The Last 950 Windmills
There were once over 10,000 windmills in Holland, each one busy with its own important task from moving water to grinding grain to sawing boards. Now there are approximately 950 […]
A Taste of Tiong Bahru
I thought that Singapore started providing housing for its citizens when the new government came to power after World War II, but it turns out that I was mistaken. No, […]
Red Dot Design
Prescott and I went to the Red Dot Design Museum yesterday, home to all things related to the Red Dot Design Award. This international product design and communication award has […]
Tramping Through Tampines
The area of northeastern Singapore known as Tampines — now a major Regional Centre (read: giant suburb) — was once little more than a twine of mangroves, mudflats, and swamp […]
Naked in Bowen
You don’t have to be naked on the beaches of Bowen, but you can be. Indeed, Bowen has the best-signed nude beach I’ve ever seen. They even write about this […]
Flora & Fauna by the Beaches of Bowen
While I went to the Whitsundays in search of life in the ocean, I found plenty of creatures on land. Most of the birds were not particularly interested in being […]
Home of the Big Mango
I’ve spent the past two days in Bowen, Australia. When you come to town, you are first greeted by this unusual structure: Yes, that’s exactly what it looks like: a […]
Out on the Reef
My first two snorkeling trips with Ocean Rafting took me to the Inner Reef, which is the part of the Great Barrier Reef that fringes the coast (in this case, the […]
Snorkeling Adventure: Hook Island & Whitehaven
People come to the Whitsundays to sail, to dive, or just to sit on the beach, but I came to snorkel! The islands off of the coast here are surrounded […]
Arriving at Airlie Beach
I’ve traveled to the Whitsundays, an area in northeastern Australia, for my first trip to the Great Barrier Reef! This involves perfect teal water, lots of fish and coral, and […]
