Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer
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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…
Sep 16
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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…
Sep 9
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August 2023
One-Armed Bandit
Meet the extraordinary Francis Arthur 'One-Arm' Sutton: talented golfer, engineer, soldier, entrepreneur, adventurer and mercenary - sometimes all at…
Aug 26
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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…
Aug 5
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July 2023
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…
Jul 22
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June 2023
River Song
Phnom Penh's new Hotel KVL brings spirit and sheen to the city's moribund riverside
Jun 24
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May 2023
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…
May 13
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March 2023
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…
Mar 18
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January 2023
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…
Jan 21
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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…
Jan 14
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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…
Jan 7
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December 2022
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…
Dec 10, 2022
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