Batik is one of the arts and crafts most usually associated with South East Asia and Thailand or Malaysia in particular. Many believe that the word has a Malay root and translates as “to write” or “to dot”.   It…

March 27th – 29th is now a vital date in the Rugby calendar thanks to the success of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Tournament. What’s now considered the world’s premier Rugby Sevens Tournament was born in the boozer!  Well,…

Last week I talked about some of Hong Kong’s wider attractions, so I thought it would be useful to tell you about city transport. To navigate around the city, the most useful and convenient type of travel pass is the…

Busy, bustling and bursting with things to do, Hong Kong is divided into four sections: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories, and the outlying islands.

Outside of the central hub of Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula has numerous hotels, restaurants,…

After Beijing and before heading out to the quieter Chinese countryside to do some walking, we wanted to spoil ourselves with the buzz and culture of Shanghai, one of Asia’s most rapidly-growing cities, so we booked into the Shangri-La hotel.

Friends…