Angkor Thom, the ancient capital city of the Khmer empire, is quite remarkable, giving a strong fight to Angkor Wat in the charm score. What makes it so charming? The countless Buddha like faces engraved in the stone all around
Hong Kong Israeli Film Festival 2011
Beginning of 2011 Hong Kong hosted the Israeli Film Festival with a few Israeli movies showing around cinemas in Hong Kong . It was very surprising to me that Hong Kong locals would be interested in movies from Israel, it’s
HK Science Museum: Marvelous Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci
My first visit ever to the Hong Kong science museum included a very pleasant surprise, a special exhibition dedicated to the “marvelous inventions of Leonardo da Vinchi”. It’s especially interesting because I just recently finished reading an historical
Yu Yuan-Shanghai’s Old City Gardens
Located in Shanghai’s old Chinese town near the City God Temple are the Yu Yuan (Yu Gardens) titled by some as the “most lavish and finest Chinese gardens in the region”. Despite the crowds and the very small area, the
North Eastern Taiwan : Exploring by Train
If you’re making your way to the east coast from Taipei, the nicest way to do it is by the slow train taking you through very scenic parts of north-eastern Taiwan. All the following photos were taken while on
Eastern Taiwan : Highway 9 & 11
On a gloomy cloudy day in eastern Taiwan just before weather turned nasty and typhoon winds started blowing in, I decided it was time for me to finally do some of the legendary scenic highways going across the east coast
Angkor Wat : Siem Reap-Cambodia
Angkor Wat is the most famous of the Angkor temples near Siem Reap in Cambodia. To many, a wonder of the world, there is no doubt it is magnificent, especially when put in the context of the whole Angkor area
Art Museum : Shanghai
There’s definitely a cultural revolution going on in China right now and it has to do with the flourishing arts. If you’re into art then there are quite a few areas in Shanghai for you to explore, but the first
Hong Kong’s Flower Market : Kowloon
Hong Kong’s Kowloon area has got a few theme street markets. One of the famous ones is the flower market which includes a circle of streets near Prince Edwards MTR station all devoted to selling plants and flowers of all
Jinguashi–Gold Ecological Park
Even Taiwan had its own gold rush period, and Jinguashi’s (金瓜石) Gold Ecological Park is where you can tap into that part of Taiwan’s history. It’s only an hour or so to the east from Taipei, up the mountains, going
