Category South East Asia
Sunday Photo – Hong Kong Flight Path 1996
Before Hong Kong built a new airport on Lamma Island aeroplanes used to land on a landing strip on crowded Hong Kong Island. The flight path took the planes low over Kowloon where this shot was taken.
My Top Ten Big Cities Outside Europe #8 – Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China (population 7.4 million) I visited the then British colony in 1996, a trip that was also to see me taking a slow boat to China and a fast one to then Portuguese Macau. I travelled with my brother Ed and we had a fantastic time. Here are some of the highlights. Victoria […]
My Top 10 Big Cities Outside Europe #9 Hanoi
#9 – Hanoi, Vietnam (population 7.8 million) The capital of Vietnam is situated in the north of the country and despite its smaller size it is altogether far less frenzied than Ho Chi Minh City down south, which has a population in excess of 10 million. I visited the previously war torn nation in 1998 […]
My Top 10 Big Cities Outside Europe # 10 – Bangkok
When I say big cities, I am meaning 1 million plus inhabitants. This counts out some beautiful smaller metropolises that I have visited such as Cape Town, Cusco, Luang Prabang, Santiago de Cuba, Jerusalem, Luxor, Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand. #10 – Bangkok, Thailand (population c.8.3 million) I have visited the Thai capital a couple of […]
Friday Photo – Street Food Vendor, Bangkok
I took this picture in 2010 adjacent to the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Look out for my Bangkok post tomorrow.
Monday Morning Blues #13 – Cambodian Lake
I took this photo in 2015 whilst in Siem Reap Province. Join me in posting a ‘blue themed’ photo every Monday morning to help us all beat those Monday Morning Blues. Join us too on Twitter @wilburstravels.
