Tag: Southeast Asia
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Why are Chinese communities so much more visible in Malaysia than in Thailand?
Kuala Lumpur was strikingly similar to Bangkok in many ways. Ultra-modern infrastructure, skyscrapers, and massive shopping centres, right next to tattered, grimy streets in oppressive tropical heat. But there was a key difference: where Bangkok had the shining spires of Buddhist temples and the Grand Palace, Kuala Lumpur had mosques, Hindu temples, and at least…
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Malaysia & Australia (and a little bit of Istanbul)
Day 1 It’s about midnight by the time I land at Istanbul Airport, but thankfully, the hotel I had booked is in the airport. All my needs and worries are met as I check in to my tiny – but sleek and modern – room, get a bag of toiletries handed to me by the…
Wandering/Wondering 