I spent a week in the city of the future - and I’m not sure it's the future we want
It’s 9 p.m. on a Friday evening, and the streets of Songdo are eerily…
The beauty of feeling small and insignificant
I don’t recall feeling as small and insignificant as I did when we made it to…
The art of letting go, and what we can learn from the East
I have never been good at dealing with change. It first hit me in the summer of…
What I learned from confronting my smartphone habits
After a long and tiring day at the office you pick up your smartphone to listen…
What if we embraced our inner child more often?
When we say a person acted “like a child”, we typically mean it in a derogatory…
How I became more at ease with travelling alone
“Are you going away for the weekend?” a colleague asked me. “Yes, I’m flying to…
The painting in the mountains
“First I saw the mountains in the painting. Then I saw the painting in…
Hong Kong air pollution in photos
You’ve probably heard about Hong Kong air pollution before. You might have read…
Shanghai Jewish Ghetto: a forgotten piece of history
Ticking off the tourist checklist is never the most rewarding part of a…
A smile that took my breath away
There is a girl I want to tell you about. I caught sight of her in the lush and…