[part 2] Rap et urbex: rencontre entre deux subcultures urbaines

Pour le second épisode de ma série « rap et urbex », je vous propose de regarder de plus près un très beau clip de Youssoupha, sorti en 2015 pour sa chanson « Niquer ma vie ». Tourné dans un célèbre sanatorium désaffecté, je vous présenterai le clip, les expériences des vidéastes Anthony Abdelli et José Eon, qui étaient […]

Abandoned Holiday Resort near Sai Kung / 西貢區荒廢度假村

The failed revitalisation project of a Tai She Wan 大蛇灣 abandoned village In this new report, I present my latest visit to a failed project of holiday resort, located in a remote bay near Sai Kung. What is interesting about it is that it was implemented as a way to revitalize the ghost village of […]

Abandoned Hakka villages in the New Territories / 被遺棄的新界客家村落

This visit in the abandoned Hakka settlements in the New Territories was one of the best experiences I had in Hong Kong. It is a mixture of exploration of lost villages hidden in the jungle and a great hike right next to the Chinese border. I will not write about the context because this area […]

Abandoned fishing village on Lamma Island / 南丫島的無人村

For my first report of 2018, I choose to introduce a special place, full of authenticity, quietly facing the sea, and being at the same time eaten little by little by the jungle: Luk Chau Tsuen (鹿洲村). As intriguing as it may be, this fishing village located in a remote area on Lamma Island is […]

[part 2] Lantau Trail lost garden Lung Tsai Ng Yuen / 龍仔悟園

Being in Hong Kong on a sunny day, I decided to go hiking on the Lantau Trail again and explore that nice abandoned garden that I saw last year but could not really visit alone. If you are interested in the history of this place, you can read about the basic facts in my former […]

Gare Juste Lisch / Juste Lisch Railway Station / Juste Lisch 火车站

While spending a few days in France, I enjoyed going to famous abandoned places around where I live. During a train trip to an abandoned sanatorium in the suburbs, I saw this interesting building. It was a former train station from the 19th century1. This place is very famous: it is not any ordinary train station. This […]