision to make? You may choose to ask your friends and ...

Extracts of my diary from when I switched off my phone for a week. Related articles: "Hanging up on bad habits - will switching off my smartphone bring my fa...

早上好亲爱的新 good morning my dear Xin. The rest of my message was in English. Xin is my Chinese teacher. I want to do her proud - yet I continued my message: I wi...