Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer
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The Traveling Man
Meet Gary Bowerman, one of the foremost analysts of Southeast Asian travel, author of a fine book on Chinese travelers, and who once broke his wrist cl…
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Apr 17
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Design in Bloom
For French architect Antoine Meinnel, a chance visit to Cambodia saw him fall in love with the country's heritage architecture, and invent fresh ways t…
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Apr 10
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The Pirate Queen
With his new book, Hong Kong author Larry Feign reveals the 'true' story of legendary South China pirate Shek Yang, the flower boat girl who became a f…
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Apr 3
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Flavors of Kampot
Once a colonial backwater known for its sleepiness, this former fishing village on the southeastern coast of Cambodia is rapidly becoming the country's…
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Mar 27
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Seeking Samui
Undiscovered by Westerners until the 1960s, the Thai island of Samui, with its jungle-clad mountains and coral-covered seas, still retains a sense of t…
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Mar 20
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Of Gods and Men
For author Sam Ferrer, writing his first novel The Last Gods of Indochine was not only a voyage into the distant past of Angkor Wat, it was also a jour…
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Mar 13
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King of the Waves
More than 40 years into a career spent marveling at nature, environmental legend John 'Caveman' Gray is still paddling for the environment in the water…
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Mar 6
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Super Ordinary
By exploring their own limits, Bangkok design firm Supermachine – led by founder Jack Chaowakul – are challenging the boundaries of modern Thai archite…
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Feb 27
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Art of the Matter
Once the capital of the ancient Lanna Kingdom, and far removed from the kingdom's centre of power, Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai has become it…
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Feb 20
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Tim the Thaiger
Meet Tim Newton, who left behind the cold winter of Melbourne for a new adventure in sunny Phuket, along the way discovering the best (and worst) of Am…
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Feb 13
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Ich Bin Ein Hong Konger
After years of struggling with my identity, I ended up defining myself as Hong Kong British, but can an expat kid with a German surname ever really be …
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Feb 6
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The Roti King
There's no place like home for Aroon Dada, owner of Phuket's best roti shop in the heart of the island's Old Town, and purveyor of tasty treats like hi…
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Jan 30
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