Inspiring you on your own journey . . .
Your journey from the KOMTAR tower in central George Town is relatively uneventful. The clean efficient Malaysian bus sets a benchmark that all future public buses you take will fail to equal. The sleek modern bus glides effortlessly along the spotless smooth roads. Arriving at the suburban town of Air Itam, you are surrounded by Chinese […]
Walking amid the smells of freshly baked nang bread in the ancient city of Kaifeng, it is hard to imagine that it was once the capital of China. Its newly refitted city walls enclose the hustle and bustle of the old city that was oddly positioned on an almost indefensible piece of land. The city […]
The bus full of tourists cruises along the Southern Vietnamese highway. You, along with the others, are being kept entertained by the hilarious antics of the tour guide from Saigon who is leading your journey. Two Hanoian ladies on the bus with no spoken English are the butt of his anti-communist jokes. They are rich […]
After enjoying your lunch of ceviche and papas huancainas, you leave the small hole-in-the-wall restaurant. The acidic, spicy fish was balanced with the creamy piquant potatoes and you stroll out into the streets of Lima to aid your digestion. Your post-prandial perambulation takes you past modern apartment buildings that are evidence of Lima’s rising economic […]
