Alix Norman

Cyprus’ very first festival for gender equality takes place on May 29. It will be a positive, proactive event for everyone discovers Alix Norman In terms of gender equality, Cyprus is ...

If you were asked to name the best city for foodies, you’d probably plump for Paris or Rome. But according to the five million readers of Travel + Leisure, the ...

Breathing is something most of us get very wrong. But get it right, and you’ll see a myriad of benefits discovers ALIX NORMAN You’re doing it right now, ...

This is the ‘Keystone State’, so-called for its role in the creation of a nation. Pennsylvania was one of the 13 founding states (the only that doesn’t border the Atlantic). ...

The Girlfriends Circle offers fun and friendship – without the oneupwomanship of other ladies groups finds Alix Norman Many women’s groups are all about the ego. They solicit ladies of ...

The press panned this follow up to Sex and the City. IMDb gave it a measly 5.6 out of 10, while Rotten Tomatoes settled on a paltry 49 per cent. But the public ...

Our greatgrandparents lived in a circular economy, upcycling items of clothing, a practice a new project hopes to encourage people to replicate. ALIX NORMAN meets the people behind the island’...

This May, the island’s biggest dog show will be hosting a parade of shelter dogs. Alix Norman finds out more There are close on 200,000 stray dogs in Cyprus. Nobody ...

A short video produced in Larnaca links a tiny corner of Athens with a massive organisation in Boston. And with luck will see similar projects linked to the new Cyprus ...

The very first cookbook known to the world was written by a Greek chef! But it was about Sicilian cuisine… Its author, Mithaecus, travelled widely in the known world, working ...

A dog sanctuary under development hopes to provide love and rehabilitation for only the sickest, most sorry pups. Alix Norman finds out more “Luke was pure skin and bone when ...

We always talk of the tango. Yes, it’s the world’s sexiest dance, born in the brothels of Buenos Aires, and once banned by the church. But did you ...

The lovely haiku, just 17 syllables, is pure poetry. ALIX NORMAN finds out more about a project bringing this ancient Japanese literary form to the streets of Nicosia Erato Ioannou Poetry ...

A small new book aims to allow children to understand birth. Alix Norman speaks to one of its creators “From a very young age,” says Iole Damaskinos, “women are taught ...

Pitcairn is one of the very few places in the world to have had zero Covid cases. The tiny little British Overseas Territory in the Pacific closed its borders at ...

In the male-dominated world of MMA fighting, one Jordanian woman is on her way to the top. ALIX NORMAN finds out what drives this ‘Fierce Savage’ She’s called ‘The ...

The Tree of Life community centre is promoting cultural togetherness with its interactive ‘International Dance Party’ “We’ve been living in fear for way too long!” exclaims Soulla Andreou. “Let’...

Fancy a well-stuffed sausage? Then Lincolnshire is the place to be! The second-largest of the English ceremonial counties, the fertile soils of Lincolnshire are ideal for growing wheat, barley, sugar ...

In a local currently presenting the songs of fellow Cypriot George Michael on the US stage, ALIX NORMAN meets a determined young women with a voice that sets her apart ...

Launching an online gallery in the midst of the pandemic was a risk that paid off for one art advisor. Now, for the first time, she’s showcasing a physical ...

Did you think the Middle East was all flat, hot desert? Then welcome to the Asir Province! Found in the very southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and sharing ...

Say what you will, Picard is the best of the captains by far. I mean, where’s the series called Kirk? My point exactly! I was worried when I heard ...

Today is International Day of Happiness. But how has our happiness changed over two years of the pandemic asks ALIX NORMAN. And what can we do to be happier? Happiness ...

Despite the incredibly Irish name, the O’Higgins Region is about as far as you can get from the Emerald Isle. In fact, its full name is actually ‘Región ...