Shanghai Revisited

Going back to the city I lived in 2008 was very exciting because I love the energy of Shanghai. The super-sonic growth that this city has enjoyed has given it a shiny confidence to greet all visitors. I had the pleasure of showing my American partners, Amy Happ and Eric Woodworth, around Shanghai during our recent visit in October.

One of the things I really wanted to do was to visit my friends Martijn van der Valk and John Laing, who have built a new luxury boutique hotel in the heart of the city, near Jing An Temple. It was so exciting to see the fruition of their dreams, after having listened to them share their visions and plans for the place during our long champagne brunches in 2008.

Posing with Martijn and the brand new Mercedes SLS AMG on the grounds of Hotel PuLi