Yoav Horesh, an Israeli photographer teaching photography in SCAD Hong Kong – who also happens to be a dear friend, is having a photography exhibition in Hong Kong. The exhibition, called "Where We Stand" takes a look at how people perceive and relate to public space. The exhibition is together with another SCAD member – [...]
They’re the world’s smallest primates, and they’re only to be found in the Philippines. After renting a motorcycle at Tagbilaran City I headed east, to Corella, to visit one of the local tarsier sanctuaries. Though it might look big in the photos, it’s tiny. It’s about the …
There was once a grand wall that surrounded Nanjing – once a Chinese capital city. Yet, with all that’s been going on in China during the 20th century the wall has seen a lot of wars and destruction, yet some still remains. Gate of China is probably your best chance to experience some of that [...]
One of the more authentic local experiences you can find in Beijing is to wake up early in the morning, around 5 or 6, and head to one of the local parks to watch the morning exercise. Tiantan Park, or Temple of Heaven Park, is famous for its morning activities. True, it’s …
I know very little about fashion. It’s one of those things that I’ve always wanted to know more about and be "better" at but never really put it on top priority. I guess it takes a certain personality type, passion and perhaps some financial resources to get yourself into this world. Though …
For a brief moment in time the Shanghai World Financial Center was the world’s 2nd tallest in the world. For a brief moment in time, it also had the world’s tallest hotel. For the briefest of moments it even held the title for the tallest observation deck and China’s tallest tower. But, with the skyscraper [...]
Facing the Taiwanese islands of Jinmen, Golden Beach in Xiamen offers a new relatively unique attraction – a sand sculptures park Guanyinshan. With 120000sqm it’s considered one of "Asia’s largest", a bit bigger than the sand sculpture festival I previously visited in Fulong Beach, Taiwan. If you’re in Xiamen, and feeling like a cute family [...]
The Ramon crater of the Israeli Negev desert offers a number of geological attractions, so if the stunning views of the Ramon crater aren’t enough for you then one option you might want to consider is the colored sand saw mill recreation park. Someone in the local authorities decided that it would be a good [...]
