New skyscrapers in Shanghai. The modern cathedrals

During my first visit to Shanghai in 2007 Oriental Pearl (468m) and Jin Mao (420m) were the tallest building. World Finance Center was under construction.

Last time in 2017, ten years later, Shanghai Tower makes a huge different with 632m. And it's so beautiful. In just a few decades a place with not buildings at all has become the most amazing city view the mankind has ever seen. How was the evolution in the future? A Blade Runner scenario could be overcome of things evolve so fast.

Anyways Jin Mao will be always in my heart since it was the first skyscraper over 400m I went up.

Here a couple of photos from different point of views:

Articles aired in media during the last weeks

I tried to compile here some of the articles published about my little journals.

They are written in many languages and from so many countries. I'm always surprised at the power of Internet. Thanks to the people who put their energy in every letter and took such warm interest in the interviews!

It's a quite long post. I added a link pointing to each website under each screenshot.

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/04/handmade-sketchbooks-by-jose-naranja/ 


https://verne.elpais.com/verne/2018/04/15/articulo/1523785905_846105.html

http://www.updateordie.com/2018/04/05/a-arte-de-escrever-a-mao/

http://www.adaymag.com/2018/04/18/jose-naranja.html

https://mymodernmet.com/travelers-notebook-jose-naranja/

https://www.brilio.net/wow/hobi-jalan-jalan-10-coretan-traveler-di-buku-ini-rapinya-kebangetan-180416a.html

https://www.langweiledich.net/zeichnungen-jose-naranja/

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/IXatTLYVinW2hHYsEirORA?

https://www.poppaganda.net/2018/04/20/travel-journal-diary-jose-naranja/

https://www.boredpanda.com/traveling-artist-handmade-sketchbooks-jose-naranja/?#post-comments-area

https://sapparot.co/2018/04/24/jose-naranja-wonderful-sketchbook/

http://culturainquieta.com/es/arte/ilustracion/item/13714-un-ingeniero-aeronautico-crea-los-cuadernos-de-viaje-mas-maravillosos-del-mundo.html

http://www.johngrimwade.com/blog/2018/04/30/notebooks/

https://onedio.com/haber/dunyayi-gezmek-icin-havacilik-muhendisliginden-vazgecen-adamin-her-biri-sanat-eseri-defterleri-819493

https://www.reddit.com/r/PenmanshipPorn/comments/8eji86/jos%C3%A9_naranja_and_his_travel_books/

https://travel.kapook.com/view192213.html

Link here

https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleno/jose-naranja-artist-notebooks?utm_term=.qi7RX0Q3d#.pyjQ9xKAq

http://piwee.net/1-ingenieur-parcoure-monde-carnets-de-voyages-impressionnants-230418/

https://news.zing.vn/di-khap-the-gioi-tao-nen-12-kiet-tac-so-tay-dep-den-tung-chi-tiet-post837571.html

https://www.toutiao.com/a6549774979020358152/?tt_from=copy_link&utm_campaign=client_share&timestamp=1525018147&app=news_article&utm_source=copy_link&iid=30291041072&utm_medium=toutiao_ios

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&oid=005&aid=0001093471&sid1=001

https://www.teepr.com/954454/cindyleung/%E6%97%85%E8%A1%8C%E7%AD%86%E8%A8%98%E6%9C%AC%E7%92%B0%E9%81%8A%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C/

https://pijamasurf.com/2018/04/estos_cuadernos_de_viaje_reavivaran_tu_instinto_nomada_y_tu_deseo_de_viajar/

https://tabi-labo.com/287829/journey-josenaranja-note

https://www.wowlavie.com/citizens_unit.php?article_id=AE1601811

https://www.domestika.org/es/blog/1283-cuadernos-de-viaje-ilustrados?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=blog_cuadernosviajeFB

https://tuotrodiario.hola.com/en-la-red/2018042974360/jose-naranja-caligrafia-increible/

https://elcomercio.pe/redes-sociales/instagram/instagram-cuadernos-viaje-detallistas-mundo-noticia-517054

https://www.mondofox.it/2018/04/23/molla-tutto-per-viaggiare-taccuini-meravigliosi-foto/

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/this-man-journeyed-around-the-world-and-his-travel-notebooks-are-works-of-art-36905622.html

https://www.dannydutch.com/single-post/2018/04/12/Handmade-Sketchbooks-Teeming-with-Colourful-Calligraphy-Diagrams-Sketches-and-Travel-Ephemera-by-Jos%C3%A9-Naranja

http://www.paradijsvogelsmagazine.nl/reisdagboek/

https://tabizine.jp/2018/05/26/186959/

Taipei 101

Very short visit to Taipei. I had time to climb up to the (not many years ago) the top of the world: Taipei 101. An icon from last century. The first building to reach half a kilometer high.

Feeling from Taiwan was excellent, specially because of friendly people. I wish I could come back soon to explore all the island in detail.

Mahjong (麻雀)

Mahjong was one of my top discoveries during my last visit to China. I appreciate its aesthetic and meaning of the pieces: Winds, dragons, etc. A nice way to go deeper in Chinese culture.

Do you know where Mahjong pieces are come from? I think they come from a Mahjong tree.

Seen in Ayutthaya

What's in my bag? Version 2018

I use to keep the tradition about "What's in my bag?". Mainly since I started to travel with ultralight packing, a milestone in my trips. Optimizing is always a process. See evolution from last year here where I explained the main philosophy.

For this 2018 I carry a 30-32 liters backpack as the only bag. It weighs 6.9 kg with all belongings inside including laptop (and except the clothes on).


My bag posing in front of a colorful door in Colombia.

I've noticed the notebook is getting fatter every day and now it weighs almost 400g. Anyway I reduced the writing tools to only one small case, the one besides the notebook in the photo.

I missed nothing during the trips which could be a few weeks or months long, it doesn't matter.