House-hunting in China — Easier than it Seems
This morning, I woke up on the 32nd floor, looked out of my bedroom window, across the smog that clouds the rising sun, across the...
This morning, I woke up on the 32nd floor, looked out of my bedroom window, across the smog that clouds the rising sun, across the...
China / Malaysia / Travel Lifestyle
by Theodora · Published September 3, 2011 · Last modified July 1, 2014
July 2014 update: This is an old post and detailed regulations have changed, but recent feedback from readers suggests that this is still a great...
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...
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...
All of a sudden, as we load up the bike and bump out of the coffee plantation and over the waterfall bridge, it feels as...
I once ordered “fried p*ss” instead of “fried potatoes” in a restaurant. And, on presenting a landlady with her key, I announced, “I’m so sorry!...
After our trials and tribulations getting to Ijen, the mountain refuge feels, well, gooooood… Basic, sure. But basic in a good, sweet, simple way. We’re...
1: Bridges Can Be Scary Thanks to Johnny Vagabond for having the presence of mind to photograph this Cambodian bridge after biking over it. I’ve...
Travelling as a single parent, there generally aren’t that many photos of you. The pic above is one of few with me and Z together,...