Asia Book Review
Although I enjoy books, I’m a glacially slow reader and in a normal year…
Filed undercolonialism
Shanghai Snapshots
It’s funny how a place can grow on you. Back when I first visited Shanghai…
Hanoi Old Quarter – Part 2
The sun was shining brightly on the morning of our second day in Hanoi with the…
Hanoi Old Quarter – Part 1
Back in December last year I visited Vietnam for the first time, spending a…
Waibaidu Bridge
Back in February I spent Chinese New Year in Shanghai and, having eaten more…
Quarry Bay Then & Now
During my two years in Hong Kong I lived on the east side of…
Hong Kong in 1966
We’ve looked at footage of Hong Kong in the 1930s before but here’s some…
Breaking into Victoria Prison
Whilst walking down Hollywood Road yesterday I noticed that the old decommissioned Central Police…
The Screen Traveller: 1930’s Hong Kong
Below is a wonderful film providing a tour of colonial Hong Kong in 1938…
Qingdao
For the second time in one week, I’ve arrived back in China’s sprawling capital,…