Food, Drink & Travel

Bangkok is not as you expect it. But it is neither as you would imagine it to be, and this is not a contradiction in terms. welcome to bangkok. In europe we cannot even conceive the existence of a metropolis like this – not simply a crossroad or a final destination for millions of tourists [...]

SHANGHAI — With growing fascination, I stood at my 19th- floor hotel window and watched the traffic on the Huangpu River, which slices through the heart of this burgeoning metropolis of 14.5 million people. The waterway was alive with vessels of all sizes: Freighters, tugboats, barges and cruise ships.
Also, just two blocks away, vintage [...]