Occupy Mong Kok
Just over a month has passed since the start of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement in Hong Kong, and there is still no resolution in sight. Both the Umbrella […]
Category Archives: Asia
Along High Junk Peak
The weather in Hong Kong has finally cooled down to the point where a hike in the countryside doesn’t turn you into an exhausted puddle of sweat. Make no mistake, […]
Kyoto Temple Walk – Part 2
Continuing my Kyoto temple tour, here a few more sites visited on my recent trip to Japan. Unlike the Higashiyama district, these are a little further from the city center, […]
Kyoto Temple Walk – Part 1
Kyoto is the former capital of Japan and known as the “City of Ten Thousand Shrines”. In actuality there are about 2000 temples and shrines in the city, but that […]
Kyoto’s Flower Towns
Hanamachi, literally “flower town”, is a Japanese geisha district. These areas contain historical okiya geisha houses and ochaya tea houses that are still active today, and provide a glimpse of […]
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
The Osaka Aquarium, also known simply as the Kaiyukan, is one of the largest aquariums in the world, and so naturally warranted a visit during my recent trip to Japan’s […]
Lights of Dotonbori
Osaka is Japan’s third largest city, and in many ways is a typical sprawling Japanese urban center. Centered around Namba station is the heart and soul of Osaka, a cluster […]
Occupy Central
By now I’m sure you’re aware of what’s happening in Hong Kong – news and images of the pro-democracy protests have spread across the world (unless of course you happen […]
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