I love travelling. The chance to experience worlds different to your own is unsurpassed by anything else. You’re constantly feeding your mind and challenging yourself – for example, the last two days were some of the best/soul destroying I’ve ever had.
This CFS Loves is a special Shanghai/China edition; bought to you by the letters RMB, a few giant dragons, Tsingtao Beer and a very efficient rail system. Explore, enjoy!
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- I love Elyse Sewell’s diary of model/China life. As I understand it, she was a contestant on America’s Next Top Model at some stage; but she’s now kicking ass in this part of the world and writing some very funny stories. Ironically Livejournal is blocked here.
- Chinese theatrical vocalist Sa Dingding recently performed in Auckland as part of the AK09 Festival. Her songs are an interesting new fusion – traditional Chinese folk with electronic tendencies. Discovering new musical frontiers = brilliant, whether you end up becoming a fan or not.
- MRKT is a local Shanghai accessory brand. They make really cute items like journals, document folders and laptop cases out of laser cut felt. I bought one of their triangular yellow and charcoal clutches:
- Smart Shanghai is THE guide to the city whether you’re a visitor or an expat. It’s got all the news, gigs, bars and cultural listings you need. It also has a genius map section, where you can type in the name of wherever you’re going – the site will generate the addresses in Chinese characters. Handy. Just print the pages out, hand them to your taxi driver and off you go!
- Aeccrntic Girl is a blog by a Beijing business student/fashion fan. I’ve been looking at her blog for a while now to get a tiny gauge on local style – I like her daily outfit shots.
- Currently adoring the work of Shanghai based photographer Maleonn. It’s contemporary, vivid and witty. More please! In this Scoute interview he discusses his eureka moment and inspirations.
- Connie Chiu is an albino model with a Swedish/Chinese pedigree. She’s incredibly striking and this shoot from Vice is well styled.
- Jellymon is a design studio in Shanghai. Apart from doing some cool projects (like 70′s inspired watches) they’ve made a super Shanghai Friend guide. Thanks to tried and tested personal recommendations, it’s been far superior to my Shanghai Wallpaper* book. If you do ever end up here, request a copy.
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i knew it would be an amazing place that lets you experience the whole range of emotions!! Asia is good like that!
Enjoy….