Having a Baby in China…the Good, the Bad, the Ugly!
Written By Chao Huang & Nicole Webb, Edited by Nicole Webb One of the first stories about giving birth I heard in China was from Chao.. it was our first meeting, in a cafe that is probably about as westernised as you can get in Xi’an. They serve coffee, no skim milk mind you and […]
Through the Eyes of My Expat Child! Lessons Learned.
People keep saying to me, “Oh your little girl must be loving the normality of being back home in Australia.” I smile, nodding meekly, not wanting to seem ungrateful for this amazing life Down Under. Sure, she is loving all that being “home” has to offer. Who wouldn’t! But then I politely interject with […]
The Expat View: Why Traveling will Never be the Same.
Latest column for Expat Focus “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson As an expat, my arrival in any country … [Read More...]
Why Hong Kong’s Outliving the Rest of the World!
A couple of years ago, Hong Kong's life expectancy was the highest in the world!! Yep! The highest in the world! On average, a dim-sum-dining local was … [Read More...]
Moving to Hong Kong – 10 things you shouldn’t leave home without!
Latest column for Expat Focus When you get the call to uproot your life and relocate to a new, foreign country, the shellshock of packing up your ‘life as you know it’ and … [Read More...]
Is Online Shopping the New Black?
We're among friends right? Depending on how well you know me, you may or may not know, that I'm partial to a good shopping spree. (Runs in the family!) In … [Read More...]
Living Overseas as an Expat: Do you adopt the local customs?
My latest column for Expat Focus... It was Father's Day in Australia this month, so we celebrated with Sunday brunch in Soho, uptown Hong Kong. Don't let that fool you; I … [Read More...]
