Archive - Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer

He gave his life to the land, and - in establishing a protected nature reserve dedicated to preserving the indigenous trees of Malaysia - has left a…

Mar 14 •

Simon Ostheimer

February 2025

January 2025

Food writer and one-time chef Chris St Cavish leads me on a xiao long bao tour, where we discover how the famed soup dumpling can help tell the story of…

Jan 24 •

Simon Ostheimer

It's a Long Way to the Top

To mark the end of 2024 I did something unexpected, and possibly foolhardy. Inspired by a (fitter) friend, I climbed to the top of China's famed Yellow…

Jan 17 •

Simon Ostheimer

Phnom Penh Bites

Discover the many tastes of the Kingdom of Wonder on this list of some of my favorite restaurants in Cambodia's hectic, but charming capital, and my…

Jan 10 •

Simon Ostheimer

November 2024

A Shanghai Story

Meet Gerry O'Sullivan, Irish-Australian author of 'Gangsters of Shanghai', a ripping police yarn that delves into the sordid glamor of Shanghai in the…

Nov 1, 2024 •

Simon Ostheimer

October 2024

In the mid 1980s, barely any foreigners had visited China, let alone lived there - but American Brian Linden was already on the ground, and headed…

Oct 25, 2024 •

September 2024

June 2024

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