South East Asia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Singapore

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Singapore

Singapore and Malaysia by Irene Butler. Pix by Rick - Malaysia Photos/ As Yogi Berra would say, “It was de ja vous all over again.” Having spent a month between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore last year, we relished the familiarity and looked forward to re-visiting our favourite haunts. We had already done a lot of the “touristy” things last time round, and with our arrival in KL (being after a five month brisk pace through the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, Sinai region of Egypt, Israel and Vietnam)…we were content to do just hang out and do…

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Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Vietnam by Irene Butler - Pix by Rick - Vietnam Photo Gallery/ Hanoi is as colourful as a kid with a box of Crayola gone wild. The country’s brilliant red flags centered by a yellow star, the leafy green of trees whose trunks poke out of earthen squares left in the concrete, the gaudy blues, oranges and reds of plastic stools and chairs outside the local noodle shops, and signage with bold colours everywhere vying for attention.

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THE JARS AND “BOMBIES” OF LAOS

THE JARS AND “BOMBIES” OF LAOS

Laos by Irene Butler - Rick’s Laos Photo Gallery/ - Have you ever seen something so bizarre as to defy logic? As my eyes sweep over the vast array of pre-historic stone jars of mammoth proportions – there it is! A mind boggling enigma! What ancient peoples fashioned these vessels, and for what purpose? I am rendered speechless as I run my hand over the rough charcoal-coloured mottled surface of the largest, standing 3m in height with a diameter of 2m, and estimated to weigh a tonne. Our guide Yang, my husband Rick and I are at Site One of…

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Singapore Photo Gallery

Singapore Photo Gallery

Share our adventure through beautiful and colourful Singapore. Click here to start your journey Singapore Photos/

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Our Kuala Lumpur Photo Gallery Experience the magnificent city of Kuala Lumpur through our photos. See the amazing Petronas Towers and the Kuala Lumpur Tower in all its glory. You are just a click away – Kuala Lumpur/

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