A Pilgrimage Into Darkness
Caves have always captured the human imagination. Dark, mysterious, and inhospitable they have been a place of exploration and worship. Often seen as a gateway to the spiritual world and […]
Author Archives: Internationally Grown
Serenity Lives Inside the Garden’s Gate
The cornerstone of Singapore’s National Parks Board (est. 1996) and the impetus of the country’s diversity of parks and lush flora around its Garden City is the Singapore Botanic Garden, a […]
‘Tis the Season to Visit Singapore
Singapore’s preference for elegance and modern design permeate every aspect of the country. No opportunity is missed to lavish its residents and guests in its sophisticated, progressive and extraordinary tastes […]
Tradition and Taste in Melaka Culture
After three days of exploring Melaka’s beautifully preserved UNESCO World Heritage site we were ready to gain more perspective on modern Melakan society and enjoy some local cuisine. Howard, the […]
Cultivating Innovation
Impeccably clean, orderly, technologically advanced, and most strikingly green, modern Singapore is the perfect prototype in the age of design. Known as the garden city, Singapore’s visual impression is vivid, […]
Synergy in Singapore: A Historical Guide
It’s Sunday evening and Singapore’s Our Lady Lourdes Church is bustling with parishioners. Constructed in 1888, the spotless whitewashed steeple is adorned with a golden cross that shines in dusk’s fading […]
In the Shadows of the Himalayas
Winter of 2010 I trekked the Annapurna Circuit in the Nepalese Himalayas. Early into the twenty three day journey, my hiking partner became ill and we were delayed on two […]
Rio Platano Expedition: Across the Moskitia Coast
Under the thatched roof of a small stilted hut in the tiny jungle village of Las Marias we enjoyed a hearty lunch while our rafts were being deflated and loaded […]
Rio Platano Expedition: The Village of the River
The final morning the surrounding jungle was distinctively more radiant towering over the river. The sky had a bright cerulean glow and the green vegetation, round grey river rocks, and […]
Beneath Himalayan Skies
We were gradually making our way up towards Annapurna Circuit’s 17,770 ft (5416 m) Throng La Pass when we stopped in the village of Manang (12,5000 ft) for a day […]
