Making a song and dance for breakfast
A Mon cabaret rolls into town Making a song and dance for breakfast: A Mon cabaret rolls into town By
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Masjid Sultan, Muscat Street, Singapore
Masjid Sultan, Muscat Street, Singapore When Singapore was ceded to the British in 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles granted the area
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The Jungle Line
A train ride into Malaysia’s interior The Jungle LineA train ride into Malaysia’s interior In 1938 a new passenger service
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Bangkok on foot
Bangkok by foot – Temples, Palaces and Parks as well as ornate bridges and shophouses. On foot is by far the best way to see this awesome city
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Watching the river flow – Luang Prabang 25 years ago
It was a bit of a white knuckle descent but all that whirling land out of the port side window was an impressive sight.
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Historic towns of the Sukhothai Kingdom
Historic Towns of the Sukhothai Kingdom Two locations close to Sukhothai that form part of the same group of UNESCO
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Sukhothai, the cradle of Thai civilisation
The Sukhothai era is regarded as the cradle of Thai civilisation. It had originally been a trade centre and part of the Lavo Kingdom which was under Khmer rule
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Kebun Raya, Bogor: Gardens in the city
He who plants a garden, plants happiness, says the old proverb. When Casper Reinwardt established his botanical gardens at Buitenzorg in 1817 he did just that.
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Simian City: The Monkeys of Lopburi
It’s early morning in Lopburi, and a monkey has grabbed a bottle of yummy looking yellow liquid and is scampering off along the cables attached to the side of a building.
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The sweet smell of steam
With a shrill whistle, a cloud of black smoke and much clanking of steel engine No4, Semeru, with it’s one truck load of passengers chuffed through the gates
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