Under the Shanghai Museum, near the "Old Shanghai Street", linked to the underground metro, there's a "Hong Kong" shopping mall, which has lots of small boutiques, stalls selling knick-knacks, clothes, shoes etc. etc. Hidden amongst all this is a game arcade … Continue reading
Smack bang in the middle of bustling Shanghai, next to a shopping centre, under skycrapers and above a metro station is Jing'an Temple. It's a weird spot for a temple, but hey, we decided to scope it out. It's easy … Continue reading
Shanghai's "Shikumen" architecture combines the Chinese courtyard and Western archiecture. A lot of the housing in the older part of Shanghai is made of up these but the apartments are definitely taking over. We didn't get to wander through Shikumen except … Continue reading
First off, Shanghai is not at all what I expected. Mash up of old and new, modern and archaic, but it all works so well. I had thought it would be similar to Hong Kong, but while on the … Continue reading
This blog is a tribute to my mum and my husband. My mum is my inspiration for leaving my corporate life to see the world. She's 66 years old, and has traveled the world, and in the last 8 years, … Continue reading