A former model who gained 35kg in a month to win her boyfriend’s heart has gone viral in China as people express amazement and dismay over the lengths people will go to satisfy their significant other.
The woman, surnamed Zeng, from Hunan province in southern China, weighed around 50kg before meeting her boyfriend, surnamed Wei.
Wei said he liked heavier women and claimed he would marry her if Zeng gained weight. Read More...
It has been more than a year since my last work trip took me to the North African country. The near-total shutdown in international travel was imposed and weeks turned into months as the epidemic became a pandemic. It never seemed appropriate to write about my last great travel experience. But things seem different now. The coronavirus is still a constant presence in our lives, but there’s a growing resilience – almost defiance – in our will to look forward to when we can dust off our suitcases again. Read More...