On the Politics of Museums
The more time we spend in museums around the world, the more I come to realise how very, very political they are. Take the National...
by Theodora · Published February 16, 2012 · Last modified August 29, 2012
The more time we spend in museums around the world, the more I come to realise how very, very political they are. Take the National...
China / Places / Travel Advice
by Theodora · Published January 5, 2012 · Last modified February 12, 2015
It is China travel lore that “you need a week in Beijing”. Now, given we travel at a pace so slow it’s verging on glacial,...
Even after the Terracotta Warriors and Tiger Leaping Gorge, the Great Wall of China really does take your breath away. First built more than two...
Of all the great architecture in Beijing, the capital of Chinese emperors from Kublai Khan onwards, the Temple of Heaven is probably the most accessible....
1: Don’t Try And Buy Tickets On The Day For anything but commuter routes, buy train tickets a couple of days ahead of when you...
Come Christmas time, the skyscrapers that line Hong Kong’s harbourfront compete for the best lightshows — perhaps the biggest Christmas lights on earth. But the...
The mountains outside Songpan, where northern China gives way to old Tibet, are some of the most beautiful we’ve visited. Alpine meadows give onto vistas...
Please don’t get me wrong. I love China. But, over the last couple of weeks, it’s really felt as though China’s not loving me back....
Before we came to China, I thought we had bathroom chops enough to cope with anything the world had to offer. And then… Well, then...
I watch in mounting horror as Martin heads off into the mountains, leaving our tent flaccid on the ground, and Z endeavours to start a...