Where to get the great views of Kuala Lumpur
I have talked a little previously about the exciting city of Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, and today I want to tell you about two of the best places from where to get fine views of the city.
One unmissable sight of Kuala Lumpur is the spectacular Petronas Twin Towers, which, until recently, standing...
The cool Kandy of Sri Lanka
Kandy is the English name for the city of Maha Nuvara which is located in the centre of Sri Lanka, in the Kandy Valley, surrounded by tea plantations and hills. At 500m above sea level, the city is relatively cool, and popular for that very reason, as a retreat from the worst excesses of the hot Sri...
More things for everyone – shopping in Tokyo Part 2
It’s always good fun to have a browse around a “pound shop”, or whatever they call them in your neck of the woods. In Japan these are hyaku-en mise, 100 yen shops, and it is really interesting to see the range of goods on offer for this simple amount, compared to the normally astronomical prices...
