Asia

Sihanoukville: The New Macau?

In November 2019 I visited the small coastal city of Cambodia known to foreigners as Sihanoukville, or Kampong Som as the locals call it. It was my first time in this city, so I wasn’t fully aware of the history behind this place. My first impression was that it was a city heavily under construction, …

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5 Fascinating Facts about Taiwan

First off, let me start by telling you how impressed I was when I visited Taiwan. Back in October 2019 we visited Keelung and Kaohsiung, both equally interesting but different cities in their own ways. It was my first time encountering Taiwanese culture, and found that it is neither Chinese nor Japanese, but a weird blend of …

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