Mar 1, 2008 | Travel Writing
24 hours in Shenyang. By Mark Andrews That’s Shanghai March 2008 At first glance Shenyang may appear to be just a city at the heart of the rust belt of the north east. However, this large industrial city is the cradle of the Qing dynasty. It was here that the... 
Jan 25, 2008 | Travel Writing
Basking in the northern cold. By Mark Andrews Japan Times. 25/01/2008 Travel article looking at the Sapporo Snow Festival and a less well known festival in nearby Otaru. Sapporo’s famed Snow Festival — running this year from Feb. 5 to Feb 11. — began when a bunch of... 
Jan 18, 2008 | Travel Writing
Cranes, trains and no automobiles await visitors in Hokkaido. By Mark Andrews Metropolis Magazine (Tokyo). Issue 721 18/01/2008 Travel article on the winter delights of Kushiro on Hokkaido including steam trains and frolicking cranes. A long deep whistle breaks the... 
Jan 16, 2008 | Travel Writing
Wing It. Travel article Japan By Mark Andrews South China Morning Post. 16/01/2008 Travel article on the winter delights of Kushiro on Hokkaido including steam trains and frolicking cranes. A whistle pierces the crisp morningair. Wheels slip in the freshly fallen snow... 
Jan 1, 2008 | Travel Writing
24 hours in Harbin. By Mark Andrews That’s Shanghai. January 2008 How to spend a day at Harbin’s snow and ice festival. Harbin, capital of China’s northernmost province Heilongjiang, with its old Russian architecture is an interesting city all year round.... 
Jan 1, 2008 | General Journalism, Travel Writing
The New Shanghai. By Mark Andrews Transitions Abroad (USA). Jan/Feb 2008 An expatriate’s perspective on living and working in China’s largest city. Which do you think would be the easiest city to live in…Tokyo, Seoul, or Shanghai? My reply of Shanghai might surprise...