Category: South East Asia
A Bus Ride to Borobodur Temple
It’s another sunrise start in Yogyakarta as I ease out of my hotel to find a city waking up. Road sweepers are hard at work as I walk past fires […]
Yogyakarta – Along the Banks Of The Kali Code
Tucked away beneath Yogyakarta’s busy flyovers and bridges, just beyond the high rise hotels of [1] Malioboro Road, is a village that lies along the river Kali Code. Not many […]
Kuala Lumpur – Central Market, Market Square and KL Tower
It’s in 1857 when the first tin mine is established in Kuala Lumpur. 87 Chinese miners arrive at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang river. They set off on […]
Darwin – The Esplanade and the Day The War Came to Australia
Darwin – The Esplanade and the War – is a glorious walk along Darwin’s sparkling waterfront and esplanade, as I recount the day the war came to Australia. A dramatic day in Australian history.
Darwin – Dreamings in the City
Darwin is in the land of the Rainbow Serpents, and of ferocious white ants. It’s where the Larrakias have lived for 60,000 years, followed by Westerners and then the Chinese. They all become pole diggers, and then gold diggers. Darwin city centre is certainly full of stories.
Kuala Lumpur – Chinatown – The Story Of Yap Ah Loy
The muddy torrent rises at a frightening pace. It’s not the first time that heavy monsoons have threatened this Chinese outpost. But these floods are more menacing than ever. When […]
Kuala Lumpur Chinatown (Part Two) – Life In A Chinese Pioneer Town
Living in a pioneer town in the wild, wild east isn’t easy. Chinese migrants, mainly men, arrive here after long treacherous journeys across the South China Sea. Disembarking, they see […]
Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown (Part One) – The Chans Arrive In Town
My Chinatown walk involves a lot of stripping on my part…. Skyscrapers are stripped right back down to the ground. The busy highways and flyovers around me are peeled back. […]
Klang (Part Two) – A Historical Royal Town
I’m in Klang. I’ve walked to the other side of the Klang River from the train station. And am totally immersed in the story of the Klang Wars. The story […]
Klang (Part One) – A Historical Royal Town
There was once a Sultan of Selangor who had a son. His son falls into debt from an investment that goes wrong. Fortunately his debts are bailed out by another […]