INDIA | Sunday, 19 Jul 2009 | Views [1051] | Comments [1]
India was always going to be an experience of sensory overload, but not just for the usual culture shock-related reasons – the key to the beginning of my Indian travels is contrast. I was coming from Singapore, a model of modernity, order and efficiency, ... Read more >
Tags: city, monsoon
SINGAPORE | Sunday, 19 Jul 2009 | Views [6714] | Comments [3]
It was long before dawn when the nicest coach in the world crossed the bridge over to the island state of Singapore.When we saw the customs complex it was immediately clear that this would be a lot more organised than anywhere else in SE asia. It was ... Read more >
Tags: camera, city, fast food, fast food, island, live music, massage
MALAYSIA | Friday, 3 Jul 2009 | Views [2422]
The flight touched down at Kuala Lumpur's Low Cost Carrier Terminal, or LCCT for short. No-one had mentioned that the timezone had changed so we thought the flight was an hour early, but in fact it was us who was out of kilter. It couldn't have ... Read more >
Tags: cinema, city, kenny rogers!!, shopping
VIETNAM | Friday, 5 Jun 2009 | Views [1563]
The
first impressions of Hanoi in the taxi were that of a French city. It
was after all the colonial capital of French Indochina so it
shouldn't have been too surprising to be passing through ... Read more >
Tags: city, moped
PERU | Thursday, 25 Sep 2008 | Views [1330] | Comments [4]
It was always going to be a slightly surreal experience waking up of a morning knowning that you would not be sleeping in the same continent, never mind the same city for at least 3 seasons. I was a little apprehensive on the way to the airport - sure ... Read more >
Tags: city, hostel, peru
