Amsterdam
1 января 2020 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Skyline and Supertree Grove
2 января 2020 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The supertrees are giant vertical gardens that house ferns, bromeliads, and other plants, and are equipped with photovoltaic cells to harvest solar energy. They also serve as the air intake andЧитать далее
Путешественник2. I didn't know these existed and now I MUST see them someday. That is just so freaking cool.
Chinatown: Buddha tooth, Liao Fan
3 января 2020 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
(1) Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. (2) Wood carving featuring carp (and, less prominently, dragons) inside Yueh Hai Ching Temple. (3) The colorful roof of Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple on the outskirtsЧитать далее
Haw Par Villa
4 января 2020 г., Сингапур ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The expansive grounds of Haw Par Villa—once owned by brothers Aw Boon Par and Aw Boon Haw, who created tiger balm—house vividly painted sculptures an dioramas depicting Chinese stories. One ofЧитать далее
Labrador Jetty
4 января 2020 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
A nice walk along the coast... I was astounded by the number of cargo ships out there. Apparently I should have researched Labrador Park beforehand because I *could* have seen an Oriental Magpie-RobinЧитать далее
Chinatown: Lanterns, kway teow, & durian
4 января 2020 г., Сингапур ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
For the opening ceremony leading up to Chinese New Year, this guy Severin and I grabbed some food (kway teow for me) and weaved through the crowds of people to see the music, dance, and lights. WeЧитать далее
Dumpling ban mian soup
5 января 2020 г., Сингапур ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Waiting for my flight to Hanoi, got some food. Ban mian soup consists of flat egg noodles, vegetables, anchovy, and fish/meat. Popular dish in Taiwan and parts of China (Hakka-speaking areas).
Hà Nội: Phố cổ Hà Nội
5 января 2020 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
I trekked out to Hố Hữu Tiệp (Huu Tiep Lake) to see the remnants of an American B-52 bomber shot down in 1972 and left preserved as a symbol of victory for Vietnam (only the silhouette isЧитать далее
Путешественник
So beautiful!! All my favorite things- water, pretty lights, and cool architecture.
Ninh Bình
6 января 2020 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
(1) The ancient capital Hoa Lư (10th and 11th centuries). (2) Alternative to barbed wire? (3) Riding a sampan along the Ngo Dong river. a Afterwards, I went for a nice bike ride through the villageЧитать далее
Egg coffee
7 января 2020 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Cà phê trứng (egg coffee) is a Vietnamese drink made from egg yolk, sweetened condensed milk, and bitter robusta beans that I believe originated from a milk scarcity in the late 1940s. It tastesЧитать далее
Vịnh Hạ Long
8 января 2020 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Ha Long (“descending dragon”) Bay consists of nearly 2000 limestone karst islets. I took a seaplane to view them.
“It is the wonder that one cannot impart to others.” –Hồ ChíЧитать далее
Phở bó
8 января 2020 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Soup with rice noodles, vegetables, and beef.
Let’s try insects.
9 января 2020 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Crickets, silkworm larvae, grasshoppers, and a giant water bug. An upscale cafe (street bugs later, perhaps?) And then the power went out on the whole block.
Tonlé Sap
10 января 2020 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Floating fishing village on the largest lake in Southeast Asia. A lot of the houses have solar panels, and the whole village relocates several times per year depending on the water level. HousesЧитать далее
Angkor Wat
11 января 2020 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Angkor Wat was built as a Hindu temple in the 12th century, but has since transitioned to Buddhism. The temple is an example of high classical Khmer architecture, and the inscriptions on the pillarsЧитать далее
Ta Prohm ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម
11 января 2020 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Ta Prohm is a Buddhist temple built about 38 years after Angkor Wat. Growing over the ruins are “spung” trees.
Bayon temple
11 января 2020 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
“Samlor KthihTrob with Chiecken”
11 января 2020 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Went to a fantastic hole-in-the-wall local restaurant and had samlor, which is a Khmer soup made from a spicy curry base and variety of different ingredients (this one heavily featured pumpkin). TheЧитать далее
Royal Palace of Cambodia
13 января 2020 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Built in 1866-1870 when the capital was moved to Phnom Penh, the architectural style of the palace is Khmer with some French influence. It is currently occupied by King Norodom Sihamoni, a sort ofЧитать далее
Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
13 января 2020 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
The Khmer Rouge, founded by Pol Pot and headed by a committee called Angkar (“the organization”), was an extremist communist group. Beginning on April 17th, 1975, the regime forced people to leaveЧитать далее
Lok lak
13 января 2020 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Also called black pepper beef or “shaking beef,” lok lak is a common Cambodian dish (it is also found in Vietnamese cuisine: bò lúc lắc). Cubed beef, stir-fried with onion and tomato, isЧитать далее
Wat Pho
15 января 2020 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
“The Temple of the Reclining Buddha,” constructed in the late 1600s, is a large temple complex that, apart from repair work and minor modifications, has been mostly unchanged for over 200 years.Читать далее
Beef noodle soup at Wattana Panich
16 января 2020 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Several different cuts of beef. Garlic oil, star anise, and a multitude of flavorful Chinese spices. Cooking time? Forty years. Every night, after the soup has been reduced, it is kept simmering in aЧитать далее
Venom milking at Snake Farm
17 января 2020 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Extracting venom from the deadly Siamese (Monocellate) cobra in order to produce antivenom. The Siamese cobra’s venom contains a neurotoxin that causes more deaths than any other snake in Thailand.
Qingshui Temple
19 января 2020 г., Тайвань ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Buddhist temple completed in 1787 that is a characteristic example of mid-Qing architecture.