How Taiwan differs from mainland China
Taiwan or the mainland: Japanese influence, Western services without a VPN, English everywhere and why Taiwan is easier for travelers, even if…
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Macau in contrasts
Portuguese facades next to casino towers, rickshaws in front of luxury hotels, back alleys with noodles from $4: the contrasts of Macau…
Capsule hotels in Hong Kong and Macau
Space is scarce in Hong Kong and Macau, and hotels feel it too. A photo of how a capsule hotel solves the…
Macau: China with a Portuguese accent
How the Portuguese settled in Macau in 1557, why it passed to China in 1999 with a 2049 limit and what can…
Macau, the Las Vegas of China
Casino buffets, free evening shows, the fountain show and free shuttle buses: how to spend a day in Macau without paying for…
How to get from Hong Kong to Macau
Ferry, bus or transfer from Hong Kong to Macau: where to buy tickets, how passport control works on both sides and how…
Hong Kong's pineapple bun is a bun with butter
The Hong Kong pineapple bun has no pineapple in it: it is a soft bun with a slab of cold butter. What…
Hong Kong's monster buildings
A Hong Kong public housing district: courtyards tourists photograph, a market with Vietnamese-village prices and modern towers with flats from 10 m².
Getting around Hong Kong: buses, trams and taxis
Double-decker buses built in China, narrow fast trams and Toyota taxis: how public transport in Hong Kong looks and what it is…
How many Chinas are there?
Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau: four places with different systems, laws and passport control, and how they came to be…