Nov 13, 2011 | Travel Writing
Tianzifang, Shanghai’s artistic corner. By Mark Andrews Vertu Select. 13/11/2011 Shanghai’s Tianzifang offers a place where artists, shop owners, restaurants and residents coexist. The extension of Shanghai’s subway line 9, a legacy of last year’s World Expo, has...
Jun 5, 2011 | Travel Writing
All around the watchtowers. By Mark Andrews Post Magazine (South China Morning Post). 05/06/2011 Mark Andrews visits the Unesco-listed diaolou of Kaiping. Ask someone on the street in Kaiping, Guangdong province, what the population of the town is and they may well...
Mar 31, 2011 | General Journalism, Travel Writing
Record breaking Chinese railways speed ahead. By Mark Andrews Vertu Select. 31/03/2011 Motorbikes sales in China may be slumping, but the new generation shows an appetite for luxury vehicles, writes Mark Andrews “Why have all the cars on the highway stopped?” I asked....
Jan 12, 2011 | General Journalism, Travel Writing
Rumble in the Jungle. By Mark Andrews South China Morning Post. 12/01/2011 Laos’ Elephant Festival is a great way for visitors to venture off the beaten track and get a taste of local life, writes Mark Andrews Clouds of dust dance in the early morning light filtering...
Jan 1, 2011 | Travel Writing
Smokin’ Heritage. By Mark Andrews British Heritage. January 2011 The Best of the Great British Steam Trains The semaphore signal clunks down. A long whistle comes from the locomotive. Steam gushes from the cylinders as wheels feel for grip. Smoke envelopes the...
Jul 13, 2010 | Travel Writing
Get lost in Kashgar. By Mark Andrews Straits Times. 13/07/2010 The Xinjiang city is known for its remote beauty and friendly people At 4,000m above sea level, the sky takes on an otherworldly blue hue. Perched on the old fortress in the town of Tashkurgan, we could...
