A long long time ago, when I was a shy, young girl, my favourite TV show was Xena: Warrior Princess. Every week…

Introducing ‘Old man’ Laozi Laozi was a Chinese philosopher and a mystical teacher, who walked the earth around the same time as…

The day kicked off grey and dreary on my second day in the Wudang Mountains. I would have loved a strong, warm…

Breathtaking nature. Wondrous legends. A fascinating history. Incredible architecture. Vibrant colours. This place truly has a fairytale vibe to it. Not your…

Kungfu is art and performance. It’s grace and inner power. It’s strength and flexibility. Kungfu is hard and soft. Kungfu is the…

“Piece of cake,” I foolishly thought when I booked my unconveniently timed (but cheap) flight to China. Sure the departure time in…

Both Christmas and New Year completely went by me this year. Neither holiday is celebrated by the Chinese and there are not…

I have so much understanding for bears, groundhogs and all other animals that spend their winter hibernating in their comfortable, warm, underground…

Especially to my mother’s exaspiration, I’ve never much fancied the thought of settling down. On the contrary; for the past fourteen years…