Evicted and Forgotten: Ma Wan Village
If you’ve ever been on the Lantau Link on the way to Hong Kong International Airport, when crossing Kap Shui Mun bridge you may have noticed a small village on […]
If you’ve ever been on the Lantau Link on the way to Hong Kong International Airport, when crossing Kap Shui Mun bridge you may have noticed a small village on […]
Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a thing for old towns and villages. There is just something magically charming about these communities, where you can catch […]
Located off the north-eastern part of Sai Kung, Grass Island (or Tap Mun – 塔門) is a small island community of local fishermen mostly concentrated near Tap Mun Village. To […]
The Tung O Ancient Trail is a footpath on the northern shore of Lantau Island that connects Tung Chung with the Tai O fishing village. Also known as the Tung […]
Killarney Harbour On the last day of our camping weekend, we stopped at the small municipality of Killarney which is about 10 km west of the park entrance. This sleepy […]
When I was in Seoul I was thrilled to visit my old friend and colleague Giyeong, who I haven’t seen since he and his family relocated back to Korea some […]
Bukchon village is located on a small hill just north of the Seoul city center. Literally “north village”, Bukchon consists of more than 700 traditional Korean houses, or hanoks, crammed […]