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If you have adventurous friends, they might have told you that Iran boasts gorgeous scenery and hospitable people. Decades of […]
If you’re one of my readers from Singapore, you’ve probably read one too many posts with travel tips that aren’t […]
The Luostarinmaki handicrafts museum is a short walk from Turku’s square, across the Aurajoki to the south-east. It’s a steep climb to this […]
New Zealand affords so many picture-perfect moments wherever you look. I reckon if you try to take them all in on […]
It’s really easy to dine among and like the locals in Indonesia; just pop into one of the lesehan for a […]
I passed a couple of police officers interviewing a shaggy-haired lad outside OverEasy in Singapore yesterday. On the pavement, the […]
For travellers looking for an inexpensive option to get to Finland, budget airlines sometimes fly to Tampere instead of major centres such […]
This is the typical image of Singapore that is seen on postcards: glassy skyscrapers and post-modern malls, interspersed with colonial […]
I’m filled with apprehension as I write this post. I hate seeing marine mammals swim in circles and perform tricks in featureless […]
We’re a spoilt lot in Singapore. Even though we have to pay ridiculous amounts of money for alcohol, the pubs […]