The surprisingly simple exercises with big health benefits

[ Is your body a temple or does it resemble a dilapidated shed that’s been subject to repeat vandalism? While we all know how important it is to take regular exercise, whether that’s a daily stroll to the corner shop, or training for a 10K run, finding the time, energy and inclination to do so … Read more

Scotland, the flight-free, £30 per day ski destination

[ February half term is about as expensive as it gets for skiers. Holiday packages to Alpine resorts are generally around two thirds higher than the weeks either side, as demand for ski slopes is intensified by school holidays not just in the UK but across France where the winter break is staggered over four … Read more

I was a Hong Kong expat for 18 years

[ Amid the soaring skylines and neon-bathed streets of Hong Kong, Expats is a new six-part thriller starring Nicole Kidman which will resonate with many foreigners who have called the city home. For 18 years I was one of those 600,000 expats, living in the city of 7.5 million – but not all expat lives … Read more

Five ways cruises are probably not like you think

[ I waited until I was 36 before boarding a cruise ship for the first time, having always viewed cruising as the preserve of “the newlywed, overfed and nearly dead”. That may have been the case once, but, in the past decade, the cruise industry has undergone quite the transformation. There is now a cruise … Read more