Botanic Gardens near Kandy
The Royal Botanic Gardens are in fact in Peradeniya, which is not part of Kandy, but a separate town. But they are so close to each other, that when you drive from one place to the…
The Royal Botanic Gardens are in fact in Peradeniya, which is not part of Kandy, but a separate town. But they are so close to each other, that when you drive from one place to the…
In Java, there is a city named Surakarta, which no-one in the entire country calls Surakarta. Even the train timetables and tickets call the city Solo. Solo is a nice town not far from Yogyakarta. If…
The following photos were taken in Taman Negara national park in Malaysia. All of them of tree trunks, roots and lianas. If you want to learn about Taman Negara, read this other post with lots of…
The clan jetties in Penang - a must see sight in Georgetown. This is a photo gallery.
A photo gallery of the beautiful houses and colonial buildings in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
This is a story of how I took part in a Gawai festival in a Bidayuh village named Sebujit in the Indonesian part of Borneo, while I was living in Kuching in Malaysia. I will tell…
One of the most interesting sights for nature lovers in Penang is the Tropical Spice Garden, very near Batu Ferringhi. If you are staying in Georgetown, like most visitors do, you can either take a taxi…
Georgetown is one of the many cities in South East Asia which is famous for its mural art: there are a lot of wall paintings in the city centre. There are even maps of the murals,…
One of the most famous sights in Penang in Malaysia is the temple called Kek Lok Si, which roughly translates as Heavenly temple or the Temple of supreme bliss. It was built between 1890 and 1930,…
Mural art is very popular in many parts of the world, but I have seen the most in different parts of Southeast Asia. Ipoh in Malaysia is one of the cities that offers a great umber…
Ipoh is a city in peninsular Malaysia, and is most popular with "local" tourists from other parts of Malaysia. It is only just beginning to become popular with foreign tourists, so if you want an authentic…