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A picture is worth a thousand words: Flying over Kunming

March 17, 2010

This is an oldie but a goodie. Way back in November 2008, a good friend and I did a 10 day trip to China. Braving dodgy, local airline companies, we made it to Kunming and Lijiang. Cold, remote and ancient. We hired guides that could hardly speak English and explored dark, traditional tea houses in [...]

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A Girl’s Guide to Traveling Safely through Asia

February 5, 2010

If you’re a girl and you’re planning to trek through Asia on your own, take some time to plan. Asia is a totally different monster compared with Europe and North America. Language barriers, the climate and cultural differences mean that you have to be a little more careful and a lot more resourceful to stay [...]

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Boracay Gallery

January 28, 2010

I’ve seen many beaches in my travels and I would have to say that Boracay’s is the closest to paradise. It’s an amazing place. I would highly recommend it! Yes, it’s even better than Thailand!

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KL food pics

January 28, 2010

A follow-up to my KL food post! Durian. Mmmmm strange strange strange durian! Buy durian by the weight! Lok Lok cart (a.k.a. street kebab cart)

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Singapore Botanical Gardens

January 27, 2010

It’s free, it’s beautiful and a great place to get lost in for a few hours on a very hot humid day. They have the National Orchid Garden there.

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Contradictions

January 27, 2010

Singapore is a land of contradictions.  I was only there a few days and on the outside the place seems so ordinarily Western (if not for the fact that it’s neurotically clean), but there were so many moments during my time there when my mouth would drop in shock over all the things that I [...]

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KL

January 26, 2010

[Finally!  Access to my Flickr account!  This after a week of emails and crying on the phone with Yahoo people.  You guys, don't EVER forget the answers to your own security questions, otherwise you have no hope in hell of gaining access to whatever account you're locked out off!  Yeesh!] Below are some pictures from [...]

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A breath of fresh air in Singapore

January 24, 2010

Ah, so nice to be back.  =)  It’s warm, humid and super modern.  Last night I spent hours walking, eating and shopping.  =)  The shopping here is ridiculous.  You can walk for miles and miles and miles inside a mall. I treated myself to a proper four star hotel and wow, does it make a [...]

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My sumo wrestler husband

January 23, 2010

I got this email from a very close friend yesterday when I told him that I’ve been traveling through Asia solo. He must have read my mind because his concerns have mirrored mine this entire time. DG: Goodness – travelling alone in Asia – get a cheap wedding ring and tell creeps that your husband [...]

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Asia is …

January 21, 2010

… a great place to learn the difficult art of patience. Like yesterday, when the bus to Melaka left 45 minutes late.  Why?  I don’t know.  I think the driver was having a smoke. Or today when the commuter train didn’t show up for a half hour.  I could have walked to my destination. Or [...]

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