Five Principles To Live By
I’m lucky enough to be able to live in a fascinating country (China) and have enough…
Month: May 2009
Hard Boiled Feng Shui
In my last post from Beijing (for now) we take a trip to a remarkable new…
Western Chinese Wedding
Last weekend an old university friend of mine got married. By chance she and her husband…
Beijing 2009: Then and Now
Two years have passed since I spent three months in Beijing in 2007 and it only…
Olympic Birds Nest
For the first time since its completion I finally had a chance to see Beijing’s centrepiece…
2 Minutes in Beijing
Below is a short video I put together from shots I took during my trip to…
Exotic Street Food
One of the great things about China is the staggering variety of snack food available on…
Ode To The Great Firewall
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 updated for 21st Century China (and my current mood): Photo by wvs Oh…
A Symphony of Lights
Every night at 8pm in Hong Kong the buildings along the Victoria Harbour waterfront are illuminated…
Tiny HK Hotels
After 10 days of wandering the streets of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Beijing I’m back with…