Went on a food tour of Bangkok's other Chinatown, my latest for Time Out. www.timeout.com/bangkok/rest...

Attention Bangkokians, here are some neat weekend railway trips you can take from the capital. www.timeout.com/bangkok/trav...

My latest feature for #scmp about the #Chinese travel writer Zhou Daguan who visited #Cambodia during the Yuan Dynasty. www.scmp.com/postmag/trav...

My interview with novelist and (anti) travel writer Lawrence Osborne ahead of the Netflix adaptation of Ballad of a Small Player. www.timeout.com/bangkok/movi...

My Bankok feature out now. www.scmp.com/postmag/trav...

At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed. We join with more than 150 other media outlets across the world to condemn these crimes. Read more: interc.pt/3HS71C2

At @chinabooksreview.com, @thejourneybird.bsky.social writes about the boom-and-bust cycles of China travel guides, from their first heyday in the 1920s to the "extinction event" of Covid shutdowns.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... But when men, women and children were being massacred wholesale in Gaza, schools and hospitals turned to rubble, journalists targeted, Sir Kier scarcely flinched.

My latest travel feature www.scmp.com/postmag/trav...

Nice of the mighty Paul Theroux to share my latest travel feature on Instagram. #travelwriting #chinatravel #railway

See you soon at Royal Geographical Society - Hong Kong for a talk about train travel with Chinese characteristics. For this one, I'll take a bit of deep dive into Qing / Republican-era history to ask, why is modern China so mad about trains? Hope to see you there HK friends & comrades!!!

My interview with Mark Kitto about his new novel China Running Dog was published today by Nikkei Asia.

My story about Qian Heifeng, veteran Chinese railway shutterbug, who has recently trained his lens on Thai trains. asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Li...

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today.

It’s rare to find myself aligned withe The Mail but if Trump & company are succeeding at anything it’s uniting the left & right of British politics.

Zelensky has thanked the United States on numerous occasions since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 – expressing gratitude to Trump and Biden, to members of Congress from both parties, to US defense companies and their employees, and to the American people.

I’ve loathed bullying school and recognise it immediately. The way Orange Jesus and The Hillbilly spoke to #Velensky was nothing short of it: two morons ganging up on a brave individual, browbeating him and taking cheap shots because they had the ‘power.’ How low the US has sunk. #betrayal

So pleased to see my Hua Hin travel feature online. Thanks to all the locals & expats who made it happen: ‘We actually have a vineyard’: an insiders’ guide to Thai hidden gem Hua Hin

Had great fun talking at SOAS, University of London. Thanks to all the friends, scribes & comrades who braved the cold to attend.

18/2/25 - @soasuni.bsky.social - @thomasbird.bsky.social on Harmony Express: Travels by Train through China, a travelogue that recounts the years he spent railway-wayfaring in China, from 2014 until late-2019. www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

We're looking forward to welcoming @thejourneybird.bsky.social to Leeds on Wednesday, to discuss his book Harmony Express! In association with the East Asian Research Society. All welcome! writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/events/harmo...

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

Was great fun talking ay the FCCT the other night about Harmony Express and #rail travel in #China.

Had a great evening talking about Chinese rail travel and my book Harmony Express at the FCCThailand. #thailand #china #books #railway

Attention Bangkokians! I shall talking at the FCC Thailand tomorrow evening. Famous Thai rail blogger Richard Barrow will be on the panel. If you’re interested in #China, #trains (or both) please do sign up for the event. www.fccthai.com/events/469

Had an awesome time chatting with Jon Stewart & @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social talking about how to fight the dumpster fire. Gear up. It’s time to brawl.

Morning Muai Thai #thailand

This song has been playing on loop in my head of late. #trump #musk #greenland #panama

Delicious railway sunset over #Cha-Am

Published by Earnshaw Books my travelogue Harmony Express recounts five years of travel, on and off the rails, in China earnshawbooks.com/product/harm...

A short journey south of Manila, Puerto Galera is a veritable pirate’s cove of coral gardens, hillside viewpoints and hidden coves. I’ve spent many a happy hour there… Puerto Galera beyond the reefs: insider tips to the Philippines’ diving capital www.scmp.com/postmag/trav...

Attention travel lit fans, train nerds, China-watchers and anyone else with some time on their hands in #Bangkok on the evening of January 27. I shall be speaking in promotion of my book Harmony Express at the FCC with a fab panel of expert guests. Hope to see you there. www.fccthai.com/events/469

Arguably #Taiwan’s most pleasant city (certainly my favourite), warm #Tainan is laidback yet positively boiling over with culture... Insiders’ guide to Tainan, Taiwan: where history, art and cuisine come alive www.scmp.com/postmag/trav...

Rolling along the #railway towards #Bangkok I caught this blood orange sunset. Sublime.

It was a privilege to interview these fine Hanoians in order to pen this article about my favourite capital in Southeast Asia. Uncovering Hanoi, Vietnam’s rich culture and cuisine www.scmp.com/postmag/trav...

There are still a number of charming old #Japanese railway station houses in #Taiwan along the West Coastal Line. asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Li...