Thailand: Cash, Don’t Leave Home Without It!

Travel Blogger Meet-up Part 13 On his recent trip to Bangkok, Thailand, to attend a Travel Bloggers Match-up organized by Digital Innovation Asia, Michael Taylor discovers that his Hong Kong ATM card doesn't work the way it used to. On previous trips to Thailand I haven't bothered changing money before leaving Hong Kong. I have …

Heritage Sites Get Government Backing in Shanghai

Several years ago a decision was taken by the municipal authorities in Shanghai to restore the Bund to its pre-liberation glory. The original inhabitants of the imposing stone edifices that line the waterfront boulevard were offered them back. But there was one condition. They could not alter the exteriors of the buildings. They could do …