Construction, destruction, factories, fields, power stations, superhighways, derelict buildings, canals, rubble mountains, grim and dirty terrace blocks, barges, cranes, abandoned land, windowless shacks, sparkling new apartment towers, a thousand tractors shoulder to shoulder, billboards, small farm plots, power pylons everywhere. This ever-changing view passed by relentlessly at speeds of up to 200 kmh as our […]
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Look at the laowei
It took about five seconds to get over the fact I am always going to look like a tourist here, so I’ve embraced it and on my first morning was walking around with daypack, Michelin Man warm jacket and big camera hanging off my neck. And gloves. And beanie. Hey, coming directly from Sydney’s summer […]
Your mission is…
It was suggested to me that having a mission to complete is a great way to see a city, as it encourages you to go beyond the obvious and perhaps engage with people in a different way. I’ve completed two critical missions in the past two days: Mission 1: Buy a memory card My […]
Into The Unknown
Quite literally, this time. For every previous overseas trip I’ve always done a fair degree of reading in advance, so I could hit the ground running and have a pretty good idea of what I wanted to see and do. But this time, with all the distractions of the last few weeks and months I’ve […]
First impressions
I’d heard mixed reviews about Shanghai from friends and acquaintances who have been here before me. Some loved it, some thought it was “interesting” and others called it a “shithole”. I think in a city like this – any city of 10+ million people for that matter – you can probably find something to justify […]
