Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer

Understand the Japanese Psyche with a local English speaker's perspective

After my father passed in 2020, I discovered two battered old songbooks that he had spent a lifetime filling. For posterity and curiosity, I publish a new one weekly.

Where Asia’s creative slashies* tell us how they really built their career / business / body of work (*nowadays called “multi-hyphenates”)

Charting the transformation of travel & tourism across Asia Pacific.

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A weekly travel newsletter featuring the best travel reads and interesting travel news from around the web.

Transport and urban development in Southeast Asia. Dispatches from my travels in the region, and news about future city development, transport, and infrastructure.

Maverick opinions and reports from a seasoned editor and past UK Travel Writer of the Year

Keeping you on the road in Southeast Asia, at least in your mind, from your couch.