Tag Archives: Travel

Robyn Eckhardt, founding blogger at Eating Asia

Food is sustenance, but it’s also pleasure, and most travelers to Southeast Asia know from experience the colorful spectrum of cuisines that are part of the cultural experience in Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur. It was the food culture of Asia

Justin Calderon, Analyst at Inside Investor

Considering a career in Southeast Asia? Justin Calderon, a research analyst for Inside Investor, did just that in 2006, and his plan has taken him to Malaysia, Thailand, and now Manila, Philippines. Originally from New York, Calderon has taken full

Travel Podcast! China Calling

We round out the month’s travel-themed interviews with a podcast. In conversation is Pierre Gervois, CEO at China Elite Focus, along with Xing Shang, General Manager at Starry Expeditions Limited in Beijing. Together we share insights about trends in Chinese

Andrew LaVallee, Editor at The Wall Street Journal

In our continued focus on travel in Asia, AsianTalks turned to Hong Kong-based Andrew LaVallee, The Wall Street Journal‘s Weekend editor in Asia. For this interview, LaVallee shares his journalistic insights into the culture of leisure in contemporary Asia. “There’s

Pierre Gervois, CEO of China Elite Focus

Travel in Asia is a two-way street, or more accurately speaking, a multi-channel super highway that crosses paths around the world. On one side we have inbound tourists flocking to popular destinations in Southeast Asia or China — but we

New Year Podcast! North Korea In Focus

There’s more to North Korea than what headlines would indicate, at least for Simon Cockerell and Katharina Hesse, two Beijing-based expatriate professionals whose projects often center around the isolated country, and bring them into contact with North Korean nationals. Hesse

Simon Cockerell, General Manager of Koryo Tours

North Korea is a perennial news highlight, but in 2012 the isolated country seems to stand at a crossroads. The death of Kim Jong-il and the ascendance of the former leader’s heir apparent have pundits around the globe speculating the