Category Archives: Asia Travel

Shanghai 2013 Pt II: Eating And Sightseeing

Posted on March 24, 2013 by tokyofox

Shanghai is said to be home to the best and most authentic xialongbao (dumplings) and the number one place to sample such a delicacy has to be Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant in the Yuyuan Bazaar area which has been around … Continue reading →

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Shanghai 2013 Pt I: Meeting Up With My Mate Michael

Posted on March 22, 2013 by tokyofox

It may be one of the shortest, easiest places to fly to from Tokyo but I had never visited Shanghai until this last weekend when I spent three nights across the pond in China’s most modern city. I don’t really … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Filming Locations: Infernal Affairs (2002)

Posted on May 14, 2012 by tokyofox

Like the majority of people in the western world I’d never heard of ‘Infernal Affairs‘ (2002) until ‘The Departed‘ (2006) came along. I even mistakenly rented out ‘Internal Affairs‘ (1990) starring Richard Gere before I got my hands on a … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Filming Locations: Lara Croft Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003)

Posted on May 12, 2012 by tokyofox

Hong Kong has appeared in quite a few films over the years but one that is often forgotten about is the 2003 sequel ‘Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life‘. This much maligned follow up to the 2001 original … Continue reading →

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Back To Hong Kong After 6 Years

Posted on May 10, 2012 by tokyofox

Of the many Asian places I’ve visited over the last six years one of my favourites has to be Hong Kong which I visited during the World Cup in June 2006. Back then I slummed it at the infamous Chungking Mansions … Continue reading →

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Malaysia 2010: Penang Pt II – Temples

Posted on August 2, 2010 by tokyofox

After taking in Khoo Kongsi temple (see Penang Pt II for details) I returned to the hotel to get my girlfriend and we headed out to the bus station again. Thankfully no sandals were snapped this time! Again we stopped … Continue reading →

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Anna & The King Filming Locations In Penang

Posted on July 30, 2010 by tokyofox

My girlfriend wasn’t really interested in looking around George Town, particularly on foot, so with that in mind I left her in bed for an hour or so each morning while I went out to explore. I wanted to see the … Continue reading →

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Malaysia 2010: Penang Pt I – Parasailing and Dr Fish!

Posted on July 28, 2010 by tokyofox

With a forecast of heavy rain every day in Penang we were very lucky to experience only brief moments of drizzle but on the whole it was mostly hot weather. Inevitably that resulted in me getting sunburned (feet and head) … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Festival 2009

Posted on September 29, 2009 by tokyofox

A couple of Sunday’s ago my girlfriend and I met up with our friend Mizuki in Harajuku to go to the Vietnamese Festival on another scorcher of an afternoon in Yoyogi Park. Though not as colourful or busy as the … Continue reading →

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Laos 2008 Pt III – Luang Prabang

Posted on August 25, 2008 by tokyofox

Our little minibus left Vang Vieng on Wednesday 13th August at 9am and took us on an ever winding and climbing road up through beautiful mountains, valleys and local villages for seven hours. Luang Prabang is a small town located between two … Continue reading →

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