“I have to do 15,000 steps every day, which is why I am walking right now,” says Georgina Wilson-Burnand from Shanghai as Tatler speaks to her over the phone one sunny day before the Easter break. The cover star moved to the Chinese city early this year with her husband, Arthur Burnand, and three children, Archie, Alfie and Charlotte.
“We moved quite abruptly,” says Wilson-Burnand, something that is not unfamiliar due to the nature of her husband’s job—Burnand works for international property developer Swire Properties. But that doesn’t stop her from always being excited to discover what a new city can add to her family’s colourful and adventurous life. “Many people don’t know how beautiful Shanghai is. It’s such a green city,” she says.
The family lives in the historic former French Concession, famous for its gorgeous tree-lined streets, museums, art galleries, hip cafés, breweries and dining spots. However, there’s plenty for little ones to do. “I think people also don’t know how child-friendly Shanghai is. It’s so fun for the kids: we go to the aquarium often, and there’s a dinosaur museum
