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Farewell to a great king

Oct. 27, 2016 / by Caroline / 1 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 / 5 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 / 15 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 / 4 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 / 2 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 / 4 Comments

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

Columns

Mind over water

Feb. 16, 2017 / 4 Comments

ZANNA SCHILBACH discusses the effects of human ...Read More

Bluffing and Blagging

Feb. 04, 2017 / 1 Comments

Durban’s ‘The Bluff’ is the full Shakespearean, ...Read More

Thumbing a ride

Dec. 17, 2016 / 1 Comments

COLIN WINDELL on the pros and cons ...Read More

Fit for the future

Nov. 14, 2016 / 2 Comments

If you’re not on the bus, you’ve ...Read More

Memorial to War

Nov. 12, 2016 / 0 Comments

The Arctic winds blowing through London are ...Read More

Christmas in Oxford Street

Oct. 27, 2016 / 0 Comments

If New York is the city that ...Read More

Farewell to a great king

Oct. 27, 2016 / 1 Comments

For many millions of Thais, King Bhumibol ...Read More

Linlithgow’s worth a visit

Sep. 26, 2016 / 1 Comments

JIM FREEMAN frequents its pubs and samples ...Read More

Transkei Blues

Aug. 09, 2016 / 1 Comments

GAIL BOWERS-WINTERS takes a day trip into ...Read More

Urine Therapy!

May. 14, 2016 / 5 Comments

Changi International Airport aims to please, as ...Read More

International

Tilly does Croatia!

May. 08, 2017 / 1 Comments

TILLY SMITH-DIX has a fine time ...Read More

Stockholm Syndrome

May. 05, 2017 / 2 Comments

With 60 bridges spanning a filigree of ...Read More

St Petersburg Metro

Apr. 03, 2017 / 0 Comments

First opened in November 1955 as a ...Read More

Doha Days

Mar. 26, 2017 / 0 Comments

CAROLINE HURRY discovers a brave new world ...Read More

Things to do in Myanmar

Mar. 24, 2017 / 1 Comments

The country formerly known as Burma, is ...Read More

Gateway to China

Mar. 16, 2017 / 0 Comments

Hong Kong strikes the balance between bustling ...Read More

Gilt(y) Pleasures

Mar. 01, 2017 / 6 Comments

When it comes to luxury, wealth and ...Read More

Great Call of China

Feb. 06, 2017 / 0 Comments

CAROLINE HURRY gets caught between a wok ...Read More

Exploring the Atacama

Jan. 27, 2017 / 1 Comments

CAROLINE HURRY finds herself high and dry ...Read More

Lawyers and Lions

Jan. 08, 2017 / 0 Comments

GLYNIS O HARA finds herself enchanted and ...Read More