The Dragon Islets of Ha Long Bay
During our short stop in Vietnam, we booked an overnight cruise which would takes us through the scattered limestone islets of Ha Long Bay. Truth be told, Ha Long Bay was probably the main...
Category: Asia
Why the Buddha Smiled in Luang Prabang
On a mad dash between Hanoi and the painted veils of Yangshuo County, a short visit was paid to Luang Prabang, in north central Laos. Knowing close to nothing about the town itself, and...
Angkor Wat and the Temples of Siem Reap
What is Angkor Wat? Wandering through Cambodia, it was difficult not to be reminded of the human violence which had plagued it for too many years. Its people were a constant reminder, touting every...
Macao or Macau – a Lotus Island?
Macao or Macau? What’s in a name, as Shakespeare once asked? In this particular case, what’s in the spelling of a name? The story goes something like this: a group of fishermen found themselves...
What to Do in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a 7 million people (and counting) chaotic mix of East and West, sticking out from mainland China and embraced by the waters of Victoria Harbor. It’s incredibly fast-paced and dizzyingly diverse...
Visiting the Ghibli Museum
When we decided to visit Japan, we knew we had to somehow manage to spend a day at the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, close to Tokyo. Having grown up with the movies of...
Who's in charge of this joint anyway? To learn a bit more about the brains behind the bedlam,