Life & Style

Where do you live? In my caravan surrounded by nature with my dog Aria and three puppies who are looking for their forever homes. What did you have for breakfast? ...

By Katie Wright Classically trained top chefs don’t eat instant noodles. Or do they? Matt Tebbutt – who studied at the renowned Leith’s School of Food and Wine before ...

A rising global trend, forest bathing can boost the immune system, calm the mind, and even help us heal from Covid-19. Alix Norman speaks to three local forest bathers about ...

The BA.2 subtype of the Omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage over the currently predominant BA.1 type, Britain’s UK Health Security Agency said on Friday. ...

This is the island of forests – an arboreal paradise that inspired the scenery in Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke. Moss-coated rocks dot tumbling streams; stone paths wriggle between ancient cedars; ...

Introduction to Airbnb Airbnb is no longer a new concept and everyone knows that when you are traveling to any part of the world, there are two basic things you ...

The Covid-19 crisis has certainly altered the global geopolitical, socio-economic and conflict landscape, with provisional data suggesting the pandemic has had a profound impact on trends in international terrorism. However, ...

Offshore investment is a way of moving your money outside of the country in which you reside. The process of investing in an offshore jurisdiction involves using a trust, foundation, ...

We visited Indian restaurant Saffron on a blisteringly cold weekday evening, the cuisine serving to complement the innumerable layers of clothing we had donned for our outing. Because once you ...

By Lisa Salmon We all have bad days. But the stress of the pandemic has turned those bad days into weeks and months, and huge numbers of people are struggling ...

In a scientist with a poetic mind THEO PANAYIDES meets a man driven by and with a love of youthful enthusiasm who now enjoys the good night’s sleep that ...

By Katie Wright Whether it’s a colour refresh or a dramatic cut, transforming your tresses is brilliant way to boost your confidence. If you’re wondering what’s fashionable ...

An upcoming workshop will take those involved back to nature, to live from what nature provides, being partly run by a woman who has lived off grid for years. ELENI ...

By Sam Wylie-Harris For many of us, day-to-day dressing is a balancing act between looking good and feeling comfortable – but how about working your wardrobe in synergy with your body ...

In a new book detailing the precious elements of a fading culture an architect brings the island’s past back to life. ALIX NORMAN meets him In 1961 the French Ministry ...

Where do you live and with whom? I currently live in Nicosia with my partner, but I come from Pera Chorio. What did you have for breakfast? Cereal. And a ...

By Ella Walker Nisha Katona is so impressive, any second you manage to snatch with her means you’re guaranteed to learn something and feel empowered. She is commanding, knows ...

A Larnaca-based company is producing plant-based meat replacements currently available at a handful of restaurants although the range is about to spread. Alix Norman gets a taste for something a ...

In mountainous Yunnan, on the banks of Lugu Lake, is ‘The Kingdom of Women’. Here, the Mosuo tribe are China’s last matrilineal society: women wield the power, passing property ...

Interest in real estate is recovering, both in coastal resorts and in large cities. The start of 2021 has been rather challenging. After the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, the ...

By Sarah Coyne It is a brave restaurant owner who launches a new business during these uncertain times. Thankfully, this did not stand in the way of the team at ...

The author and self-confessed internet addict talks to Hannah Stephenson about her new book, Disconnected, and shares some simple prompts. Whether we like it or not, the internet is here ...

By Abi Jackson Diet talk can be hard to escape at any time of year, but it’s often ramped up in January, with weight loss and health kicks topping ...

They may be more commonly associated with Asia, but martial arts in Cyprus date back to the Bronze Age Alix Norman discovers Martial arts didn’t originate in China. Or ...