1. Retro Bike from Scooteretta
Help your dad get around town in style with a retro-styled electric bike from Scooteretta. They come in a variety of father-friendly colors, and the Scooteretta website also sells helmets, locks and other accessories. You're looking at around 3,500 RMB for the basic...
SH: What inspires you to travel?
DN: It's difficult to answer that question without reeling off a pretentious-sounding list of phrases that look like they've been copied straight off the spines of my local book shop's self-help section, but I really do think that travel is a great means to "...
SH: What inspires you to travel?
TC: I’m mostly inspired by the books I read, the people I meet, the articles I read, and the idea of picking up challenges.
SH: What are some of your favourite destinations?
TC: In China, Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang Provinces are amazing, and still mainly...
SH: What inspires you to travel?
CM: The need for a change of scenery, to bring out the parts of me that can't flourish wherever I'm working.
SH: What are some of your favourite destinations?
CM: Now that I'm an actor, I usually work in cities, so my favourite places to visit are where Mother...
SH: What inspires you to travel?
DL: I have a tremendous sense of adventure. I get bored really easily with the environment I’m in, so I always want to be discovering new things – new foods, new cultures, new people. I have a constant thirst for discovery. Also, the more I travel, the...
SH: What inspires you to travel?
CW: For me it’s all about visiting friends, or travelling with good mates to new places.
SH: What are some of your favourite destinations?
CW: Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I also love Europe for its culture,...
1. Rosa Gallica
This attractive florist shop in the Ferguson Lane complex sells fresh blooms as well as house plants and floral paraphernalia.
Ferguson Lane, 376 Wukang Lu, near Tai'an Lu
2. Caojiadu Flower Market
Tucked away between high rises, this sprawling flower market stocks every imaginable...
1. Dinner at La Finca
Head to Xintiandi for a six-course Spanish dinner at La Finca for Chinese Valentine's day. Live music and Spanish Champagne when you arrive, all for 588 RMB per couple.
2. Lavender Dinner at Maison Pourcel
La Table at Maison Pourcel is going purple for Qixi, with a special...
1. See Shanghai in Miniature @ Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
If you still haven’t made it to this museum, set aside your next rainy day for a trip. It’s located inside the weird white up-ended spaceship in People’s Park, and is most famous for its amazing scale model of Shanghai...
1. The Sonnet Song Cycle
Hate weddings but like love? Try this literary and musical meld at Twocities Gallery. Washington DC-based pianist and composer Burnett Thompson comes back to Shanghai with an evening of Shakespeare’s sonnets set to music. It is part of the Silent Shakespeare project...