Travel Talk
On approach to Kuala Lumpur, as your plane circles the metropolis two things come to mind… one, that it’s not quite as big as you were led to...
Xintiandi is Shanghai’s most fashionable address, and now it also has one of the city’s most fashionable new hotels, The Langham, Xintiandi....
There’s nothing more romantic than whisking your Valentine away to an exotic location to spend some quality time enjoying your coupledom. A change of...
Shiquan Jie – Shopping Street
Running east of Renmin Lu in the south of the old city lies Suzhou’s answer to Changle Lu, Shiquan Jie. The street is...
When is a hotel not a hotel? When it’s the Doubletree Hilton Resort Wuxi Lingshan of course. Admittedly this isn’t one of the great philosophical...
1. Though often characterised as a quaint, verdant retreat for busy city-dwellers, Suzhou is actually quite large – home to six million people and two...
Luc Bollen, GM of Pan Pacific Hotel
What are your plans for the Pan Pacific
I really want to turn the hotel in to more than just a hotel. In the past couple of...
Most people when asked what is special about Suzhou will robotically tell you that the gardens are great. They do this because like most tourists they take...
Just 20 minutes further than Suzhou lies ‘Little Shanghai’. Wuxi is often neglected by expats and we can’t quite understand why. Crammed full...
Saturday
9am
Start the day with a quiet drink at the Bi An Tea House on Pinjiang Lu and take a load off before the day starts in earnest.
10am
Pop down to the...