In 1942, the United States Army transport ship “Liberty” was hit by Japanese torpedoes as it sat off the coast of Tulamben, Bali. Damaged beyond repair, the ship was beached and abandoned. 21 years later, a volcanic eruption moved the…
I was sitting on the veranda of our cabin in Bali when I felt a warm sticky splatter on my left arm. I knew immediately that it was no pigeon that had laid me out. A few days ago, we…
1. Variety of Things to Do For me, Malaysia is an awesome source of variety, and I experienced it first hand in the things I did while traveling there. We started off doing the island and beach thing on Langkawi…
*For the purposes of clarity, this article deals with Melaka City, not the state of Melaka, of which Melaka City is the capital. Melaka, Malacca, Malaka, it doesn’t matter how you spell it. What matters most is finding…
One of the less popularized joys of traveling in Southeast Asia is seeing how people have learned to do more with less. For example: motorbikes. For westerners, motorbikes (scooters really), are a simple mode of transportation meant for one, possibly…