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Asia Travel Stories: March 2010
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Hainan Island: mountain towns. In Hainan I told myself I shouldn't just stick to the touristy cities of Haikou and Sanya but should at least venture up into the interior to visit a mountain town or two. To find the villages, I had to trek some distance outside the town but the effort was worth it. I got to meet some farmers, and talked to them. The house they built with their own hands. Monday, March 1, 2010. Haikou Park: Hainan Island, China.
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Asia Travel Stories: February 2013
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Tuesday, February 5, 2013. This is a test post. Dont be alarmed. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Malaysian Photo Blog and Travelogue. Thaipusam 2013: The Ultimate Sensory Experience. Chef Devagi Sanmugam - SPICE QUEEN. Kulfi of the Day. Karimun trip .sept2014. Royal Thai Cuisine at Baan Rim Pa Restaurant. My Vinyl My Love. The Fantastic Johnny Horton. Singapore 60s Sixties Pop Music Website '08. Kampong Boy Meets Kenny Rogers Sheena Easton. NTUC is tops in customer service.
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Asia Travel Stories: November 2009
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Monday, November 30, 2009. Mekong River by Luang Prabang, Laos. Peaceful: The placid Mekong River, with its source in Tibet, is the 10th longest in the world. Yunnan in China is just to the north. Long-tailed boats: Transporting both goods and people, they are a common sight on the Mekong. The giant catfish of the Mekong. Sunday, November 29, 2009. Luang Prabang, the loveliest city in Laos. Welcome: the back of this tuk-tuk says it all. Residential areas of Luang Prabang.
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Asia Travel Stories: October 2010
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Sunday, October 31, 2010. Crazy Thamel (Street Life), Kathmandu Part 2 of 3. With its traffic-choked narrow street, Thamel is not pedestrian-friendly. What grates on my nerve is the constant honking by the vehicles that vie for space. However, the street life is both unexpected, colourful and interesting. I was both surprised and delighted to see bananas being sold everywhere in Nepal. Life saviour if you don't fancy Nepali food. They are locally grown. Surrounding the Bo...
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Asia Travel Stories: Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Thursday, January 13, 2011. Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal. Flying to Pokara from Kathmandu is both cheap and fast but I'd have missed out on the scenery. But the 9- hour bus journey was hard on my backside. The tourist bus leaves from the terminus outside the US embassy, a good 20-minute stroll from the backpacker area. TIP: always opt for the tourist bus which is clearner and with more comfortable seats over the local buses. The main attraction in Pokhara is Phewa Lake.
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Asia Travel Stories: Durbar Square, Kathmandu
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Sunday, November 7, 2010. Durbar Square, Kathmandu. The most popular UNESCO World Heritage site in Nepal is Durbar Square. It's only a half hour stroll from the backpacker area of Thamel. Some of the temples date back to the 12th century. For a bit of modernity there is the Royal Palace (the white building). Unesco world heritage site. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A Malaysian Photo Blog and Travelogue. Thaipusam 2013: The Ultimate Sensory Experience. Travels in the...
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Asia Travel Stories: January 2011
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Tuesday, January 18, 2011. World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara, Nepal. Lake Phewa: Pokhara's pride. My purpose in crossing the lake was to visit the World Peace Pagoda on the opposite side of Pokhara. It took me about 2 hours to walk up the mountain. Panoramic views of Pokhara unfolded as I walked higher up the mountain. A pit stop halfway up. A Chinese and Mongolian visitors. Thursday, January 13, 2011. Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal. The main attraction in Pokhara is Phewa Lake.
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Asia Travel Stories: April 2010
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Saturday, April 10, 2010. Travel to Hainan Island: warning on accommodation. Hainan Island has officially declared itself an international tourist destination. Being the only Chinese tropical island, Hainan is very popular with domestic tourists and Russian tourists, particularly during winter months. That's why accommodation in Hainan is becoming increasingly hard to find. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Malaysian Photo Blog and Travelogue. Kulfi of the Day. Ghost train to...
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Tuesday, February 5, 2013. This is a test post. Dont be alarmed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A Malaysian Photo Blog and Travelogue. Thaipusam 2013: The Ultimate Sensory Experience. Chef Devagi Sanmugam - SPICE QUEEN. Kulfi of the Day. Karimun trip .sept2014. Royal Thai Cuisine at Baan Rim Pa Restaurant. My Vinyl My Love. The Fantastic Johnny Horton. Singapore 60s Sixties Pop Music Website '08. Kampong Boy Meets Kenny Rogers Sheena Easton. JB RM 20 VEP: JB mati lah.
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Asia Travel Stories: May 2010
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Travel tales and tips from Asia. Sunday, May 30, 2010. Tokyo, Japan: backpacking in the land of the rising sun. Today, I begin a tour of Japan. Here I'm waiting for the train at the airport to go to Tokyo. This bazaar in Ueno is full of cute eateries. There are hardly any tourists in this bazaar. I joined a group of locals at their table for dinner and sake. A bottle of sake. The locals helped me to order the food as the menu was in Japanese. A packed train station. Saturday, May 29, 2010. She said, "Peo...
