Shanghai: The Paris of the East
‘…Shanghai, which in 1935, Fortune called “the megalopolis of continental Asia, inheritor of ancient Baghdad, of pre-war Constantinople,...
Manila: The Pearl of the Orient
Jeepneys are everywhere.. cheap local transport Welcome to ‘the most densely populated city proper in the world’ [Wiki], with 1.8...
Mari, Mari: Head Hunters Ahead!
‘Mari Mari’ means ‘Come Come’ in the, or a, Malaysian language. There are 3.5 million people living in Sabah, the Borneo portion of...
Borneo, Twice Over
All right, I didn’t know that the majority of Borneo is in fact part of Indonesia. And, aside from being the third largest island in the...
Gedong Songo: Temples on Horseback
Numbers: Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world, after China, India and the U.S. I’ve already mentioned it’s the world’s...
Bali: The Exquisite Pura Taman Ayun
In contrast with the rest of Indonesia, which is predominantly Muslim, 85% of Bali’s 4 million residents are Hindu. Islam was introduced...
Bali: Temple Wonders
I’ve got a lot of catching up to do, starting with Saturday. It was a day of visual overload – a road trip with sites on Bali, the second...
Indonesia: There Be Dragons!
Some background on Indonesia, called The Asian Tiger: The fourth largest country in the world, three times the size of Texas, it is...
