Zanzibar: Stone Town HIGHLIGHTS
Zanzibar, it just sounds exotic doesn't it?? One of the legendary Spice Islands of old, and once the most significant trading port on the Spice Route, the original gateway to deepest darkest Africa. Today its a town slowly being eaten by tourism. Even a museum display at the House of Wonders attests to this. On … Read more
Things to do in Singapore: Boutique Shopping: Haji Lane, Kampong Glam
Boutique shopping in Singapore to many may sound outlandish. Singapore is the spiritual home of the big brand, Orchard Road is surely the vatican of the cult of retail and the shines to those patron saints of consu,erisn; Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Co. are everywhere. We never understand the appeal of shopping in places like … Read more
Hong Kong: Overview
Mr. Murphy needed to be in Hong Kong for a few weeks, so The Mrs. wangled a remote working arrangement and jetted in from Singapore for an extended conjugal visit. Having both spent quite a bit of time here in the past, it's impressive to see that Hong Kong just continues to get better. While … Read more
