Blogs from Asia - page 14698

My in-laws, husband and I, visited Phuket from 13-May-2006 to 16-May-2006. We had booked the 4D3N Phuket Free and Easy package from Tiger Airways. All the travel arrangements were efficiently handled by Newly Tours, Singapore.... read more

Paul - First of all, I had no idea about any of the football results for the past week so Grimsby are in the final and Arsenal lost. Well that's pretty good news. Very good news in fact. So, we left Xi'an on the 16th on a sleeper to Chengdu. Much nicer than the one we got to Xi'an which stank of piss. Suffice to say Laura was pleased. Met a nice English couple who had sold their HOUSE to go travelling round the world on their honeymoon. That's the sort of dedication that I like! Played cards with some chinese girl and generally passed the time rather nicely. Got off the train at half 5, not before we woken up at half 4 by the ticket inspector (jesus, does this guy not sleep!!?!), and surprisingly ... read more

Question: Which city would you rather visit: KL or Melaka? The modern capital city which didn't even exist 150 years ago; or the old colonial town, drenched in history, formerly occupied by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British? Before visiting both places, I would have answered confidently: Melaka! What a mistake that would have been... We arrived in KL on Saturday evening on a Berjaya Air flight from beautiful Pulau Tioman. Even after spending only a couple of days on a small island, having to dodge traffic when crossing the street seemed a bit strange at first. For the first night we had booked a room in Pondok Lodge in the "Golden Triangle", KL's central business district. After settling in, we looked around the neighbourhood, coming across a road lined by loads of food stalls, Jalan Nagasari. ... read more

It's been a while since we last updated our blog, but we've been so busy soaking up the delights of Vietnam! We flew from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh and spent a few days exploring the city. This southern capital is rapidly being transformed into a southeast Asian western style city. The city moves at breakneck pace, faster than Hanoi! We knew it was time to move on when we got caught in the middle of a huge tropical storm that turned the streets to rivers. We thought the storm would pass pretty quickly but after 20 mins standing in a phone box watching the water rise above our feet with the thunder and lightning getting closer, it was time to run/swim for a cab! From there we braved a night bus North East to the ... read more

A warm greeting and a chagrin-filled acknowledgement that it has been many weeks since I last posted on this blog. The only excuse that I can offer is that I have been busy researching and living in this beautiful city, Hong Kong. Before I update you on what has been going on in my life lately, I’d like to share my thoughts about several situations that I’ve encountered related to my disability recently. Three people have asked if they could pray for my healing. One stranger handed me money in the subway station. And, of course, the ubiquitous people who go out of their way to help me have persisted nonstop. As an advocate, I continue to be annoyed by these actions - well-intentioned though they may be. As a woman I struggle against the tendency ... read more