‘Kuttan’ was the doorman and official greeter of the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo. He’d be the one who’d come to your car as it rolled into the driveway to open the car door for you.
Borneo is a magnificent island full of life and wilderness and is home to some of the most endangered animals in the world. Located off the eastern coast of Malaysia, Borneo combines modernism and forward thinking along with adventure.
We arrived at Koh Phangan, famous for its parties, right after the infamous Full Moon party. Backpackers were leaving while we still had to discover the party island.
Early in my Gumbo career, I wrote about the big mud apartment blocks, called tulou, in the hill tribe region of southern China, photos of which compelled me to travel to Fujian Province.
Sometimes we need a vacation from our vacation, and that’s what I was feeling on an extended stay in Ubud, in Bali. Lonely Planet seemed to suggest that Amed, on the coast, was just that sort of place. So I made arrangements…
In the course of my travels in Asia I’ve had 2 month-long stays in China. I haven’t been to Beijing or Xian, never seen the Great Wall or Terra Cotta Warriors. I would very much like to see the Forbidden City but likely…
Shanghai, once the financial and shipping center of Asia, has weathered its ups and downs over the centuries. With the population of 24 million, it is currently the largest Chinese city by population. In recent years,…
The Sri Harimandir Sahib, more famously known as the Golden Temple, is situated in Amritsar in the state of Punjab in India. It is the central religious place of worship for Sikhism.
These photos are from central Turkey, an area known as Cappadokia, near the city of Goreme.
Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, is situated in a mountain valley at an altitude of 2,300m and has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years. It was one of the few cities that existed when there were only tents to be found in the Arabian Peninsula.
‘Kuttan’ was the doorman and official greeter of the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo. He’d be the one who’d come to your car as it rolled into the driveway to open the car door for you.
Borneo is a magnificent island full of life and wilderness and is home to some of the most endangered animals in the world. Located off the eastern coast of Malaysia, Borneo combines modernism and forward thinking along with adventure.
We arrived at Koh Phangan, famous for its parties, right after the infamous Full Moon party. Backpackers were leaving while we still had to discover the party island.
Early in my Gumbo career, I wrote about the big mud apartment blocks, called tulou, in the hill tribe region of southern China, photos of which compelled me to travel to Fujian Province.
Sometimes we need a vacation from our vacation, and that’s what I was feeling on an extended stay in Ubud, in Bali. Lonely Planet seemed to suggest that Amed, on the coast, was just that sort of place. So I made arrangements…
In the course of my travels in Asia I’ve had 2 month-long stays in China. I haven’t been to Beijing or Xian, never seen the Great Wall or Terra Cotta Warriors. I would very much like to see the Forbidden City but likely…
Shanghai, once the financial and shipping center of Asia, has weathered its ups and downs over the centuries. With the population of 24 million, it is currently the largest Chinese city by population. In recent years,…
The Sri Harimandir Sahib, more famously known as the Golden Temple, is situated in Amritsar in the state of Punjab in India. It is the central religious place of worship for Sikhism.
These photos are from central Turkey, an area known as Cappadokia, near the city of Goreme.
Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, is situated in a mountain valley at an altitude of 2,300m and has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years. It was one of the few cities that existed when there were only tents to be found in the Arabian Peninsula.
