Enduring the worst winter in the world
— December 7, 2012Nine months in Antarctica braving minus 80 C temperatures is one thing. It’s the three months of darkness that really do you in
Continue Reading ...
Random Articles
-
HK’s protests swell again after ‘insulting’ government snub
— October 10, 2014Thousands of protesters returned to the streets to demand free elections in Hong Kong Friday
-
Goodbye, Jimmy’s Kitchen
— May 17, 2020When Jimmy’s Kitchen closes its doors at the end of this month many will mourn the loss of one of Hong Kong’s oldest and most stories. Indeed, the 92-year-old Central eatery was set to close in April but was given a month’s reprieve following a surge of interest from patrons who wanted to dine at…
-
Gay HK policeman’s 1980 gun death
— January 15, 2018Thirty-eight years ago this week, John MacLennan died of gunshot wounds; a public inquiry heard claims he’d been hounded into killing himself because of his homosexuality. It’s a case with lessons still for a socially conservative city
-
Palladio’s Protege
— October 1, 2014It’s a long way from his native Italy, but Federico Masin has brought Venetian drama and sensibility to the magical spaces he has conjured across Asia.
-
‘Zombie flight’ theory on MH370 mystery
— October 9, 2016Christine Negroni believes lack of oxygen on the flight deck from decompression and the first officer’s failure to don his oxygen mask in time led to the loss of the Malaysia Airlines flight in 2014, although hers is one of many theories
-
Healthy, wealthy and wise
— June 9, 2013Multitasking, adventure-loving, billionaire Jim Rogers on his latest big thing