Mitchell Blatt has lived and worked in China, Korea, and Asia for six years. At present, he is an Honorary Reporter for Korea.net, a contributor to the National Interest, and a freelancer for other outlets.
He is the lead author of Panda Guides Hong Kong and contributed two chapters to Panda Guides China. He has been published in outlets like The South China Morning Post, The Korea Times, The Shanghai Daily, The Daily Beast, Roads & Kingdoms, and inflight magazines. He has covered Hong Kong’s Occupy Central protests for Vagabond Journey. He has written location summaries for Silkwinds (Silk Air). And he is ready to write for other publications that require travel or cultural content about China, Asia, and travel generally.
Fluent in Chinese and intermediate at Korean, he is passionate about local culture and includes cultural notes in his pieces. He is also good at picking out the best restaurants and establishments for different standards, whether that be the most authentic restaurant, the one with the nicest environment, the most highly acclaimed, or the casual dive. He has previously served as foreign editor of the Nanjing lifestyle magazine map.
Follow Mitch on Facebook: @MitchBlattWriter
Email MitchellBlatt at Gmail