The Friday Photo: Kayan Woman, Borneo
I photographed this lady from the Kayan tribal minority in Sarawak, once an independent kingdom, now Malaysian Borneo, during our big trip upriver there last...
I photographed this lady from the Kayan tribal minority in Sarawak, once an independent kingdom, now Malaysian Borneo, during our big trip upriver there last...
Malaysia / Singapore / Travel Lifestyle
by Theodora · Published September 1, 2011 · Last modified September 3, 2012
Over the last couple of weeks, since Z returned from his overseas trip, I’ve largely been letting him choose what we do. Well, with the...
Food / Malaysia / Singapore / Travel Lifestyle
by Theodora · Published August 29, 2011 · Last modified August 29, 2012
I really think I must have a food intolerance. After ten days in Singapore and a couple of weeks in Malaysia, I’m mysteriously bloated. My...
We love volcanoes: under the sea, on land, volcanoes within volcanoes — we just can’t get enough of them. Here’s six of the best places...
At night, Singapore’s malls shut down eventually, though their adverts still beckon and gleam. But the skyline comes into its own. Down on the waterfront,...
When it comes to rollercoasters, the boy and I are fully-fledged coaster junkies. So a trip to Universal Studios Singapore, on Singapore’s resort island, Sentosa,...
I’m atypically nervous as I walk into Changi Airport, belongings on back. My phone begins to ring. I rummage. I don’t get a lot of...
“You buy now,” says the girl in the shoe shop. “You buy now.” It’s less a question than a statement, less a statement than a...
by Theodora · Published August 18, 2011 · Last modified September 16, 2012
The Singapore Sling is not only a quintessential Singapore experience. It’s arguably the world’s girliest classic cocktail. It’s pink, it’s frothy, it comes in its...
There is a right frame of mind to enter a new country — wide-eyed, alert, well-rested, on the qui vive for new things to see,...