Sanctums for the scribe
— March 1, 2014Inspiration doesn’t always come easy, but sometimes a cosy hotel room is all a writer needs to get that burst of creative energy
Continue Reading ...Inspiration doesn’t always come easy, but sometimes a cosy hotel room is all a writer needs to get that burst of creative energy
Continue Reading ...Achieving a perfect balance of career and family is still out of reach in today’s society so women must focus on what they really want, feminists tell Kate Whitehead
Continue Reading ...It’s harder to stay lean as you age, but middle-age spread can be moderated with exercise and a healthy diet
Continue Reading ...The restored Kenwood House in London is the perfect window on Georgian design and home to a collection of Old Masters
Continue Reading ...Diversion of medicine from neediest still apparently plagues humanitarian aid
Continue Reading ...The tour bus bounces along one of North Korea’s potholed roads, pop music blasting out over the speakers. It’s a catchy tune and even though none of the tourists can understand the lyrics, a few are tapping their feet to the beat.
Continue Reading ...North Korea’s top end has enough stunning scenery to make you almost forget you are in the world’s most repressive state. Almost. North Korea has been open to tourists since 1987, but it is only in the past few years that the hermit kingdom has seen visitors arrive in any significant number. Those who come…
Continue Reading ...Postnatal depression is much more common than many people may realise and can also affect men
Continue Reading ...A documentary film shows how those who seek travel adventure can turn unspoiled destinations into crowded eyesores
Continue Reading ...Tomas Novotny has been in North Korea two days, and he looks frazzled.
Continue Reading ...An adventurous environmentalist is raising awareness of the dangers of plastic waste, especially the garbage patches forming in ocean gyres around the world
Continue Reading ...Daybreaker dancing is an early-morning dance party without the drugs or the drink. Morning’s when we’re most optimistic, explains global movement’s founder Radha Agrawal. In Hong Kong, it’s got competition
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival has had a shake-up – it has a new manager, new faces on the board and a good line-up secured for the festival, which takes place November 1-10.
In one of the coldest regions in the world, the Sami have survived harsh elements of nature and even state repression to continue their way of living and preserve their culture and traditions.
China could do with an image makeover, judging by the increasingly negative perceptions of the country revealed in a global public opinion poll
The British writer, headline author at the Hong Kong Literary Festival in November 2015, talks to Kate Whitehead about family, writing, and why she waited 30 years to move in with her second husband, and still sees the first
The Italian priest tells Kate Whitehead how became fascinated by China, was eventually barred, and how he has fought for the rights of the disadvantaged