ALEXANDER LEUNG

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Travel: Shenzhen 2015

It’s been a number of years since I’ve made the trek across the border to Shenzhen and in that short time, everything has changed. As recently as 1979, Shenzhen was an insignificant, small fishing village home to only a hundred thousand …READ MORE

Travel: Macau 2015

If you live in Hong Kong, Macau is a quick, 50-minute water jet ferry ride away, and is a city escape that offers much more than just gambling.

Macau presents a unique synthesis of Chinese and Portuguese culture, Macanese. Macau’s his …READ MORE

Interview: Stu in Tokyo

I first discovered Stu in Tokyo while I was surfing YouTube looking for tips on things to do and places to go for my first trip to Tokyo. While I ended finding some amazing resources, I also stumbled across Stu’s viral video about the cr …READ MORE

Travel: Tokyo, Japan 2015

Japan has always been a place I’ve dreamed of visiting. It seems like such a unique place – different media, language, culture, strong attention to detail, rigidity of social structure, strong traditions, ultra-modern and sophisticated. …READ MORE

Tokyo’s Unique Coworking Spaces

While sitting around with some friends in Hong Kong over a few drinks, we were surprised that we had very few connections into Tokyo’s startup scene. Wanting to learn more, starting with coworking spaces, I sent some introduction e-m …READ MORE

Review: Japan’s Capsule Hotels

I’ve always wanted to stay at a capsule hotel, so I made sure I took the opportunity while recently in Tokyo. It’s bizarre and uniquely Japanese; the first hotel design was conjured up by a famous architect of the Metabolist architecture …READ MORE

Cai Be, Vietnam – Float On (Part 3)

The last leg of my Vietnam journey culminated with a trip to Cai Be, a river-based town a three hour drive outside of Ho Chi Minh City.

The day started at 5 AM with a trip to the tour guide office to pick up my ticket. The night befor …READ MORE

Vietnam Startup Spaces: Start Saigon

Start Saigon
8bis/14 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Đa Kao, Quận 1,
Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
start-saigon.com

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The more entrepreneurs I meet in Vietnam, the more I realize that the people I’m meeting are the real pioneers of Vietnam’s futu …READ MORE

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Local Life (Part 2)

During my next couple days in Vietnam, I had the opportunity to explore the city both as a tourist and to see the city night life through local eyes.

Most of the time when I travel, I pick out a few of my “must see” attractions. I put …READ MORE

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – The Unfamiliar (Part 1)

“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson

A trip to Vie …READ MORE