Colombo is the largest city on the island and the business and commercial center of the country. It was named by the Portuguese in the early 16th… Read more “Sri Lanka: Colombo”
Author: R Mead
Sri Lanka: Hambantota
Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, which is a misspelling, mispronunciation, or transliteration of Sri Lanka introduced by the English, is an island south and east a little of the southern… Read more “Sri Lanka: Hambantota”
Origins of Life on Earth
In the words of Monty Python, and now for something completely different. Among other things our travels have shown us is that life is unimaginatively adaptive, diverse,… Read more “Origins of Life on Earth”
Thailand
We have been to Thailand because we have been to Phuket (pronounced Poo Ket) but that’s like saying you’ve been to the US because you’ve been to… Read more “Thailand”
Kuala Lumpur and Port Klang, Malaysia
Port Klang, or sometimes Kelang, is another major port, not as major as Singapore but major and not much else. It is the gateway to Kuala Lumpur,… Read more “Kuala Lumpur and Port Klang, Malaysia”
Singapore, Day Three
Raffles is a classic hotel with rooms that allegedly start at $520 SG (about $370 US); we didn’t confirm that. The reason tourists go there is that… Read more “Singapore, Day Three”
Singapore, Day Two
Day two was for the Botanic Gardens and Little India, and a little shopping to fill in between. We didn’t really enjoy Little India but it was… Read more “Singapore, Day Two”
Singapore and Return to ‘Winter’
We re-crossed the equator on Friday with appropriate festivities and so are back in the northern hemisphere (technically back in winter; the temperature is about 90ºF.) We arrived… Read more “Singapore and Return to ‘Winter’”
Bali, Day Two
A long bus ride through some rather distressed but scenic areas gave us the chance to hear a lot about Bali. For example, Indonesia has 17,000 islands,… Read more “Bali, Day Two”
Benoa, Bali, Indonesia
We arrived in Benoa about noon today. Yesterday, I drug Doré around over a couple miles of uneven paths. Tomorrow we get serious about seeing as much… Read more “Benoa, Bali, Indonesia”
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