Shanghai Archives — Lara Dunston

Hong Kong: it’s all about the backstreets

It’s all about the backstreets, isn’t it? Whether it’s Hong Kong (pictured), Shanghai or Dubai, it’s the backstreets of those cities that are the most fascinating. That’s where I like to think we find what’s ‘authentic’ – a term in itself that’s up for discussion, right? But to really see how people live, we need … Read more about Hong Kong: it’s all about the backstreets

Hong Kong: local colour, part 2

by Lara Dunston

On the subject of ‘colour’, I still think of Hong Kong as the classic ‘vibrant cosmopolitan Asian city’. Don’t you? Bangkok and Tokyo may share that title, but Hong Kong has something special, an effervescence other cities don’t have. The city may not have the flamboyance of Shanghai or the audacity of Dubai but Hong … Read more about Hong Kong: local colour, part 2