I only found out about this hotel when I stumbled upon a BBC TV show - Amazing Hotels - Life Beyond The Lobby - that featured it. It's the Intercontinental Hotel Sheshan, about an hour's drive from downtown Shanghai, although it took us almost 3 hours
Hong Kong
I popped down to HK for a few days because my mother was there as part of her annual break from being a housewife in London and because the flight from Shanghai was a mere 1186 RMB return on Cathay Pacific. It used to be that I, along with thousands
Japanese
More than one person has expressed surprise at my praise for High Yaki. They seem to have managed to dine there and were underwhelmed by the whole experience. And my response to them is the same response I give to people who visit Shanghai and then say they didn'
Bars
For well over a decade, there has been no shortage of high end cocktail bars where you can pay upwards of 100 RMB for a lovingly created cocktail from a "mixologist" in a smart apron. And that's great. I've enjoyed these types of places
I've tried to create a list of places to try for people new to Shanghai, divided into various categories and headings. In addition to those pages, I will be posting regularly here on the blog page, sharing my thoughts on places as I encounter them. These will include