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Singapore: Destination Health

The greatest wealth is health.  ~Virgil Heading to Singapore for medical treatment? You couldn’t have chosen a better place. The tiny island of Singapore has built a huge reputation as the healthcare destination for patients from its neighboring ASEAN countries … Continue reading

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Around Ho Chi Minh City

Tree Lined Roads of HCMC Ho Chi Minh City has the greenest locating system in place. Every road is lined with tall kapok or dipterocarp trees (bông gòn) numbered trees. The Odd numbered trees on the left and the even … Continue reading

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Water Puppets at the Golden Dragon Theater, Saigon

If you plan to see the water puppets show at Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre in Ho Chi Minh, plan ahead and get your tickets the day you get there as the performance hall is small with limited seats which … Continue reading

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Eating & Shopping in Saigon

Pho – Vietnamese Noodle Soup Pho Garnish It all starts with a good bowl of Pho – Vietnamese rice noodle soup in a clear broth is garnished with ingredients such as green onions, white onions, coriander, Thai basil, fresh Thai … Continue reading

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High on Caffeine

I am missing the coffee. A tall glass packed with ice cubes and thick, sweet coffee – yummy Ca Phe Sua Da (iced coffee with sweetened condensed milk). Its smooth, sweet and almost tastes like chocolate. One cannot stop at … Continue reading

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The New Color of Hospitality – Green

In the course of our travels, we’ve all seen the discreet bathroom placards indicating that, in an effort to conserve the water, our linens will not be washed unless requested. At the TS Suites, Surabaya, small cards inform ‘Every day … Continue reading

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Life is Like Whitewater Rafting…

Life happens only when you show up and take action. My friend visiting me with her young daughter, was very keen to do something – anything, outside the Jakarta city limits and close to nature. The thought of long hours … Continue reading

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God’s Own Country – Kerala

If Bali is the island of Gods, Kerala is God’s own country. Nestled between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats, Kerala is one of India’s most beautiful states, with secluded beaches, palm-fringed waterways, mist-clad hill stations, lush tropical forests, … Continue reading

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Exquisite Pink Temple – Banteay Srei

The beautifully and intricately carved temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in hard pink sandstone (quartz arenite) – Banteay Srei, was built in the 10 th century AD. It was discovered overrun by the jungle in 1914. Banteay Srey loosely translates … Continue reading

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Smiling Stones at Bayon

Here we were in the hotel lobby at 5 am waiting for our tuk tuks and looking forward to another amazing day in Siem Reap. A tuk tuk is a small carriage attached to a motocycle an can carry four … Continue reading

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