Cycling along the Mekong
Mekong Riverview Hotel, Luang Prabang
Gambling Capital is Also Gourmand’s Paradise
Mention Macuo and what comes to mind are magnificent hotels, glitzy nightclubs and packed casinos.
But there is another side to this city, one that is steeped in the rich and colorful history of a trading outpost that gave Western culture an early toehold in the East.
Much of this early European influence remains in the cobblestone alleyways, the colonial mansions and the many street-side cafes that recall the leisurely days of a previous era.
Situated at the mouth of a Pearl River estuary, M…
severe drought
According to official figures, the severe drought has hit many places in the southwest of the country, especially in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Chongqing.
As lacking of water, there is nearly 1 million hectares of cropland has become unproductive so that millions of people are suffering from hunger. On…
Variations on the Songkran theme
Date: 16 - 18 April 2010
Venue: Rayong, Chantaburi and Trat
King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament
Date : 22-28 March 2010
Venue : Anantara Golden Triangle Resort, Chiang Rai
Mekong River International Multi-Sport ITU Asian Cup 2010 (2009 hi-light …
Mekong river 2
Cruising Myanmar Style
Ok we’re now more than a week further and basically all we did was visiting an English school in Mandalay and cruising to Bhamo Myanmar style… Guess this latter was a trimmed down or budget version of a similar trip we might do later when pensioners on the Mediterranean…Let’s Enjoy EnglishOn our cycling around in Mandalay we got lost at a point one day while looking for the teak monastery b