The shoe fixing man (Vietnam)
September 10, 2024
Saigon has many such men who walk around with a box of tools in tow looking to fix and clean sneakers. I met one such
The art of leaving notes (Singapore)
August 4, 2024
The Indomie that I got for my lunch near Singapore’s Arab Street was a good companion for the short stories book that I bought in Jakarta a few
Asia Overland, perhaps the best travel guide ever
June 9, 2024
While preparing for a class on information design, I remembered a travel book titled Asia Overland. Though it has been out of print since 2002,
I love Lan Anh (Vietnam)
May 28, 2024
I love Lan Anh!! Actually it is hard to find someone who doesn’t love Lan Anh. Let me tell you the story of how I first met Lan Anh. Back in 2015,
Tibetan tea and Nur (China)
February 20, 2024
I was back at my favorite Tibetan restaurant in Bangkok, and this time they had Tibetan tea on the menu. I always order it when I see it, but I
The girl with the fixed lens camera (Thailand)
January 15, 2024
Always love the girl with the fixed lens camera. She will hold your hand and take you close to the things that intrigue her. Most fixed lens
A mischievous host (Cambodia)
December 29, 2023
I was at a cafe, just below my stay near the Russian Market in Phnom Penh. This cafe has a classic 1960s decor and it features photos of Cambodian
Please don’t hurry my order (Singapore)
November 5, 2023
I love my alley in Singapore. I’m waiting for my take out banh mi when I notice a new shop next door. It’s a Vietnamese-style hair salon. The
The old backpacker area of Bangkok (Thailand)
October 15, 2023
I am interested in cities. Mainly because cities are always evolving. More so cities like Bangkok that see so much international traffic. I stayed
Hand drawn maps (Sri Lanka)
September 24, 2023
At the recent “Small things, mostly” in Saigon, Huynh shared a story from her travels in Sri Lanka.. An elderly Sri Lankan gent she met on the
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