Kowloon Walled City: 20 Years Later
The South China Morning Post recently marked the 20th anniversary of the demolition of Kowloon Walled City with a wonderful article about its history and stories from some…
Read articleDisappearing Guangzhou – Part 2
As luck would have it, on the second day of my new years trip to Guangzhou I came across another fascinating old district not far from Shamian…
Read articleDisappearing Guangzhou – Part 1
Over the past few years I’ve visited Guangzhou (广州) countless times for both work and travel, but besides the excellent cuisine, never found it particularly inspiring – it’s…
Read articleThe Worlds Hardest Languages
If you assumed that Asian languages were the hardest to learn then you’d be right. Based on research done by the Foreign Service Institute of the…
Read articleMakible 3D Printers
Last week I visited the offices of Makible – an interesting hardware startup based in Hong Kong developing affordable 3D printers for people to design and…
Read articleQuality of Life: Hong Kong vs Shenzhen
From mid 2008 to the end of 2010 I lived in Shenzhen before moving to Hong Kong at the beginning of 2011. Now that I’ve spent…
Read articleChinese Megacities Timelapse
Living inside one of China’s behemoth cities is a humbling experience, such is the enormity of their size and the human endeavours taking place there. The…
Read articleTai Wai to Tai Mei Tuk Cycle Trail
I’ve not been able to get out nearly as much as I would like to have in the last couple of weeks, however I did have…
Read articleKam Shan Country Park Monkeys
A week ago I visited Kam Shan Country Park (金山郊野公園) which is located in the ranges north of Kowloon, Hong Kong. Despite being only a little…
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