Other people’s lives in alleys (Vietnam) November 10, 2022 Hoa took me to a hidden vegetarian café for lunch. It was in a narrow Saigon alley off a busy street. I can always rely on her to show me such For a free giraffe (Vietnam) November 1, 2022 A few years ago, Thao invited me to Saigon’s Pham Viet Chanh neighborhood, promising free views of giraffes (and other tall animals) from the Saigon When I miss Burma (Singapore) July 30, 2022 Luckily there is a place where I can find Burmese food in Singapore. Peninsula Plaza near City Hall subway station is where I go. My favourite Holland Village (Singapore) July 22, 2022 The stamps dispensed by the Singapore Post machine next door are printed on demand, and they’re dull—which is a pity because Singapore has such Why I love Saigon (Vietnam) July 2, 2022 As I was sketching on my iPad in a cozy café in Saigon’s Japan Town, a girl came over and showed me a drawing she had made of me. I am already It was good knowing the curious (China) June 21, 2022 China let us in homes and hearts, in the coldest North and the wildest West. China fed us and stayed up all night partying with us. It was nice Music from a lost age (Cambodia) May 25, 2022 It is fun exploring dilapidated buildings and discovering hidden venues with sharp kids and music from a lost age - the 1960s and 1970s Cambodian Soviet Nostalgia in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) April 5, 2022 Back at the Russian market, there is an Uzbek person who bakes black bread. Time for some Soviet nostalgia. Tarkhun , the green drink from Postage stamps (Vietnam) December 20, 2021 This one is thin and small, but it’s important. When you had something you wanted to tell someone, you would write it down on a piece of paper and Travelogues and travels (Vietnam) December 10, 2021 For some years now, I have received Vietnamese travellers’ messages sharing their experiences or looking for experiences beyond sightseeing. I Next page