Top Ten Badass Female Fictional Characters
For too long, the roles of women in fiction were limited – they were wives or mothers, love interests or side characters, ‘virgins or whores’, and thus their roles were largely defined by men. As years gave passed…
Musings from a Mountaintop
Here, the world is different. Different to the world below, a world of buildings and traffic and technology. A world of noise and pollution, violence and chaos. Here, the world is quiet. The world is ancient and unchanged.…
Xian Highlights | China
One day, I had just one day to see as much of Xian as possible! Honestly, like most people, the Terracotta Army was my main reason for coming here, but since it wouldn’t take up all my time,…
Zhangjiajie Highlights | China
After my whistle-stop highlights tour of China’s capital, Beijing, it was time for me to head off to another part of the country, and this time, I was going rural, to Zhangjiajie. This was a little more nerve-racking,…
Beijing Highlights | China
Three days. How do you possibly see all that Beijing has to offer in just three days? Well, it wasn’t a leisurely holiday, that’s for sure, but I gave it my best shot. I had just seven days…
Innocent or Guilty Tag
Ok, if you follow me on any other social media, you’ll know that I’m currently off having an adventure in China this week, trying to cram as much sightseeing as possible into just 7 days (and if you…
Kayaking in Sai Kung
Oh I do love a public holiday! Last week it was Ching Ming festival, a traditional day of tomb cleaning for the Chinese, which meant a day off work for all of us! The good weather from the…
Hiking to Tai Long Wan
I’ve been wanting to go to Tai Long Wan forever, but I ended up running out of time last year. It’s often called “the most beautiful beach in Hong Kong” and from the photos I’d seen, I could…
Outfit – Night Skies
Channelling my favourites of short skirts & chunky boots again today! I’ve had this skirt for ages, but there’s so many ways of styling it, either as casual or dressier outfits, that I keep pulling it out the…
How Are You Feeling?
Emotions and mental health aren’t things I paid much attention to for a long time. I’ve had a fairly privileged life in most ways, always with a home, food, and a caring family, and was able to attend…
