Skip to content
Randomwire

Randomwire

Exploring Asia since 2003

  • Regions
    • China
      • Beijing
      • Guangzhou
      • Hong Kong
      • Macau
      • Shanghai
      • Shenzhen
      • Taiwan
    • Japan
      • Tokyo
      • Kyoto
      • Kamakura
      • Shikoku Pilgrimage
      • Shōdoshima Pilgrimage
      • Kumano Kodō
        • Ise-ji
        • Kohechi
        • Omine-okugake
      • Kamikōchi
    • Korea
      • Seoul
      • Busan
    • Singapore
    • Thailand
    • Cambodia
    • Vietnam
    • Europe
    • UK
    • USA
  • About
    • Archives
  • Contact

Filed undercolonialism

Asia Book Review

Although I enjoy books, I’m a glacially slow reader and in a normal year…
Beijing, China, Culture, History, Hong Kong, Japan, Shanghai 1st January 20214th September 2022 Comments 0 5 min read

Shanghai Snapshots

It’s funny how a place can grow on you. Back when I first visited Shanghai…
Architecture, China, History, Shanghai, Travel 26th April 202021st January 2022 Comments 0 2 min read

Hanoi Old Quarter – Part 2

The sun was shining brightly on the morning of our second day in Hanoi with the…
Travel, Vietnam 11th March 201713th August 2022 Comments 3 2 min read

Hanoi Old Quarter – Part 1

Back in December last year I visited Vietnam for the first time, spending a…
Travel, Vietnam 27th February 201713th August 2022 Comments 5 3 min read

Waibaidu Bridge

Back in February I spent Chinese New Year in Shanghai and, having eaten more…
Architecture, China, History, Shanghai, Travel 13th June 201517th August 2022 Comments 0 1 min read

Quarry Bay Then & Now

During my two years in Hong Kong I lived on the east side of…
History, Hong Kong, Photography 4th August 201315th August 2022 Comments 32 2 min read

Hong Kong in 1966

We’ve looked at footage of Hong Kong in the 1930s before but here’s some…
Culture, Film, History, Hong Kong 7th August 201213th January 2022 Comments 2

Breaking into Victoria Prison

Whilst walking down Hollywood Road yesterday I noticed that the old decommissioned Central Police…
Culture, History, Hong Kong 8th May 201126th August 2022 Comments 3 3 min read

The Screen Traveller: 1930’s Hong Kong

Below is a wonderful film providing a tour of colonial Hong Kong in 1938…
Culture, Film, History, Hong Kong 28th March 201128th August 2022 Comments 4 2 min read

Qingdao

For the second time in one week, I’ve arrived back in China’s sprawling capital,…
China, Travel 28th February 200720th January 2022 Comments 4 1 min read

Randomwire

  • About
  • Archives
  • Contact

Regions

  • China
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Cambodia
  • Vietnam
  • Europe
  • UK
  • USA

Subscribe

Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email.

© 2023 Randomwire.