The Nightingale Olympic department store is the oldest shopping mall in Bangkok. Stepping inside is like going back 50 years in time!
Asia Blog Posts
World Smile Day 2020: Twenty smiles to brighten your day
In celebration of World Smile Day, a photo essay featuring some of the smiling faces we have encountered during our travels around Asia.
Mekong Delta off-the-beaten-track: Places to visit in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
A Mekong Delta off the beaten track itinerary for Vietnam. A guide to planning a multi-day Mekong Delta trip from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
Visiting North Korea in the early 2000s
What it was like to visit North Korea as a tourist nearly twenty years ago? Mark looks back at his visit to this Hermit Nation in the early 2000s.
Abandoned Taiwan: Yuanlin Hospital (員林醫院)
Abandoned Taiwan: Exploring Yuanlin Hospital (員林醫院) – how we located it via Google research and our experience of visiting the haunted former hospital.
Street Art in Tainan City, Taiwan
Searching for street art in Tainan. We found some of the best street art and graffiti at the Blueprint Culture and Creative Park including work by Mr Ogay.
Street Art in Taipei City, Taiwan
Searching for street art in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei. We found some of the best street art and graffiti in Ximending District and also at Treasure Hill.
Abandoned Taiwan: Encore Garden in Taichung
Exploring Encore Garden (雅哥花園), an Abandoned Theme Park near Taichung in Central Taichung Taiwan and once one of the most popular attractions on the island.
Street Art in Taichung City, Taiwan
Searching for street art in Taichung in western Taiwan. We found some of the best street art and graffiti at Rainbow Village and Animation Alley.
Travel Shot | The Sunday Market in Kashgar
The Sunday Market in Kashgar is still very much a full on Uyghur affair. Trading in sheep seemed to be the most common activity at this busy animal market.
Cosplay Girls in the Taiwanese city of Tainan
At weekends, Tainan’s Koxinga Shrine becomes a meeting place for photographers and ornately dressed cosplay girls who come to pose for the cameras.
Abandoned Taiwan: Former Japanese Navy Fongshan Communication Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
The former Japanese Navy Fongshan Communication Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, features some elements that are unusual for an abandoned location.