Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer

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Introducing Tony's Songbook
I'm starting a new Substack, where - once a week - I'll post songs by my late father
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Heung Gong Yan
After watching the Hong Kong football team draw with Cambodia at Phnom Penh's Olympic Stadium, I began to ponder what defines a Hongkonger (hint: it's…
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It Takes a Village
In his new book, 'The Village at the Center of the World', celebrated Hong Kong author and cartoonist Larry Feign issues a heartfelt paean to a beloved…
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One-Armed Bandit
Meet the extraordinary Francis Arthur 'One-Arm' Sutton: talented golfer, engineer, soldier, entrepreneur, adventurer and mercenary - sometimes all at…
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The Truth is Out There
Meet John Harris, author of 'The Trial of Maximo Bonga', probably one of the craziest true stories I've read about expat life in Southeast Asia. I…
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A Photo of Life and Death
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Goodbye Dad
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Never Forget
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Tim the Thaiger
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Hey Taipei! - Part Two
As you probably gathered from part one, Taipei is a truly amazing city full of fantastic sights, but what makes it even better are all of the special…
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River Song
Phnom Penh's new Hotel KVL brings spirit and sheen to the city's moribund riverside
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Hey Taipei! - Part One
Visiting the island for the first time in 40 plus years, I discovered an amazing city full of great food, friendly people, and a wealth of attractions…
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True Visions
Meet Nick McGrath, an Australian photographer based in Bangkok for the last decade, who - when he's not on assignment - seeks out the changing faces of…
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Cool Runnings
Meet Chet Nairene, the American author of 'Pacific Dash', a new novel that follows the Asian adventures of Dashiell Bonaventure, from an Illinois farm…
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Pyongyang or Bust
Meet Nicholas Bonner, the founder of Beijing-based Koryo Tours, which since the '90s has specialized in taking tourists to one of the last undiscovered…
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IIs in the Hills
Although in recent years people have been leaving Hong Kong, there was a time they were desperate to get in. Here's how I once met illegal immigrants…
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Have Words, Will Travel
Meet Lee Cobaj, Hong Kong travel writer extraordinaire. Always on the move, I caught up with her at the tail end of her latest crazy adventure: a 10…
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Dapper Designer
Meet Edward Ram, the multitalented yet almost unknown Hong Kong architect behind some of the city's most famous buildings - including a recently…
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Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer
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