After feeling lost and confused in Chiang Mai for nearly four days, I’m in the zone again. The expat zone. We’re in a vegetarian restaurant. It’s air-conditioned. There’s free.
15 years ago
Sitting under a faded red umbrella, slurping up a delicious curry chicken noodle dish as monks chant at a neighbouring wat, the huge upheaval suddenly seemed worth it. Our.
15 years ago
“How much for two books?” a guy says, after spending a few minutes reading the blurbs of the books stacked on our sales table. “The books are $3 each,.
15 years ago
I walk past the strangely quiet beer garden, almost unrecognisable with daylight, a locked gate and empty tables. Past our local hawker corner, suddenly undergoing renovations, so no crowds.
15 years ago
Elegant wood-paneling, cool airconditioned and no menu. No bill either, if you’re a bit skint or just feeling stingy. Singapore’s Annalakshmi is a haven in many ways. All-you-can-eat and.
15 years ago
With less than a month left in Singapore, the city-state is finally showing us her best face. On Saturday night and again on Sunday night, we got a glimpse.
15 years ago
For Robyn Eckhardt there was no “that’s it I’ve had it” moment, instead there was a slow realisation, shared with her husband, that they could build a more fulfilling life than the one they were living.
15 years ago
We are preparing to set sail and that means downsizing and minimizing and otherwise cutting the ties we have here in Singapore. Most people we speak to are very.
15 years ago