Mar 9, 2010 | Travel Writing
Mingle with Snowmen. By Mark Andrews Straits Times. 09/03/2010 The charming snow sculptures of Hokkaido will warm the cockles of your heart in winter As the plane flew farther north into the Tohoku region, the ground got progressively whiter. Across the sea Hokkaido...
Feb 1, 2010 | Travel Writing
24 hours in Kaiping. By Mark Andrews That’s Shanghai. February 2010 How to spend 24 hours exploring the towers of Kaiping, Guangdong Province. Kaiping Population of this sleepy town in Guangdong province is 680,000 with an additional 750,000 living overseas in 67...
Apr 1, 2009 | Travel Writing
Art in the Street. By Mark Andrews Kansai Time Out. April 2009 Travel article about the Taikang Road, Tianzifang area of Shanghai. Unfortunately I have so far been unable to find anything much about this travel article, other than my record of when it was published!...
Feb 1, 2009 | Travel Writing
Back on Track. By Mark Andrews Kansai Time Out. February 2009 How exploring New Zealand allows you to see some of the best scenery. Every morning two passenger trains set off from opposite ends of the North Island and for the rest of the day the rails see little else...
Dec 19, 2008 | Travel Writing
Beihai. By Mark Andrews Metropolis Magazine (Tokyo). 19/12/2008 The crumbling relics of this seaside resort reveal a secret history “This is it. This is what we’ve been looking for.” The four-meter-tall Hai Men statue in front of us revealed a side of Beihai that...
Dec 5, 2008 | Travel Writing
Harbin. By Mark Andrews Metropolis Magazine (Tokyo) Issue 767. 05/12/2008 A guide to China’s Sapporo-shaming Snow and Ice Festival On a warm day, the mercury might hit -15°C. Welcome to Harbin in winter during its peak tourist season. Each January and February, this...