Like a school trip for grown-ups: Hong Kong Philharmonic tours Europe

22 Apr 2024 - 2:33PM

A tour planned to milk HK Phil’s 2019 Gramophone orchestra of the year win, but delayed by Covid-19, finally happened. Post Magazine joined players on the road

Rifugio Coldai in the early morning, the night after a big storm, Dolomites of northern Italy, 2024. Photo: Victoria Burrows

A hike that’s not for the faint of heart: adventure in Italy’s Dolomites

A hike through Italy’s soaring Dolomites is an occasionally terrifying reminder of our fleeting time on Earth, but comes with some jaw-dropping views.

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From a former mining town in Bodie State Historic Park (pictured) in the US to a French village that stands as a memorial to a wartime massacre, nine ghost towns to visit around the world. Photo: Shutterstock

Suddenly abandoned or gradually emptied, 9 of the world’s ghost towns to see

From an abandoned diamond mining town in Namibia to a Hong Kong village where ghost ‘sightings’ have been reported, to a town in Ukraine emptied by nuclear disaster, 9 ghost towns to see.

26 Apr 2024 - 1:03PM

Steve McCurry’s photograph of monks suspended from a metal beam at the Shaolin Monastery, in China, features in his new book, Devotion. The photographer talks about why he’s interested in human behaviour, and remaining respectful to gain access to sacred situations. Photo: Steve McCurry

Afghan Girl photographer’s book shows ‘the best of the human spirit’

Steve McCurry, the award-winning photographer behind ‘Afghan Girl’, talks about celebrating selfless dedication beyond religion in his new book, Devotion, and blending into sacred situations.

20 Apr 2024 - 3:15PM

The sign for the Michelin Guide-recommended Chinese restaurant Dim Sum Duck in London, UK. Its Chinese name - “dim dou duk” in Cantonese - tickled the author’s pun-loving sensibilities. Photo: Jenny Lau

Hidden messages in Chinese names of Britain’s Chinese restaurants

A testament to the Chinese love of clever wordplay, Chinese restaurants in Britain often have witty or pun-tastic Chinese names that are like encoded in-jokes for the diaspora.

21 Apr 2024 - 12:41PM

OPINION

Lisa Lim

Like a school trip for grown-ups: Hong Kong Philharmonic tours Europe

A hike that’s not for the faint of heart: adventure in Italy’s Dolomites

Suddenly abandoned or gradually emptied, 9 of the world’s ghost towns to see

Afghan Girl photographer’s book shows ‘the best of the human spirit’

Hidden messages in Chinese names of Britain’s Chinese restaurants

Language Matters | Japanese ‘katsu’, from English ‘cutlet’, now English word in its own right

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Then & Now | When Scots were deployed to Hong Kong defences named after roads in London

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