We recently spent a weekend in Bali, staying down in Nusa Dua. Highlight of the trip? Hands down the diving at Manta Point and at Crystal Bay in Nusa Penida. While we were cautiously optimistic of spotting some mantas at Manta Point, we did not dare to get our hopes too up, given our relatively …
Weekend in Myanmar: scenes from the train edition
I've never been very comfortable with street photography. But since we've moved to Singapore, the opportunities for landscape photography has shrunk quite significantly. At the same time, our goal this year is to visit more of South East Asia, havens for urban photography. With that in mind, one of my goals this trip was to …
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Weekend in Myanmar: Street scenes edition
Our trip to Yangon, Myanmar last weekend was somewhat spontaneous, suggested by our friend Jessie whose goal this year is to explore all the countries in South East Asia. We didn't really know what to expect or do, beyond visiting the Shwedagon Pagoda and wander about the city. But we had a most wonderful time, …
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Weekend in Myanmar: The Shwedagon Pagoda Edition
One of our goals for while we're living in South East Asia is to explore the region, so quite spontaneously, we decided to join a friend this past weekend in Yangon, Myanmar. The Shwedagon Pagoda is one of the - if that the - highlights that the city has to offer. As it's open from …
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Weekend in South Wales
We visited South Wales this weekend. It's incredible actually - after 2.5 weeks in the UK, this was the first rainy weekend we had. But the wet hardly dampened our moods; South Wales is incredibly beautiful and has coasts that rival that of its namesake, New South Wales in Australia. Our base for the Saturday …