By Rashmi Most couples heading to Shanghai focus on the tactical and practical aspects of their relocation. They hire movers, engage real estate agents, and identify schools. Once here, they find grocery stores, and hire ayis to help them. While many couples know that moving to China will add stresses and strains to … Continued
by Shirani Well mamas, this is not the usual family friendly food review – anyone for freshly sliced snake meat?! We recommend you leave the babies at home for this one and instead grab your partner, visitor wanting cultural exposure, stranger, or generally anyone game to follow this less well travelled foodie road… What is … Continued
by Jamie Barys, Chief Eating Officer of UnTour Food Tours So you read about the 10 best Xibei restaurants in Shanghai and are addicted to the cumin, lamb and naan bread? Here are some of the province’s best dishes that will please the whole family. 1.Lamb Fried with Naan 羊肉炒馕 This dish showcases … Continued
By Sascha Matuszak At first glance, repatriation from a foreign placement back to a home country may seem like a return to familiar waters. But more often than not, people returning “home” from abroad find that almost everything has changed, including one’s own outlook on what home truly is. Culture shock is a two-way … Continued
Strolling along leafy Dongping Lu to D.O.C., our family of four (including our daughters aged seven and two) looked forward to our first brunch there. Let’s face it Mamas, we all love good Italian food, and what better than enjoying the freshest of foods with the family in a great environment? Oh and did I … Continued
By Shirani Alfreds Our family recently went to Chengdu over a weekend (Friday to Sunday) to see their most famous inhabitants, the pandas. Given the 3.5 hour flight each way, people asked if it was worth it. Our answer is ‘yes’, given our agenda with a 7-year-old and 2-year-old was solely panda viewing and … Continued
by Siobhan E Brown As warm breezes blow into Shanghai we are reminded that each season gives way to another and time never stands still, not even for a moment. Having children makes us more in tune with the passage of time, as we buy new clothes for growing bodies, box up “baby … Continued
Welcome to the first in a series of Mompreneur profiles! This week, Siobhan E Brown met Amiek Krakers, founder of the House of Opulence. If you’d like to suggest a future mompreneur for us to feature, please let us know at shmamas@gmail.com Amiek, how did you come to live in Shanghai? Let’s go back to … Continued