House-hunting in China — Easier than it Seems
This morning, I woke up on the 32nd floor, looked out of my bedroom window, across the smog that clouds the rising sun, across the...
Category: Places
Cave Tubing: Every Bit As Dangerous As It Sounds
“Where have all the rope swings gone?” I ask the chap at the Slingshot bar, on the Nam Song river, in Vang Vieng, Laos, where...
The Friday Photo: HOW Beautiful Is Central Laos?
We’ve been off the grid for the last few days, riding the Khammuan loop around Khammuan province, central Laos. And I’m coming to the conclusion...
Family Values
As a trio, H, Z and I cause no little confusion to the good and tolerant folk of Laos, where we’re exploring en route to...
Comedy Highlights Of Motorbiking Asia With A Child
I have a bunch of funny motorbike stories from our trip across Indonesia and Timor Leste that I never got time to write up. Here’s...
How Hard Is It To Get A Chinese Visa in Kuala Lumpur?
July 2014 update: This is an old post and detailed regulations have changed, but recent feedback from readers suggests that this is still a great...
The Friday Photo: Kayan Woman, Borneo
I photographed this lady from the Kayan tribal minority in Sarawak, once an independent kingdom, now Malaysian Borneo, during our big trip upriver there last...
What Happens When Your Kid Takes The Lead?
Over the last couple of weeks, since Z returned from his overseas trip, I’ve largely been letting him choose what we do. Well, with the...
Will Madam Be Having Lard With That?
I really think I must have a food intolerance. After ten days in Singapore and a couple of weeks in Malaysia, I’m mysteriously bloated. My...
The Friday Photo: Singapore By Night
At night, Singapore’s malls shut down eventually, though their adverts still beckon and gleam. But the skyline comes into its own. Down on the waterfront,...