An Untourist Look at Mumbai
April 7, 2018 The two excursions I was on in Mumbai were not about seeing the sights, though we did pass by a few on the bus: the vast...
A Whiff of Incredible ¡ndia— Chennai, Cochin & Goa
April 1-6, 2018 [with 3 sea days in the midst] [I give up. I am a hopeless photo editor. So many shots bring back so many memories, and I...
Malaysia, Part II
March 27-28, 2018 As I confessed before, I never knew Malaysia came in two parts, until I went to both halves — but it took me three...
Singapore: The Crazy Rich Asian City
March 25-26, 2018 If you’ve seen or read about the summer’s hot rom com, Crazy Rich Asians, you have some idea of the wealth and...
Siam
March 21-22 & 29, 2018 I saw many beautiful Buddha statues in Asia, but this one in Bangkok was the most marvelous of them all. The...
Cambodia — Another, Nicer Look
March 25, 2018 I was pretty hard on Cambodia in my original posts. Sihanoukville was hot, crowded, dusty, and our first stop, the vast...
Vietnam, a Study in Contrasts
March 17-8, 2018 We drove by too fast for me to have our tour guide translate this billboard, but I deduce it is an 88th-anniversary...
China in a Nutshell
March 8-14, 2018 There’s no nut large enough for the most populous nation on earth (1.415 billion.) Even though I visited only 4 cities,...
M & M: Half of Malaysia + Manila
March 2 & 4, 2018* *When there is a gap, that means I was at sea getting from Point A to Point B Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia So, as I...
North into the East Indies
February 23-26, 2018 Javanese market vendors in a village outside Semarang, on the way up the mountain to Gedong Songo. I confess, I’ve...
