Singapore’s Paranakan Culture
Go make another cup of coffee and learn some more about Singapore. As you’ve already deduced, I found it a fascinating place... On our...
Singapore Night Safari: Lions and Tigers and Pangolins, Oh My!
Singapore, March 25 — Because we were docked in the city overnight, I could go on the Night Safari excursion to the Singapore Zoo....
Singapore: Wealthy, Well-behaved, Multi-ethnic... and Repressed
Singapore, March 25 — Caveat emptor: Most of the history and theory I’ve laid out here comes from the two on-board lecturers, one a...
Koh Samui: There be Elephants...
Thailand’s second largest island, after Phuket. There be elephants... but I hadn’t signed up beforehand to ride one, as many of my...
‘Sawadee,’ Mama Toy
Bangkok, March 22 — Day 2 in Bangkok, the ‘Venice of the East.’ There was a formal royal family event at the splendiferous gold-encrusted...
Sihanoukville: A peek at the underbelly of Asia
Cambodia, March 20 — Don’t be fooled by these first two images. Cambodia is not a jewel in Asia’s crown. With a literacy rate of around...