# china japan (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover china japan. Page: Feed: --- ## [Issue 234: Thailand’s Tourism Tax is Back & Russia Targets South East Asian Tourists](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-234-thailands-tourism-tax-is) _2026-08-22 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Will there be any exemptions for Thailand’s rescheduled & revalued tourism tax? ## [Eastbourne UK bandstand and pleasure pier](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2021/01/eastbourne-bandstand-and-pleasure-pier.html) _2026-08-21 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ entertainment facilities on Eastbourne Pier Like other coastal towns, Eastbourne began to grow rapidly as the medicinal and leisure benefits of sea air and sea bathing became well known. Locals scrambled to provide a wide variety of facilities and amusements for the thousands who flocked to Eastbourne each summer. My favourite would have been Devonshire Park which was first designed in 1874 with… ## [fine Coimbra University Library, Portugal](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/09/stunning-coimbra-university-library-port.html) _2026-08-18 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ facade of Joanine Library, University of Coimbra established 1717 Wiki One of the primary functions of libraries was to protect books from the physical effects of climate, theft, vandalism, and bugs. And the role of library historians is about art history, buildings, science, technology, culture, religion and education. Thank you Dr J Campbell . I chose the Biblioteca Joanina, a baroque library in… ## [Issue 233: High-Yield Tourism is Having a "2026 Moment" in Asia](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-233-high-yield-tourism-is-having) _2026-08-15 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ With two-thirds of a challenging 2026 almost complete, tourism plans are taking new turns ## [Reducing injections for US children :(](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/08/ive-cited-kat-lay-s-what-effect-will.html) _2026-08-14 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ I’ve cited Kat Lay ’s “ What effect will Donald Trump’s childhood vaccine recommendations have in the US and beyond ?” Since appointed in 2025, Secretary Health & Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr sought to loosen vaccine regulations. Kennedy is a leading vaccination sceptic who has for years increa-sed dishonesty about vaccines. A study found he was the top super-spreader of Covid-19 vaccine… ## [My favourite books 2006 Vs now](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/08/my-favourite-books-2006-vs-now.html) _2026-08-11 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ I can remember nearly every novel set by English teachers in high school (1960-65) . But when I recently found a 2006 newspaper article discussing my reading preferences, I couldn't remember the era when my children still lived at home. This newspaper article covered the books I most loved in the decades from 1975-2005. Book column Australian Jewish News Melbourne March 2006 The Women's Room is… ## [Issue 232: South East Asia's Next Tourism Battlegrounds](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-232-south-east-asias-next-tourism) _2026-08-08 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Are destinations chasing the same tourists with similar strategies? ## [Kroyer's loveliest art in France & Denmark](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2021/07/my-all-time-favourite-painting-hip-hip.html) _2026-08-07 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Kroyer, Hip, Hip, Hurrah! 1888, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden Impressionism was at first a French art movement, starting in the second half of the C19th. Impressionist techniques included visible, thick brush strokes of pure colour, creating a vibrant effect, and capturing the essence of the subject matter rather than focusing on minute details. Impressionists often painted outdoors to capture… ## [Old Parliament House Canberra & museum](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/08/old-parliament-house-canberra-museum.html) _2026-08-04 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Duke and Duchess of York opened Parliament House May 1927. The need for a national capital city arose when the colonies united to form the Comm­onwealth of Australia in 1901 . The constitution provided that a new national capital should be built half way between Melbourne and Sydney, to avoid jealousy and conflict. The new Australian capital city of Can­berra was fixed in 1908 and the area was… ## [St Louis' epic Union Station Missouri 1894-\>](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/08/st-louis-epic-union-station-missouri.html) _2026-08-02 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Built in 1892-4, this Romanesque Revival project was designed by arch­itect Theodore Link for the Terminal Railroad Associat­ion of St Louis Mo . It was to serve as a Union Station for the multiple railroads that off­ered passenger services back then. The first train pul­led into Union St­ation in Sept 1894, ushering in a new and exciting time for the city, known as The Gateway To The West .… ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/myq1NLgOnU5X) _2026-08-02 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Issue 231: 6 Takeaways from Trip.com's China Anti-trust Case](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-231-6-takeaways-from-tripcoms) _2026-08-01 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ A chastening week for China's most internationally recognised OTA. ## [40 Objects 40 Years display, Freud Museum](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-his-essay-civilisation-its.html) _2026-07-28 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ In his essay Civilisation & its Discont­ents 1929, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) had analysed the aggressive cruelty that changed men into sa­vages. Aft­er Hit­ler took power in Germany in 1933 , as much as he recog­nised these trends, Freud was reluctant to apply them to Vienna. Even when the Nazis burnt all the books in 1933 by hated authors, including Freud! Yet he supported his sons Oliver… ## [Issue 230: The Year So Far in South East Asian Travel & Tourism: 12 Key Themes](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-230-the-year-so-far-in-south) _2026-07-26 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Uncertainty and risk prevail across the travel landscape of South East Asia. ## [Captain Eric Ravilious, WW2 art](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/06/london-born-eric-ravilious-1903-42.html) _2026-07-25 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ London-born Eric Ravilious (1903-42) spent his early years in Eastbourne E. Sussex and won a scholarship to attend the Eastbourne School of Art in 1919 . Later he enrolled at Royal College of Art London where he studied under Paul Nash , a War Artist in WW1. Later Ravilious worked as a painter, book illustrator and Wedgwood pottery designer . With war starting in 1939, he joined the Royal Observer… ## [UK's C19th model village: Saltaire](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/07/titus-salt-1803-76-was-born-near-leeds.html) _2026-07-22 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Titus Salt (1803-76) was born near Leeds, educated in Wakefield and served an apprenticeship with a wool-stapler in Wakefield . He moved to Bradford in 1821 with his parents & siblings at 18. In his years in Bradford he worked with William Rouse & Son , learning textile manufacture. Titus’s father, Daniel , founded a Bradford business as a wool-stapler . In 1824, Titus joined his dad’s business,… ## [Sam Neill, brilliant films & tv series](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/07/born-nigel-neill-in-1947-in-omagh-nth.html) _2026-07-17 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Born Nigel Neill in 1947 in Omagh, Nth Ireland to an English mother and a New Zealand father serving in the British army. His family moved to Christchurch N.Z in 1954 where Sam went to school. He became Sam because there were several Nigels at school, saying “I moved more easily as a Sam”. Sam Neill and Meryl Streep as Michael & Lindy Chamberlain, Evil Angels, 1988 Sam Neill went on to study… ## [Guernsey is fun but have you visited?](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/07/guernsey-is-fun-but-have-you-visited.html) _2026-07-14 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Examine the legacy of the islands’ knitting industry . Started in the 1500s , the knitting industry first produced garments for commercial sale incl stockings & undergarment Guernsey frocks. Using a soft worsted wool, they supplied warmth. Their stockings were popular, worn by Queen Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots! The industry was so large in the 1680s that 6,000 of the 14,000 population were… ## [Triangle Shirt Fact­ory NY fire tragedy 1911.](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/feeds/5399194160299503956/comments/default) _2026-07-11 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Shirtwaist designs, The Modern Priscilla Needlework Magazine, 1906 5 Minute History Russians Max Blanck and Isaac Harris immigrated to the U.S in the early 1890s and, like hundreds of thousands of other impoverish­ed Jew­ish im­migrants, they began working in the garment industry in sweat­shops. Har­ris became familiar with popular fashion designs while Blanck became a garment contractor. They… ## [Capt Scott & his Antarctic team](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/07/capt-scott-his-antarctic-team.html) _2026-07-08 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ 20th explorers on their way to Antarctica, incl­uding Ernest Shackle­ton , often vis­it­ed NZ . They used local ports and quar­antine islands, and grate­ful­ly accepted other offers of assistance. They also took on New Zeal­ander crew with them, to take part in the Antarctic trips. Capt Robert Falcon Scott 1905, Wiki Capt Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912) was born in Devon to a sea far­ing family.… ## [Chaim Soutine, great artist but disturbed?](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2028/07/chaim-soutine-great-artist-but-disturbed.html) _2026-07-07 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Portrait of a Young Woman, 1915 Wiki Pastry Cook of Cagnes, 1922 The Guardian Grotesque self portrait, c1923 Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris. Thanks to George Prochnik for this review. From 1913, to get from Smilovichi, a shtetl in Belarus , to Paris . 20 year old artist Chaim Soutine (1893-1943) made many visits to the Louvre to study the canvas. In the mid-1920s he decided to translate it into his… ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yQUduhHswDfC) _2026-07-07 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [recent art thefts: Italian Villa Masterpieces](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/03/art-thefts-villa-of-masterpieces-nth.html) _2026-07-05 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ The theft discussed here was the latest in a series of robberies targeting major European museums, soon after a series of other high-profile heists. “ Poppy Flowers ” by Vincent van Gogh, stolen from Cairo's Khalil Museum in 2010 , was never found. Neither was “ Soldier on Horseback ” by Anthony van Dyck, stolen from University of Oxford in 2020. The shameless day-light robbery of precious jewels… ## [a dream city for tourists: Palermo](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/06/blog-post_30.html) _2026-07-03 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ A 2023 survey by Travel + Leisure invited readers to vote on the world’s most beautiful cities . Clearly the answer differed for everyone, but see their non-exhaustive list of the world’s 25 most beautiful cities. I chose Palermo. transport from Southern Italy to Sicily On Sicily 's Nth coast the sunny city is a dream for archit­ect­ure fans, right on the Mediterranean 's cross roads. Palermo… ## [Flying Scotsman’s history & dreamy suites](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/07/flying-scotsmans-history-and-dreamy.html) _2026-06-30 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ I have travelled the vast widths of Australia and Canada by very comfortable trains, and long parts of France and India by comfortable trains. But never on The Flying Scotsman , which was the world's most famous train service. In 1860, 3 companies established the East Coast Joint Stock for services using common trains, and it is from this agreement that the Flying Scotsman arrived. After WW1 the… ## [Tolpuddle Martyrs tried to save workers](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/06/tolpuddle-martyrs-tried-to-support.html) _2026-06-28 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ 6 English farm labourers who were sentenced in March 1834 to 7 years’ transportation to an Australian penal colony for organising trade-union activities in Tolpuddle Dorset . Leaders George & James Loveless created a Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers’ lodge during the national wave of trade-union activity in 1833–4. The Whig government, alarmed at working-class discontent, arrested the… ## [favourite U.K suffragette: Leonora Cohen](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2021/01/my-favourite-british-suffragette.html) _2026-06-27 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Police court summons and photo, Nov 1911 Photo credit: Leeds Museums & Galleries Leonora Throp Cohen (1873–1978) was born in Leeds to Canova & Jane Throp. Her father was a stone carver but died in 1879 when Leonora was only 5, after he devel­op­ed TB of the spine. This left her widowed mother to raise the 3 young children. Her seamstress mother worked to provide for the family, especially… ## [Tyrannicide Brief: he sent Charles I to die](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-tyrannicide-brief-man-who-sent.html) _2026-06-24 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Read Tyrannicide Brief: Story of the Man Who Sent Charles I to the Scaffold by Geoffrey Robertson. Charles triggered the tragic civil wars (from 1642) when 1 in 10 Eng­lish­men died. But in 1649, Parliament struggled to find a law­yer with guts to pro­secute a king who claimed to be above the law. In the end, they chose the radical lawyer John Cooke (1608–60) whose Pur­it­an consc­ience,… ## [Edgar Degas, impressionist or modernist?](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/06/blog-post_21.html) _2026-06-19 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was born in Paris , son of banker Augustin De Gas. At 11 Degas enrolled in Lycée Louis-le-Grand , graduating in 1853. He was painting seriously and by 18, his bedroom became an artist's studio. He began making copies in the Louvre , but his father wanted him to study. So Degas enrolled in Law at Paris Uni i n Nov 1853 but was bored. In 1855, Degas met Jean Auguste Ingres… ## [Images of death in the Victorian era](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2022/12/images-of-death-in-victorian-era.html) _2026-06-15 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ The idea of photographing the dead might be seen as morbid today but it made perfect sense to Victorians. Readers might like to find Audrey Linkman 's book Photography and Death , published by Reaktion Books in 2011. Most photographs of a recently deceased person were taken by professionals, and were kept at home in the same way as all other family photographs were kept – mounted on the wall or… ## [The best Art History texts to read](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-best-art-history-texts-to-read.html) _2026-06-12 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ ARTNEWS ass­emb­led a list of 11 must-haves books that cover art history , from class­ical antiquity to now. Art history is a flexible discipline, subject to revisions as things change. Below I have included the books I know and found excellent. Gombrich The Story of Art 1. Penelope & Davies et al, Janson’s History of Art For 60+ years, Horst Janson’s large book was the key text for first Art… ## [Beautiful Madeira Islands near Portugal](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/06/beautiful-madeira-islands-near-portugal.html) _2026-06-09 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Madeira (under blue spot), Portugal and Morocco Wiki Madeira ’s written history started in 1418. It was then the navigators led by João Gonçalves Zarco sighted, after days afloat on the high seas, a small island that saved them from tragedy, a safe harbour they named Porto Santo Island. Next year, 1419, they reached Madeira Island. Navigators Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Bartolomeu Perestrelo & João… ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7KvaPrGS25Ez) _2026-06-09 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Durand-Ruel, Impressionist art, Geelong](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/06/blog-post.html) _2026-06-06 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922) was an art-dealer of belief; when the young Impressionists were ridiculed by French dealers , he bought their work and nurtured their cause, slowly influencing public taste in Europe. In 1865 he opened his first gallery in Paris. This dealer shaped the art market by discovering artists who later became global favourites. Paul Durand-Ruel in his gallery, c1910… ## [Lutetia Hotel, French culture German WW2](http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2026/06/lutetia-hotel-french-culture-vs-german.html) _2026-06-02 · Hels · Art and Architecture, mainly_ The Lutetia hotel was one of Paris ’ landmarks, a monument to the city’s cultural memory where art, history and luxury met. In Dec 1910 Lutetia was opened by Marguerite and Aristide Boucicaut , visionary founders of Le Bon Marché . They created a hotel to welcome the department store’s wealthy clientele and reflect the cosmopolitan Left Bank . The result was unlike any other in Paris: a fusion of… ## [Issue 229: "A Dynamic Game of Aerial Chess" in the Skies Above Asia](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-228-a-dynamic-game-of-aerial) _2026-05-02 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Asian airports and airlines are reallocating resources to counter the energy shock impacts. ## [Issue 228: All Eyes on China & Vietnam for the May Holiday](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-228-all-eyes-on-china-and-vietnam) _2026-04-25 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ How will tourism hold up in the first major test for South East Asia since war began?. ## [Issue 227: 6 Weeks of War Impacts on South East Asia's Travel Economies](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-227-6-weeks-of-war-impacts) _2026-04-11 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Will intra-regional travel be a short-term focus for ASEAN destinations? ## [Issue 226: South East Asian Travel "Is in an Unusual Situation... For Now."](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-226-south-east-asian-travel) _2026-04-04 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Airports remain busy, but travel demand is expected to decelerate. ## [Issue 225: Has South East Asia Become a Chokepoint of Global Travel?](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-225-has-south-east-asia-become) _2026-03-28 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Positive and negative factors in South East Asia radiate globally at an accelerated pace. ## [Issue 224: The President, The Pop Band & The Animated Movie: South Korea Reframes Asian Tourism](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-224-as-asias-energy-crisis) _2026-03-21 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ South Korea's President, BTS & Kpop Demon Hunters lighten the global gloom. ## [Issue 223: “It’s starting to feel ominously like Covid 2.0.”](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-223-its-starting-to-feel-ominously) _2026-03-14 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ What will Asia'a energy crisis mean for travel and tourism in the coming months? ## [Issue 222: Vietnam's Air Market is the Biggest Story in South East Asia](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-222-vietnams-air-market-is) _2026-03-06 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ The air travel outlooks for Vietnam and Indonesia tell different growth stories. ## [Issue 221: China’s Spring Festival Tourism Takeaways in 3 Minutes](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-221-chinas-spring-festival) _2026-02-28 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Structural transformation is taking off in China's fast-changing travel market. ## [Issue 220: Asia Faces Up To US Tariff Chaos: The Sequel](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-220-asia-faces-up-to-us-tariff) _2026-02-21 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Asian governments might respond more assuredly in 2026, but Iran is a coming storm. ## [Issue 219: What Might Chinese New Year Travel Look Like in Future?](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-219-what-might-chinese-new) _2026-02-14 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Yuan appreciation will be a much-debated topic throughout 2026... and beyond. ## [Issue 218: From Ultra-Short Vacations to ASEAN Tourism Accounting](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-218-from-ultra-short-vacations) _2026-02-07 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Did South East Asia really beat its 2019 arrivals total in 2025? ## [Issue 217: Charting the China, Japan & South Korea Travel Triangle](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-217-charting-the-china-japan) _2026-01-31 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Is this the world's most relationally volatile high-volume tourism region? ## [Issue 216: China, the US & Japan's Inbound Tourism Challenge](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-216-china-the-us-and-japans) _2026-01-24 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Is Japan ready to revise its 2030 target of 60 million visitors? ## [Issue 215: Trip.com Dominates a Dramatic Travel Week in Asia](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-215-tripcom-dominates-a-dramatic) _2026-01-17 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ Rounding up the hottest travel topics from China to Japan and Thailand to the Philippines. ## [Issue 214: Travel & Tourism in 2026: Welcome to the Age of Uncertainty!](https://asiatravelreset.substack.com/p/issue-214-travel-and-tourism-in-2026) _2026-01-10 · Gary Bowerman · Asia Travel Re:Set_ How will Asian travel markets respond after 2025's recalibrations and realignments?