Northwest China: Did Genghis Khan lost his organ¡oops¡, 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...
Mauritius II: Globalization, Life And Death In Land Of The Dodo As dead as a dodo. This is a bird that once lived in Mauritius - a fat, clumsy giant cousin of...
I am now in Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte, a French territory in Africa, in the Mozambique Channel between Mozambique abd Madagascar. We arrived here...
Dear all, I am now in Antananarivo,capital of Madagascar. I have spent the last 10 days here and tomorrow I will fly to Mauritius for 2 nights stay before...
Seychelles: Sex & Politics In The Garden Of Eden Dear friends, I have returned to Singapore after almost 2 months’ absence. Here’s my long overdue travel...
Comoros: Volcano, Decay & Illusions In The Islands of The Moon Comoros, Islands of the Moon, in the Arabic language. Romantic the name may be, but the...
Mayotte & Réunion: A Rendezvous With France in Africa Some say that the sun has set on empires after Hong Kong became Chinese again in 1997. The description...
Madagascar: Erotic Tombs, Tribal Warriors & Bull Fights In The Great Red Island Madagascar, the world’s fourth greatest island at over 1600 km long and 570...
Dear Friends, I have created a website for my recent Indian Ocean trip: Chasing the Indri - Journey To Beauty & Chaos In Paradise Islands - Madagascar -...
Yup, my 2002 South American travel pictures are up. See them at: http://weecheng.com/2002/southam/index.htm Feel free to drop me any comments. Rgds, Wee Cheng...
Wee Cheng's Northern China I: Backpacking On A Sacred Mountain With Mum & Dad Shortly after I signed the dotted line agreeing to join Singapore's central bank,...
Wee Cheng's Northern China II: Forgotten Capitals & Dodgy Temples We took a local bus to Kaifeng, the once glorious capital of the Northern Sung Dynasty (960 -...