WeeCheng's Russian Adventure Starts Today! Tonight I will be taking a three-night-two-day bus journey across northern Europe to Moscow. This is the beginning...
Newsflash: Back in Singapore; Journey disrupted by family bereavement Dear All, I am now in Singapore. Last Thursday night in Yaroslavl, north Russia, on...
Kaliningrad, Russia: In search of long lost Konigsberg, East Prussia If you look at the map of Europe, you would notice a small chunk of Russian territory...
Moscow: A New Age Buddhist Preaches the Bible to a Corrupt Policeman on the Red Square; And About Police Racism in Russia Back in Moscow from Kaliningrad, I...
After a few days in the Caspian Sea Oil Boom Town - Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, I am now in Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan. This is the country where...
Baku, Azerbaijan: Short foray in Boom Town Baku – capital of Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic that lies north of Iran, west of the Caspian Sea and the...
Asgabat, Turkmenistan: Admiring The Beloved Great Leader's Book in the City of Love Asgabat, City of Love in the Farsi (Iranian) language, capital of...
St Petersburg & the Russian North-West: Imperial glories, an ancient republic and a foray into the Arctic; Ready for Siberia! St Petersburg. The name evokes...
Gigantic Lenin head, Buddhist prayer flags, Mongolian boy band posters, nomads and wild horses, striptease clubs and casinos. Welcome to Ulan Ude, capital of...
Trans-Siberian Railway: Life and Fun across 9000 kilometers of taiga, steppes and plain wilderness Siberia – the name chills. Siberia, to many, invokes...
Mongolia: In search of the furry Mongolian groundhog and how a some Singaporeans became local stars on the steppes “Autumn is the time for delicious...
Northwest China: Did Genghis Khan lost his organˇoopsˇ, in China ? As my train rolled into Hohhot, I wandered if I have mistakenably gotten onto a train...
I am now in Shangri-La, previously named Zhongdian. This is a small town in northwestern Yunnan Province in China, and site of the legendary paradise called...
Across the heart of China: Buy a Mao statue and win the lottery! After a wonderful time in Ningxia, I took an overnight train across the dusty, yellowish loess...
Yunnan Province, China: An encounter with Dr Ho, the legendary Taoist Doctor of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain The gentle autumn winds blowing across the...
Laos: Lazy Days Along the Mekong Mohan, Yunnan Province, China. This dusty, cowboy town sits right on the border with Laos, with three hotels, a few Sichuan...
Dear All, I have arrived in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, after a 23 hour bus ride from Laos. And yes, what a world of motor bikes! Hanoi is full of them!...
Hanoi & northern Vietnam: A Courageous People Arisen Again Hanoi, Vietnam. Early morning mist, damp, dirty streets, plus that decaying smell of the tropics....
Down Highway One of Vietnam: Journey Through Ancient Kingdoms And Old Battlefields Vietnam? That land of lush green paddy fields with scattered thatch and...
Killing Fields & Fried Spiders: Adventures in Poor Rich Cambodia As rich as Cambodia. That's how Chou Ta-kuan, 13th century Chinese traveller described...
Bangkok Notes ; Home Nearer Than Ever Before Here I am in Bangkok, City of Angels, after a 10-years absence. This was not meant to be a discovery of sorts,...
After a long overnight train ride to Butterworth in northern part of Malaysia, I took another bus to Kuala Lumpur. Have been staying the last 2 nights in this...
Singapore At Last - WeeCheng Completes His Odyssey After a 5-hour bus journey from KL, I have finally arrived in Singapore. So, my one-year odyssey has finally...
Thaipusam in Singapore - An Extraordinary Display of Religious Devotion and Sacrifice 18 January 2003 was Thaipusam, one of the most spectacular festivals in ...
Announcing Wee Cheng's first public presentation: Topic : Wee Cheng's Latin America Odysessy: Brazil, Paraguay, Chile & Easter Island Date : 30th January...
Dear All, It has been more than 2 months since I returned to Singapore. I was down with chicken pox week 2 I was back and was subsequently off action for a...
Dear All, I visited Khatib Bongsu area in Yishun recently. This is a relatively untouched paradise of wild birds and mangrove swamp on the northern coast of ...
Wee Cheng's Indian Ocean Series: Journey To Beauty and Chaos In Paradise Islands Greetings from Mauritius! I arrived here end of May on a month-long project....
Mauritius I: Fishing Villages, Sugar Ocean and Ganges of the Isle Enough of work, work, work - and I got onto a rented car with a Dutch traveler I got to know...
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