M is for Manila
In all my years working in Asia, I have only once been on the receiving end of a request … Continue reading M is for Manila
Category: Asia
I is for Istanbul
To traverse the harbour and streets of Istanbul is to cross centuries, millennia, and continents, it is to see the … Continue reading I is for Istanbul
H is for Ho Chi Minh City
There are some famous photographs from the Vietnam War. I was fortunate enough to go to an exhibition of these … Continue reading H is for Ho Chi Minh City
T is for Taiwan
It was about 6 am, and the Taipei wholesale seafood market was hectic, smelly and noisy. Buyers were haggling over … Continue reading T is for Taiwan
I is for India
In 1997, I went to India for the first time. I had known lots of people who had been there, … Continue reading I is for India
H is for Hai Phong
The green of the rice paddies of Vietnam has often been written about. When you are there at the right … Continue reading H is for Hai Phong
Y is for Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta, also spelled and pronounced as Jogjakarta. What a dilemma – both rarely used letters, but Y rarer than J. … Continue reading Y is for Yogyakarta
