Starlake City, Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi, Tay Ho View, land use around the metro, Tien Bo Plaza, Hello Kitty World, heritage updates, North Hanoi Smart City. This is the Future Southeast Asia construction update and trip report for Hanoi in 2023. The previous report was in October 2022, so this report covers updates in the […]
2023 construction updates
Melaka trip report: Little Dubai in the Strait of Malacca
The controversial land reclamation area of Melaka Gateway, Malaysia’s mania for ugly carpark podiums, a 9-tower project connected by a skybridge, a proposed 88-storey tower, and the Melaka Monorail. Melaka in Malaysia is a historic port city that was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2008. This is the Melaka that most […]
Phnom Penh trip report (2023 edition)
Construction reports for Koh Pich (the fake Paris island), BKK1 (the booming expat area), and Phnom Penh City Center (the city rising out of a drained lake). My first trip report for 2023 begins in Phnom Penh. This was a shorter trip than usual, as it was a visa run from Vietnam that was timed […]
