Feb 1, 2006 | Travel Writing
Little Kyoto and Matsumoto Castle. By Mark Andrews Kansai Time Out. Issue 348 February 2006 Travel article looking at the Japanese Alps area around Takayama and Matsumoto. Walk to the east, cross over the Miya River in Takayama and you will be forgiven if you think... 
Jul 1, 2005 | Travel Writing
Chengdu Calling. By Mark Andrews That’s China. July 2005 Chengdu and the route to Jiuzhaigou. They say it is a mistake to return. Ten years had passed. I no longer recognised the city after its metamorphosis. The citizens, I am sure, love the butterfly but I loved the... 
Jun 1, 2005 | Travel Writing
Still Life: Horse trekking in Sichuan. By Mark Andrews That’s Beijing. June 2005 Horse trekking in the wilds of Songpan in China’s Sichuan Province. It had been 20 years since I last rode a horse. In that time apart from short uncomfortable rides on elephants and... 
Mar 1, 2005 | General Journalism, Travel Writing
Traditional Japanese Houses: ‘No shoes please, we’re Japanese!’ By Mark Andrews Eat Japan (London). Issue 17 Spring 2005 How traditional Japanese housing elements still feature in even the most modern apartments. Even in 21st Century, high tech, neon blazing Tokyo old... 
Nov 1, 2002 | Travel Writing
Old Korea. By Mark Andrews Kansai Time Out. November 2002 Article looking at the ancient city of Gyeongju and how to get a more peaceful experience away from the tourist hordes. For almost a millennium Gyeongju was the capital of first the Silla kingdom and later the... 
Jan 1, 2001 | Travel Writing
John Lennon Museum. By Mark Andrews att. January 2001 A look at the former John Lennon Museum near Tokyo in Japan. John Lennon once commented that the Beatles were now more popular than Jesus. This may have at the time (March 1966) caused an anti-Beatles backlash in...