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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 →

Philippines Jan 26-Feb 11 2014 Because I booked late, I could not get a direct flight to Manila, and instead flew Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh – Singapore – Manila over 22 hours. Singapore is the best designed airport in … Continue reading →

HISTORY Spanish Colonialists. Filipinos were claimed by Ferdinand Magellan for Spain in 1521 and began the bloody process of Christianisation. He was eventurally assassinated, but they returned in 1565 and conquered the local tribes one by one and Manila was … Continue reading →

Philippines – Travel Facts History Spanish Colonialists. Filipinos were claimed by Ferdinand Magellan for Spain in 1521 and began the bloody process of Christianisation. He was eventurally assassinated, but they returned in 1565 and conquered the local tribes one by … Continue reading →

Household income is a measure of the combined incomes of all people sharing a particular household or place of residence. It includes every form of income, e.g., salaries and wages, retirement income, near cash government transfers like food stamps, and … Continue reading →