Angkor in Singapore
Singapore’s Asian Civilizations Museum is hosting an exhibit called “Angkor: Exploring Cambodia’s Sacred City,” which looks at the Khmer temples in and around Angkor Wat and the ways that French […]
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Ladies Who Brunch
The British left many things in their wake when they departed from Singapore, two of the most enduring of which have been high tea and Sunday brunch. My friend Jodee […]
Here There Be A Dragon
Singapore has more playgrounds that I can count — given that over 80% of the population lives in government housing, and all of the housing buildings (HDBs) have playgrounds nearby, […]
Have a Nice Home!
Roughly 85% of Singapore’s population lives in government housing called HDB (“Housing and Development Board) flats, which usually come in the shape of big blocky towers that look something like […]
Happy Labour Day at the Istana!
Singapore celebrates Labour Day on May 1. This public holiday was started in 1960 just after the rise to power of the People’s Action Party (still the ruling party on […]
Tromping Through Taipei
Taipei has great food and plenty to see, but it is not an especially attractive place. Most of the buildings in the city went up between the 1950s and the […]
Traveler Tina 