Silversea Cruises' New Southeast Asia Itineraries are All Set to Go by September 2012.
Monday August 27, 2012
Photo of Silver Shadow courtesy of Silversea Cruises
The all-suite Silversea Cruises will make waves in Southeast Asia for the 2012-2013 sailing season, with new luxury small-ship journeys to Singapore, ... Read More
Southeast Asia Travel Notebook, Asian Hollywood Edition.
Wednesday August 22, 2012
Hello, old timer: A 63,000-year-old skull found in Laos sets the start date for humanity's exodus from Africa back some 20,000 years earlier than previously imagined. (Daily Mail) For more ... Read More
Georgetown, Malaysia: Eat Your Way Through History.
Tuesday August 21, 2012
A spread of Penang favorites: a bowl of won ton mee (noodle soup with roast pork and won tons); a plate of tok tok mee (stir fried noodles with ... Read More
The Art of Museum Puri Lukisan in Ubud, Bali: Beautiful but Endangered?
Tuesday August 21, 2012
Image courtesy of Mike Aquino, licensed to About.com.
The cultural town of Ubud in Bali has no shortage of museums displaying collections of world-class Balinese art; along Jalan Raya Ubud, ... Read More
A Travel Guide to Bali Culture Central: Ubud.
Monday August 20, 2012
Image courtesy of Getty Images.
Ubud's location makes it an ideal stepping-stone to central, northern and east Bali, but if, after arriving, you decide to stay for a little while ... Read More
Southeast Asia Travel Notebook, Sudden Death Edition.
Thursday August 16, 2012
Image courtesy of Getty Images.
Looking for trouble: Here's a scary fact - one Australian visitor dies in Bali every nine days, mostly by traffic accident or by picking a fight ... Read More
Singapore Upgrades Tax Refund on Shopping with Electronic Tourist Refund Scheme (eTRS).
Wednesday August 15, 2012
Image of shopping in Orchard Road courtesy of Singapore Tourism Board.
From August 19 onward, tourists who want to claim a tax refund on their Singapore shopping can do so with ... Read More
Bali Convict Schapelle Corby's Prison Term for Drugs Cut Short.
Wednesday August 15, 2012
Image courtesy of Dimas Ardian / Getty Images.
This was Schapelle Corby's face, the moment she found out she was to be sentenced to 20 years in prison for her ... Read More
Kadayawan Festival in Davao City, Philippines Kicks Off This Weekend.
Tuesday August 14, 2012
This coming weekend marks the culmination of the biggest festival in Southern Philippines, the Kadayawan Festival. It's grown by leaps and bounds since it started in the late 80s; your ... Read More
Classic Timepieces Mark Raffles Hotel Singapore's 125th Birthday.
Monday August 13, 2012
Raffles Hotel Singapore does what very few iconic hotels pull off - the Raffles symbolizes Singapore in its entirety, thanks to the property's rich history and central location. Immortalized by ... Read More
Why I Don't Encourage Orphanage "Voluntourism" in Cambodia.
Friday August 10, 2012
Image of boy in Siem Reap courtesy of Getty Images.
I used to have a blurb about visiting a Cambodian orphanage in this article about the top ten things to ... Read More
Happy Birthday, Singapore!
Thursday August 9, 2012
Photo by Eugene Tang / Singaporesights.com
I've got a soft spot for Singapore. It was your guide's home for two years in the mid-aughts, when their immigration policies were a little ... Read More
Therapy and Getaway in One: New Dialysis Center Opens in Bali, Indonesia.
Tuesday August 7, 2012
Bali isn't usually the first place you think about when someone brings up medical tourism, but that's where John King found himself one day, stepping off a direct flight from ... Read More
This August, Mandarin Oriental Jakarta’s Positively Cooking.
Monday August 6, 2012
For the month of August, the Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta (compare rates) offers special dining packages for guests finding a break from things to do in Jakarta.
Nova Scotia Lobster at Lyon. ... Read More