​AUDREY CHIN 

Words can’t describe this natural wonder seemingly balanced on a hair (Buddha’s apparently). The Golden Rock of Mon State – It’s a...

Sarah Pannir’s spotlighting Marina Bay Sands today, the Mid-Autumn Festival I campaigned against this casino development. Since its...

To find out more about what we ate in Yunnan, including my encounter with a 40 year old mother of all hams, read the article here: A myth...

We’re just back from remote Lugu Lake, Yunnan China where my friend Choo Wai Hong traded in her high-flying high-stress corporate...

We think of leprosy as an extinct biblical disease, it’s not. Photo credit: historyfish.net I knew about lepers. I’d seen them no longer...

The best made holiday plans can be upset. Weather, short-staffed inn-keepers and unforeseen road closures can conspire to turn an...

I’ve just come back from a great business trip! It was a 4 city 5 day marathon of super technical discussions with strangers in near...

The week started with the senseless bombings at the Boston Marathon. Arriving in London on Wednesday, I ran into Margaret Thatcher’s...

Have you ever wondered how they make gula melaka or toddy palm sugar. To find out, do go over to my friend Kathleen Caron at “Full of...

In Myanmar, they’ve been switched off for 50 years. It makes for a slower pace of life and a more crafty approach to manufacturing. Don’t...

A picture is worth a 1000 words. I have so much to say, I’m just going to surrender and go with the snapshots.  For the more in-depth...

You can love a place before you see it.  A place you continue to hold in your heart even after you know it, faults and all. That’s the...

It’s been a long time since I’ve been so excited about a trip. The last time I experienced this degree of anticipation was 20 years ago,...

Since the US lifted the embargo on Myanmar last September, it’s become the it destination We’re going there in March and the trip’s been...

What’s our’s The areca clad hills scrolling past the windows The marbled gorge The fertile land We can’t own it Nor even the hours ...

As promised, here’s more on Taiwan. Yilan “theme park” shop Street markets, especially night markets. have been part of Chinese culture...

Moonlight over Clementi Rail Bridge Finally, 15th day of the 8th moon – Mid-Autumn Festival.  The moon a beautiful yellow orb. The moon...