Faces of Mongolia
In the far western region of Mongolia, 80% of the people are Kazakh, they are 3rd, 4rth and 5th generations …
Trekking holiday in western Mongolia
I had grand plans. We were spending three or four weeks travelling along the Silk Road this summer. We were …
Gubbröra – perfect for Midsummer!
We are planning a whole four weeks in Sweden this summer. It may seem strange but I have a list of …
Bloody Mary
Sometimes I make a virgin version of these and my teenager loves those. We have them in the sunshine outdoors …
Photo musings from the streets of Beijing
I was here 16 years ago and the feel was every different then. I can’t put my finger on it. …
A half marathon on the Great Wall of China!
I’m sitting in a dark hotel room in Beijing, it’s 3am in the morning and I’m wondering how on earth …
Homemade bbq sauce and pork ribs
I don’t like buying processed foods. Making a homemade bbq sauce is easy and you know exactly what’s in it. …
Cooked fruit with sloe gin and matcha ice cream
Silver currants and gooseberries are the summer berries of my childhood. Add sweet peaches to that, thyme from the garden …
Raw nut and seed bars with dates and chocolate
I wanted to get more flax seeds into my kids and these raw nuts and seed bars with chocolate was …
Undescovered Thai beaches
Two and a half hours north west of Phuket airport, we found a beach that was largely deserted. We had …
Ninh Bình
After the spectacular rice filed trekking in the Tonkinese alps and Sapa, all the palaver with the stolen passports and …
Phnom Kulen and Mount Kulen
I have been dreaming about going to Cambodia for years and finally we had a last minute trip to Siem …
