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Blaise Hopkinson

Farewell to a great king

Oct. 27, 2016 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

For many millions of Thais, King Bhumibol the Great who died aged 88 on October 13 after a lengthy illness, was the only king they had ever known, writes BLAISE HOPKINSON ...Read More

Blaise Hopkinson

Oct. 23, 2016 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

Blaise Hopkinson is a journalist and a media advisor, who has worked in dozens of countries on five continents. His preferred airline seat is 1A but he spends most of his time in ...Read More

Urine Therapy!

May. 14, 2016 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

Changi International Airport aims to please, as does BLAISE HOPKINSON ...Read More

Urban renewal

Mar. 30, 2016 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

BLAISE HOPKINSON reports on the National Gallery in Singapore ...Read More

The horror, the horror,

Nov. 11, 2015 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

The horror that is the Dubai Friday brunch. BLAISE HOPKINSON gets down and dirty ...Read More

Little India

Sep. 22, 2015 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

BLAISE HOPKINSON says the Singaporean section is larger than life ...Read More

Thailand’s Tears

Aug. 21, 2015 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

The Land of Smiles has become a grimace, writes BLAISE HOPKINSON ...Read More

Farewell, my friend

Nov. 11, 2014 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

BLAISE HOPKINSON attends a gentle Thai Buddist funeral ...Read More

Borat, Barbara, & Blaise

Jun. 05, 2014 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

Finding a gig on Craigslist to write propaganda for the dictator for life of Kazakhstan, BLAISE HOPKINSON knew all would not be what it seemed ...Read More

Thai Platitudes

Jun. 01, 2014 / by Caroline / 0 Comments

BLAISE HOPKINSON glides from homily to cliché in busy Bangkok ...Read More

Columns

Song sung …

Jan. 24, 2019 / 0 Comments

It’s blue here at the southernmost tip ...Read More

Raising our CITES

Jan. 21, 2019 / 0 Comments

CITES, the United Nations organisation that regulates ...Read More

Parched!

Jan. 15, 2019 / 0 Comments

My interest in water was sparked by ...Read More

High Sea Greed

Jan. 12, 2019 / 0 Comments

TONY BIRKHOLTZ is furious at Operation Phakisa ...Read More

Don’t write off the old rules

Jul. 23, 2018 / 0 Comments

Say what you mean. Mean what you ...Read More

Is the rainbow over?

Jun. 22, 2018 / 0 Comments

With rioting, and striking every day in ...Read More

Tech Trouble in Paradise

Mar. 23, 2018 / 0 Comments

It's your time and money so don’t ...Read More

Canvassing Options

Mar. 16, 2018 / 0 Comments

CARRIE BERG on why she’s not a ...Read More

Transit Troubles

Aug. 23, 2017 / 0 Comments

CHRIS MOERDYK, a British Airways Gold Card ...Read More

Awkward Conversations

Jul. 07, 2017 / 0 Comments

JANINE LAZARUS on why it’s so important ...Read More

International

Ha Long Way

Nov. 18, 2018 / 0 Comments

CAROLINE HURRY finds much to delight the ...Read More

The Erarta Museum

Nov. 07, 2018 / 0 Comments

CAROLINE HURRY immerses herself in Russia’s largest ...Read More

Room with a boo!

Sep. 09, 2018 / 0 Comments

Kronborg, Egeskov, and Frederiksborg in Denmark are ...Read More

Naval Gazing

Sep. 02, 2018 / 0 Comments

You don’t need sea legs to enjoy ...Read More

Rock solid

Aug. 09, 2018 / 0 Comments

Are the oldest pyramids in central Bosnia? ...Read More

Abruzzo awaits

Jul. 28, 2018 / 0 Comments

When Capetonians Joanne and Chris Verster decided ...Read More

Stuff to do in Las Vegas

Jul. 10, 2018 / 0 Comments

The action never stops in Las Vegas, ...Read More

Bali Daze

Jun. 28, 2018 / 0 Comments

GERO LILLEIKE catches some giant waves at ...Read More

24 hours in Hong Kong

Jun. 11, 2018 / 0 Comments

STUART CARLY, a Cathay Pacific Loyal Diamond ...Read More

Art of the City

Feb. 04, 2018 / 0 Comments

There’s more to Buffalo in New York ...Read More