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From Paris to London
It was 11th June 2009 that I made my way back to London from Paris. I was on the Eurostar again but this time on a Standard ticket without the meal on board, unlike the leg from London to Paris when I upgraded to Leisure Select.I arrived at Gare du N...
In and Out
Location: Clarke Quay, SingaporeDate taken: 3rd November 2009Camera equipment: Nikon D300 + Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D...
The Charm of Champs-Élysées
Av des Champs-Élysées, a name that is never to be forgotten by the shopaholics. It is the mother of all branded-goods shopping streets. It is a heaven for those with a bottomless pocket. Almost any European brand that you can think of can be found ...
From London to Paris
I arrived London Heathrow Terminal 3 at 5:50 a.m. on 6th June, 2009. Due to my experience of the long queue at the immigration checkpoint at the Beijing Capital International Airport, I allocated a 2-hour buffer for immigration clearance.However, the...
Ippudo Ramen
Ippudo Ramen was recommended in the Lonely Planet travel guide, so I decided to try it out when I was visiting Ebisu some time in May last year.Following the map in the travel guide, I could find the shop finally!The menu placed at the display window...
The Fastest Land Travel
Time really flies! It seems like yesterday that I first travelled on the fastest mode of transportation on land, but it was already a year ago. It was exactly one year ago when I boarded the fastest bullet train in Japan, if not the world; on 25 Apri...
Kamakura: Getting Around
When I visited Kamakura, I started with the two sites which are very near to Hase Station; Daibutsu and Hase-dera. Then I headed back to the station to get back to Kamakura town centre again to visit the other places of interest.Hase Station itself i...
What Do Bangkok and Tokyo Have in Common?
They both have very fancy cow figurines on the street! The following pictures are those colourful cow figurines I saw at the Outlet Village Khao Yai located at Pak Chong district (Nakhon Ratchasima). This is one cow with zebra cross-breeding....
Merry Christmas
I went down to downtown Kuala Lumpur when I was experiencing the flight cancellation and delay into Brisbane. I headed to the latest shopping establishment at Jalan Bukit Bintang, the Pavilion, and the Christmas decoration was already up and glowing....
A Day as a Photojournalist
Yesterday, I attended the "Shooting Powerful Images" workshop instructed by a renown photojournalist, Jimin Lai. We started with the theory part in the classroom for about 2 hours before we went out to conquer the street. We had the chance to witnes...
My First Experience of Matsuri in Japan
When I first visited the Sensoji Temple of Asakusa in Tokyo, I was lucky to be there on the weekend that one of the three big festivals in Tokyo was held. It is called the Sanja Matsuri and it is normally held on a weekend in mid May, and I happened ...
Otaru: Street Strolling and Blowing
Other than the picturesque Canal District, Otaru has a street lined with shops transformed from warehouses. This street is called Ironai Odori. The buildings themselves are really beautiful and unique enough for me to take a series of photos. This s...
Uni Sashimi
Hokkaido is the best place to find the freshest seafood in Japan as the whole island is surrounded by seas rich in yummy seafood. One of the best places to find seafood in Hokkaido is the Nijo Market in Sapporo. When I was wandering around Nijo Mark...
The European Touch in Japan
The Motomachi Shopping Street at the foot of Yamate Hill was built for the Europeans who settled down here when the Yokohama port was first opened to foreign trade. It still retains some European touch to the visitors and has been a hot spot for bran...
The Largest Chinatown in Japan
The Chinatown in Yokohama City of Japan was the earliest settlement of the Chinese in the Land of the Rising Sun after the port was open to foreign trade in 1859. As a Chinese from Malaysia, I have intimate feelings for Chinatowns, so when I first al...
South Africa – Colours of Life in Cape Town
This is the last part of the whole series that on my South Africa trip in 2005. I hope you have enjoyed looking at my pics. Life on a street close to the sunset hour. Link-houses at the Bo Kaap Malay Quarter where most of the Malay people live. I was...
