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Two wheels good: Celebrating the resilience of the humble bike
WE’VE all heard tales of China’s, and indeed all of Asia’s, rising middle class spending their money on all kinds of things from cars, to luxury foods and travel thanks to their booming economy. However one of the latest fads has been high end bicycle models. This is probably most surprising as bikes have long…>
5 great ways to unwind in Malaysia
By Lakshmi Sharath SING with the birds or indulge in a spa – Malaysia is where you need to head for a relaxing holiday Think Malaysia and the images that come to mind are varied and myriad. The skyline dotted with the tallest towers merges with the beautiful beaches and takes you into a world…>
In pictures: Charming Kochi on India’s south coast
KOCHI, formerly Cochin, is a port city on the west coast of India. What makes Kochi unique is that it was once the centre of the Indian spice trade. Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Greeks, Romans, Jews, Arabs and Chinese all traded here and all left their influence on the city in a collection of religious establishments,…>
In pictures: Mussoorie, Queen of the hills
Mussoorie, in Uttarkhand, India, is often called the “Queen of the Hills” and for very good reason, as these photos should attest. Nestled into the foothills of the Himalayas in a region known as the Garhwal, there are abeautiful views from every angle whether they be of the resident monkey population, the dusky hills at…>
A multi-cultural tour of Penang, Malaysia
By Natasha von Geldern The rickshaw turned smoothly on to the Esplanade and the crumbling colonial administrative buildings along the waterfront breeze past. In the multi-cultural country of Malaysia perhaps nowhere is quite so vibrantly diverse as Penang, the state and island off the west coast of the Malaysian peninsula. The capital of Penang –…>
Man ‘rides rickshaw’ from China to London Olympics
IT’S a tale of Olympian proportions: A man, a rickshaw, and a slow journey from a Chinese village to London through 16 countries. Chinese farmer Chen Guanming claimed Thursday that his two-year odyssey to the London games took him from Thailand’s floods to Tibet to snowed-in Turkey to Britain since he started in 2010. The…>
Beijing on a budget: Getting more for your yuan in China’s capital
WITH the Asian markets being among the fastest growing in the world, all eyes seem to be on Beijing. China’s capital, once utterly closed off to the rest of the planet and as far from a capitalist economy as they come, now regularly sees an influx of prominent designers and luxury brands setting up shop…>
