Tag Archives: Tourism

Bangkok and Batavia

Bangkok is a city that has discovered its water. They use the water for commerce. For ceremonies. For transportation, parades, tourism, restaurants, markets and public gathering spaces. Previously I wrote about the Jakarta / Batavia harbor, Sunda Kelapa. Jakarta sits … Continue reading

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Boom Town

Vang Vieng sits among beautiful mountains and rivers in Laos, quickly becoming one the of the most popular destinations after the Communist government relaxed tourist restrictions in the last 15 years. Like any boom town, it was full of transient … Continue reading

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