Monthly Archives: February 2014

WATERFALLS – FLOW RATE This is a list of waterfalls of the world by mean annual flow rate, height and width. This list excludes rapids, such as Inga Falls or Livingstone Falls, which have a greater flow rate. Waterfall/Mean annual … Continue reading →

WHY MANY ASIAN MEGACITIES ARE MISERABLE PLACES  And why Shanghai and Tokyo are not Dec 11th 2025| THE ECONOMIST  FOR SEVEN decades Tokyo was considered the world’s most populous city. That was 15 years too long, according to data released last … Continue reading →

*indicates buildings I have been in. 1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai*. 163 stories, 829.8m high Tallest existing structure: 829.8 m (2,722 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast – 628.8 m or 2,063 ft) Tallest structure ever built: 829.8 m (2,722 ft) (previously Warsaw … Continue reading →

Taiwan Feb 26 – March 4 TAIPAI (pop 2.6 million). It was a nice 3 hour flight to Taiwan with great views of the entire island and its large central mountain range. After landing I caught the city bus 40km … Continue reading →

Capital Taipei Government Multiparty democratic republic with a popularly elected president and unicameral legislature Currency New Taiwan dollar (TWD) Area total: 35,980 km2 – water: 3,720 km2 – land: 32,260 km2 Population 23,354,061 (August 2013 est.) Language Mandarin Chinese (official), … Continue reading →

Sabah, Malaysia – Feb 14 – 25 I caught the 6:30 AM bus from the bus depot in Brunei to the Serasa Ferry Terminal and then the ferry to Pulau Labuan, Sabah Malaysia at 8:45. It was then a few … Continue reading →

Capital Kuala Lumpur Government Constitutional Monarchy Area total: 329,750 km2 – land: 328,550 km2, water: 1,200 km2 Population 28,334,135 (January 2010) Language Malay (official), English (official for some purposes), Chinese dialects. Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Thai; in addition, several … Continue reading →

Brunei Feb 12-15, 2014 After getting through immigration and collecting my bags, it was 1:45 AM. I was unable to reserve a room at either of the only two ‘backpacker hostels’ in Bandar Seri Begawan (pop 100,000), there was no … Continue reading →

The Sultanate of Brunei (Full name: Negara Brunei Darussalam) is a small but – thanks to natural gas and petroleum resources – very rich country located in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by Malaysia and has two parts physically separated … Continue reading →