Continuing the series on Beijing neighbourhoods started with the Hutongs at Beilu Guxiang post, today I’d like to share some images taken over two trips to the Qianmen area of central Beijing. This neighbourhood has some of the most expensive…
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Having lived in Beijing for eight years now, I’ve started to take things for granted. There are amazing neighbourhoods to explore in this 3,000 year old city, but the familiarity creates indifference. For the next few months, a friend and…
With the weather warming up, I thought it was time to go out for a long walk. A favourite spot is to walk along the Tonghui River in downtown Beijing. I rarely use the Leica M10 these days, so I…
This post is mostly images taken from the National Museum of China, located in Beijing, near the Palace Museum and Tiananmen Square. The purpose for visiting the National Museum was to get a glimpse of the Moon soil that China…
Over the Christmas holidays, I made a second trip to Hangzhou to celebrate New Year’s Eve at my friend’s restaurant (I’ll share some pics from his beautiful restaurant in a follow-up post about the second Hangzhou trip). While in Hangzhou,…
Just around Hallowe’en last year, I got an invitation from my friend to visit Hangzhou and check out his partner’s new restaurant. Not having travelled for most of 2020, I jumped at the chance to get out of the city….
Hope all my readers are keeping safe and healthy during these unusual times. I wish you a Happy New Year! May we all start travelling and exploring the world again soon! With the pandemic still in place, the only option…
While there are a number of interesting airports that I’ve transited through in my travels, I never thought that I’d come across one that took my breath away. If you’re a fan of the late British-Iraqi architect, Zaha Hadid, you…
Autumn in Beijing is very short-lived. Some years, we only get a few days of awesome autumn weather and beautiful yellow and red leaves. This year has taken away many of our daily pleasures, but we were gifted with an…
Today’s post will be a short one as it’s all about this amazing set of buildings on the harbour in Kowloon, right across the water from Central Pier. The buildings are called the China Hong Kong City and include a…