Alix Norman

Cheerleaders get a bad rep. According to Hollywood they’re all sex-crazed, pom-toting airheads on a killing spree – usually in the deep south. Cheer gives us the truth. And it ...

If you are not sure what sport you could take up, or use to get healthy with a new platform allows you to mix and match. ALIX NORMAN finds out ...

“I fear the lockdown may have discouraged many from pursuing music,” says Hovig Nassanian. “Being a musician or performer was already an undervalued profession in Cyprus; now many have had ...

This is a city of excess: many people, many names, and oodles of happenings! The 21 million residents are packed roughly 120,000 to a square mile in Dhaka. Today, modern Dhaka is ...

Everything from cash to cats have proved a highpoint in a difficult year all round as twelve months have passed since Cyprus identified its first Covid case. ALIX NORMAN finds ...

Alix Norman speaks to Cyprus’ Canine Clinical Massage therapist about how to help your dog lead a happier, healthier life Athena can rehabilitate injuries, release sore muscles, speed up post-operative ...

Oklahoma: frontier land, where the wind, does indeed, come sweeping down the plain – and frequently turns into tornadoes (roughly 52 per year; the state is part of the infamous Tornado Alley). ...

Sit back and enjoy the view… ALIX NORMAN speaks to the founder of runaway Instagram success @to_pagkaki_cy about why the benches of Cyprus are the ideal cure for ...

Although you do have to cook them yourself. Alix Norman looks at popular meal kit services on the island In the last couple of years, Cyprus has seen any number ...

On one of the world’s most famous game reserves, it’s mostly predators (such as lions, hyenas, and crocodiles) eating prey. There is, however, human life. While the tourists ...

A boxful of goodies could just be the treat you need right now. ALIX NORMAN discovers the Cyprus-based companies thinking inside the box – and packing it with goodies MOMMY BOX ...

There’s lots of dudes with signs that have become something of an Instagram phenomenon but, here in Cyprus, it’s all about @cypriotwithsign: the young man who’s gaining ...

The country’s emblem is the date palm, which stands for vitality and growth, with two crossed swords symbolising justice and strength rooted in faith. Religion dictates much of life ...

This year, corona has put paid to many a Valentine’s Day tradition. Alix Norman speaks to three couples who are planning a special February 14 THE TEST SUBJECTS “For Valentine’...

A friend called me last Tuesday. “Did you know,” he asked with total incredulity, “that the UK papers are reporting that, thanks to lockdown, 35 per cent of Brits don’t ...

It’s remote, tropical, and produces one of the best beers in the world! South-East Asia’s only landlocked nation boasts 4,000 islands, where the Mekong River breaks into hundreds of ...

Herblore was once the province of witches and wise women: learned ladies who mixed miraculous brews to cure all ills. So doesn’t it stand to reason that your humble ...

The world’s largest tropical wetland, the Pantanal is simply stunning: a vast area that extends from the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul into Bolivia and Paraguay, a ...

“You’re either a plunger or a plodder,” laughs Sarah. “Personally, I’m a bit of a slowpoke, and I have a system: I dab myself first to acclimatise, do ...

This is the City of Dreams, the home of Sigmund Freud. But it’s also known as the City of Music, thanks to its rich musical legacy: Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, ...

You’ve heard of Zumba. Now meet Whamba! – the exercise routine that will see you disco dancing your way to health and happiness! Focusing on fitness and fun, Whamba! is ...

If there’s one thing corona has taught us, it’s that no man, woman, or child is an island. We are all – as the authorities so often tell us – ...

Welcome to Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world. Like Lichtenstein in Europe, Uzbekistan is a landlocked country surrounded by landlocked countries. None of the country’...

Spending more time at home than ever before has seen out our beauty routines, in common with a lot else, change. ALIX NORMAN finds out how Corona has changed our ...