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Exploring art, religion, and Hakka heritage in Ipoh
Ipoh is an attractive city, especially its Old Town and its surroundings. The Malaysian city is ringed by limestone hills, some of which feature Chinese Buddhist cave temples, while the Kinta River runs through it, with the Old Town on the west bank and the newer areas to the east of the river. In my […]
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Exploring Kuala Lumpur further
Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s political, business and commerce center as well as the nation’s air transportation hub. While I don’t rate it as highly as Bangkok, Singapore or Hanoi, it is still a decent major city. I have actually visited it twice though both times I didn’t spend too long. The city’s most iconic symbol […]
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Five Bangkok attractions to check out
One of my most-visited cities in Asia is Bangkok, which I’ve been to numerous times both for travel and for short stopovers en route to other countries. But I actually hated Bangkok the first time I visited it, which was at the end of a 3-week journey through Southeast Asia. It seemed too loud, dirty, […]
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Visiting Cambodia’s Angkor Thom
Angkor Wat might be the most famous and impressive complex in Angkor, but it is far from the only building there, which includes Angkor Thom and various smaller temples. Angkor Thom was even more important, as it was the actual capital city where the king resided and ruled from, having been built in the late […]
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Trekking in Penang National Park
Malaysia’s island* state of Penang is rightfully known for being a food and heritage paradise, but there are a few other things to do besides eat and wander around historical neighborhoods. Hiking on Penang Hill is one, and trekking in Penang National Park is another. That’s right, Penang has its own national park which covers […]
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Watch live Muay Thai for free in Bangkok
Thailand is famous for a few things, with Muay Thai or Thai kickboxing being one of them. Known as the “art of eight limbs” due to the prominent use of elbows and knees in striking, muay thai is a violent but beautiful martial art that might be tough to practice, but fun to watch. Across […]
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Exploring Singapore further
Singapore has been basking in the spotlight recently as the location of the Crazy Rich Asians movie, which is deserved. Modern, attractive, and orderly, the city is without doubt Southeast Asia’s most prosperous metropolis and one of Asia’s as well. The only drawback is that it possesses those attributes in such great quantities that this […]
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