Travelling to Cambodia with our 16 month old daughter, Amity, was a good combination of adventure and convenience. Nearly 2 million tourists visited Cambodia last year to see the Angkorian-era (9th-13th century) Khmer Empire temples at Angkor Watt just outside Siem Reap, and while the town of Siem ...

Beijing Diary 3rd August 2008 On my 39th birthday when I landed in China on 25th January 2006 I had conspired to build my empire quickly and easily in readiness for the Olympics and then to make my fortune in these two upcoming weeks. I was very much mistaken on all counts. The Opening Ceremony find...

Becoming a father is at once a uniquely personal and yet almost universal experience when our daughter was born at 03:30 on Saturday 27th October, in a procedure that dates back to Roman times, and which is still a breath taking event. If ever a couple want to discover a level of shared and mixed ...

21 October 2007 294 days to Olympics 10 days to fatherhood (Photo of west side of one of the two CCTV tower structures taken on my walk to work) Impending fatherhood in Beijing must be the same as the potential arrival of a bundle of joys anywhere, with some extra things to think about at home and ...