From bean to chocolate bar
— April 5, 2015Chocolate is good for you – and, as Kate Whitehead discovers, tramping through the Amazon rainforest on a tour of Ecuadorean cocoa farms can be just as gratifying
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Living in the wild
— April 1, 2015For the ultimate ‘home safari’ experience, consider residing intimately close to nature in these low-density and deluxe game-reserve estates in South Africa, Namibia and Kenya.
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The ties that bind
— March 22, 2015A pictorial book documents the last women in China with bound feet, writes Kate Whitehead
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What do doctors think of the latest anti-ageing products?
— March 16, 2015Kate Whitehead talks to three specialists
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The light fantastic
— March 1, 2015Paris remains the City of Light – and the ultimate place to have a pied-à-terre. The opportunities to own a fantastic flat, perhaps built on the ruins of a castleor once used by a great artist, have never been better.
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How meditation can improve our health and happiness
— February 24, 2015A visiting medical doctor and Buddhist monk explains benefits
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Doing business in Vietnam
— February 1, 2015Speak to most business executives about operating in a developing country and political stability, banking, transport, telecommunications and infrastructure issues are usually top of the list. But Vietnam is different – here people talk about the need to understand the psyche of the Vietnamese.
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Andy Murray’s decadent, boutique hideaway
— January 25, 2015Sporting legend Andy Murray’s new Scottish hotel
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Finding paradise
— January 1, 2015Blending adventure, relaxation and natural beauty, One&Only Hayman Island is a paradise on earth in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef
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Top of the heap
— January 1, 2015The highest floor of a prestigious building in one of the world’s top cities is the ultimate discretionary purchase. The Peak looks at some of the planet’s very posh penthouses with the best views, the most deluxe finishes and facilities, and the highest potential investment returns.
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A natural selection
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Lost in Ecuador
— May 1, 2015Straddling the equator between Columbia and Peru, Ecuador may be the smallest Andean country but it’s packed with startling landscapes and exciting things to see and do.
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Model of inspiration
— November 17, 2018Chinese orphan takes on Hong Kong role at her adoptive mother’s childcare foundation. Jenny Bowen adopted baby Maya in 1997, then went on to set up orphanages across China. Maya, now 23, works as a programme coordinator at the OneSky Centre in Hong Kong
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How a US filmmaker started a charity to improve the care of orphans in China
— May 27, 2014The dire state of mainland orphanages 15 years ago spurred filmmaker Jenny Bowen into action. Her charity, Half the Sky, has been a huge success and now works with officials across the country
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The Beauty Market of North Korea
— October 25, 2013North Korea isn’t known for its beauty industry, but the isolated state does produce its own beauty brand — Pomhyanggi Cosmetics — and even exports some goods overseas.
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Andy Murray’s decadent, boutique hideaway
— January 25, 2015Sporting legend Andy Murray’s new Scottish hotel