2019-12-31 08:55
And so, my blog sputters into life once more, with the whoosh of the sugar rush that comes from rounding up my five favourite desserts in Hong Kong from 2019. Whilst it’s been a tough… Read More
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2019-05-20 02:00
Whilst it sometimes seems that the only major touring theatrical productions we get in Hong Kong are big-budget musicals and kids’ shows, War Horse makes a winning case for why great l… Read More
2019-02-07 02:00
Fairly self-explanatory – my five favourite desserts in Hong Kong from 2018. As ever, better late than never… let’s say I was aiming for Chinese New Year instead, shall we… Read More
2019-01-20 02:00
Dust off those dungarees, folks – Mamma Mia! is back in town. I have to admit, my views on Mamma Mia have softened over the years. Whilst I have always wholeheartedly adored ABBA&rsquo&hell…Read More
2018-01-23 02:00
Because it’s tradition that I feel the need to tell you my favourite desserts in Hong Kong every year… and also, that I don’t get round to writing my end-of-year list unti… Read More
2017-10-12 08:20
The second that three divas descended from the ceiling belting out It’s Raining Men, I knew that Priscilla Queen of the Desert was going to be my kind of show. Adapted from the 90s Aus… Read More
2017-09-21 06:11
If you’re in desperate need of a laugh right now (and let’s face it, the way 2017 is going, who isn’t?), then get yourself down to see The Play That Goes Wrong stat. This O… Read More
2017-03-07 02:00
A while ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Camille Goutal, daughter of legendary perfumer Annick Goutal, for a feature in Prestige magazine – which you can read here, if you&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-02-23 02:00
Well, it’s February 2017 and I still haven’t had any mind-blowing meals this year… so I figured, why not finally write up one of the best meals I had in 2016 instead? In a… Read More
2017-02-13 02:00
I’m no fan of Valentine’s Day – an arbitrary date that is most definitely the least special of all special occasions. But Valentine’s Day spa deals? Sign me up with a… Read More
2017-01-09 02:00
2016 wasn’t my favourite year by a long stretch, but there were still a couple of sweet spots in it – five to be exact! So here are my five favourite desserts in Hong Kong last y… Read More
2017-01-01 09:38
Everyone loves end-of-year posts, right? Especially when they come, not at the end of the old year, but at the start of a new one! So with my trademark lateness (and wish me luck with last y… Read More
2016-12-22 02:00
It’s been a while since I got goosebumps in the theatre… So enter Jacqueline Hughes as Elphaba in Wicked to deliver a whole year’s worth of them in one night. It’s o… Read More
2016-11-01 02:00
Another new day, another new spa treatment to review – it’s a tough job but someone has to do it, right? Provided anyone is still reading having not boiled over with beauty blogg… Read More
2016-10-27 03:37
Something wicked this way comes – wickedly good, that is. I’m normally of the opinion that Halloween is a bit of a waste of time… unless it gives me an excuse to break out… Read More
2016-09-21 02:00
Freelance life has many perks, but chief among them has to be the ability to take a spa day whenever I want (all in the name of “research”, of course) – especially when you… Read More
2016-09-13 02:00
Autumn is coming! OK, that doesn’t sound quite as epic as Game Of Thrones had led me to believe it would, but the sentiment is still the same… which means it’s probably ab… Read More
2016-09-06 02:00
This summer has to be one of the wettest, greyest, most miserable on record – and I’ve been feeling rather dull and deflated as a result. So thank heavens (when torrential storms… Read More
2016-07-11 02:00
Red – the colour of danger, love, anger, fire, blood, lust and, in Chinese culture, luck. You can see red, paint the town red, raise a red flag, catch someone red-handed, celebrate a r… Read More
2016-06-13 02:00
I probably have over 100 nail polish reviews on my blog – but you might have noticed one colour that’s conspicuous by its absence. And that colour is red. Red nail polish comes n… Read More
2016-05-18 02:00
When you think of Mong Kok, “relaxing oasis of calm” probably isn’t the first phrase that springs to mind; in fact, “crazy-intense shopping insanity that sets my teet… Read More
2016-05-02 02:00
If you’ve ever found ballet a little bit (whisper it) boring, then have I got the show for you – Swan Lake On Ice.
Yep, if the average pointe work on solid ground never struck y… Read More
2016-04-17 08:15
Do you believe in magic?
These days, I’m not sure anyone over the age of 8 really does – and thankfully so if it means women no longer get burnt at the stake for crimes like bei… Read More
2016-03-14 02:00
Think how easy it is to clean your clothes – stick them in the washing machine, job done. Now if only it could be that easy to clean your face… cue cleansing, toning, exfoliati… Read More
2016-02-24 02:00
OK, think of this news as less “fresh out the oven” and more “room temperature but still absolutely delicious” – Kiko Milano has opened in Hong Kong!
In case y… Read More
2016-01-25 02:00
How much is too much to pay for an éclair?
I’ll admit that’s not a question I’ve ever found myself wondering too much before, but it’s something you’re… Read More
2016-01-04 02:00
Over the festive period, I was lucky enough to be invited to quite a few Christmas parties – so I felt it only right to put slightly more effort into my look than my usual pyjamas acc… Read More
2015-12-31 02:00
Because I can never resist the urge to obsessively crunch some stats for the sake of an end-of-the-year post, here are TTLG’s most read posts of 2015:
1. Hong Kong Murders: The Braema… Read More
2015-12-23 02:00
Whilst everyone else compiles their lists of the best new restaurants in Hong Kong for 2015, I thought I might as well cut straight to the sweet stuff – literally! – with my favo… Read More
2015-11-23 02:00
What’s that faint ringing sound you hear? The approaching onslaught of tinny renditions of Jingle Bells being piped through every Hong Kong mall sound system for the next few weeks… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As a total beauty junkie, I’m an avid follower of the Hong Kong cosmetics scene – new stores, new brands, new products… the lot! One of my favourite one-stop-shops in HK f… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hong Kong weather has been going a bit haywire recently. One minute, it’ll be so cold that you’re forced to dig out that long-lost mini convection heater whilst wearing seven lay… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Whilst I would love to pretend that every morning I wake up glowing with radiance in the style of a Disney princess, the reality is probably closer to being a member of the Munster family! S… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
… I think when you’re fielding several requests a month asking for afternoon tea recommendations in Hong Kong, then it probably means that people have realised your favourite fo… Read More
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