The Murals of Little India
Singapore’s Little India is known for its bright colors, vibrant smells, and amazing food. It’s crowded, it’s lively, and it’s a little less tidy than the rest of the island. […]
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Light Festival Frenzy
Singapore is busy lighting up the night with two festivals right now: i Light Singapore and Light to Night. The i Light Festival is the more far-ranging of the two, both […]
Happy Year of the Pig!
Gong xi fa cai! That’s “Happy New Year” (or, more precisely, “best wishes on your getting richer”) in Mandarin. Chinese New Year — often abbreviated to CNY — is the […]
Academic Culture: NUS Museum
Yesterday I paid a visit to the NUS Museum, home to the National University of Singapore’s art collection. Why you might go: there’s some good art here, and the museum’s […]
The Peranakan Life: Visiting Baba House
Last weekend, Prescott and I made a trip down to NUS Baba House, a heritage museum that gives visitors a glimpse into life in an early twentieth century Peranakan house. […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Luang Prabang
Planning a trip to Luang Prabang? There are endless things to love about this small city — temples, rivers and waterfalls, good food, nice people — so much that I […]
The Temples of Luang Prabang
The New York Times tells me that there are 34 temples in Luang Prabang, but I’m pretty sure their reporters just gave up counting after they walked around a few […]
10 Reasons to Visit Luang Prabang
Prescott, our friend Andrea, and I have just returned from a Thanksgiving vacation in Luang Prabang, Laos — and we have decided that it’s one of our favorite places in […]
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 […]
