Posted on 02/02/2010

Senado Square, the former centre of Portugese colony Macau.

The wavy stonework of the street is typical Portugese colonial.

Saint Dominic's Church at Senado Square.

Ruins of Saint Paul's. A 17th century cathedral.

Macau Canindrome, Asia's only greyhound racing stadium.

Pre-race dog walk.

Mid-race dogs in full flight.

Roasted pigeons at Three Lamps District night market.

Grand Lisboa Hotel, streetview.

Grand Lisboa Hotel, view from Guia Hill.

The Venetian, largest casino in the world.

The Venetian, view from front sidewalk.

Yung Kee roast goose.

Yung Kee century eggs.

View of Queen's Road from streetcar.

Crowded, fast-paced Hong Kong.

Crossing a street at Tsim Sha Tsui.

Neon sign, Temple Street.

Snake meat soup, Ning Po Street.

Preserved snakes.

Cheung Chau Island ferry terminal.

Crab & Mantis Prawn lunch on Cheung Chau Island.

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong's highest hill.

Sky Terrace at The Peak.

View of Hong Kong from The Peak.

View of Javanese countryside over Surabaya.

Checking in Mercure Surabaya Hotel.

Breakfast at a local street-side cafe - Surabaya lontong.

Surabaya local bus drivers.

Surabaya lunch. Lots of seafood & lots of curries.

Komodo Dragon, Surabaya Zoo.

Dinner at Ikan Bakar Cianjur Restaurant, Surabaya.

Rabbit satay, Malang.

Ferry to Madura Island.

Madura Island durian sellers.

Madura Island durian eating.

Tretes fruit stalls.

Jonker Street, Malacca.

Jonker Street fried oyster omelette hawker.

Fried oyster omelette.

"Ais Kacang", Malacca morning dessert.

Malacca trishaw.

Malacca River tour.

Aunty Lee Restaurant, probably the best Nyonya restaurant in Malacca.

Auny Lee's Assam fish curry.

Kuala Lumpur durian at Jalan Alor (food street).

Durian stall at Jalan Alor.

Koong Woh Tong herbal jelly shop, Petaling Street.

Sea-Sky Seafood Restaurant, Port Klang.

Sea-Sky sweet & sour chile crab.

Coconut Flower pepper crab.

Scenery along Chao Praya River.

Scenery along Chao Praya River.

Sunset over Chao Praya River.

Bangkok Chinatown (Yaowarat) street hawker.

Yaowarat durian seller.

Neon over Yaowarat.

Kwiteow naam, Thailand's quintessential noodle soup.

Eating kwateow naam at Don Wai market.

Benjarong Royal Thai restaurant at the Dusitani Hotel, Bangkok.

Bangkok traffic at Sukhumvhit.

Bangkok traffic at Sukhumvhit.

View of Yangon from Exotic Tours office, 15th floor Olympic Tower. Notice Shwedagon Pagoda on the center horizon.

View of Yangon from Exotic Tours office.

View of Yangon from Exotic Tours office. Wonderful view of British former colonial buildings and St. Mary's Cathedral.

Lunch at Feel Restaurant. Typical Burmese food.

Shwedagon pagoda.

Thai pilgrims & I at a pagoda at Shwedagon pagoda.

Dinner at a local restaurant featuring Shan food.

Train to Mandalay.

View from train over Myanmar countryside.

Mandalay trishaw.

Green Elephant Restaurant: best Burmese food!

Monks gathering for lunch at Mahagandhayon monastary.

Mandalay Royal Palace.

Mandalay Royal Palace.

Sunset at Mandalay Hill.

Boat trip Mandalay to Bagan on the Ayeyarwaddy River.

Locals gathered at the banks of the river transporting and doing commerce.

Ponlok Restaurant: best Cambodian food!

Cashew nut prawns with vegetables.

Grilled chicken.

Crab cakes.

Cambodian tuk-tuk!

Finally I got to eat baby chicken in steamed egg, in Tagalog called "balut".

Independence Monument.

Moonlight Pavilion at Phnom Penh Royal Palace.

Phnom Penh to Siem Reap by fast boat along the Tonle Sap river and lake.

Yours truly at Koulen Restaurant and cultural performance in Siem Reap.

Cultural dance.

Cultural dance.

Sunrise at Angkor Wat, ancient temple ruins from a formerly powerful Khmer empire

Sunrise at Angkor Wat.

Angkor Wat signage.

Statues outside Angkor Thom, another ruins.

Entrance to Angkor Thom.

Bayon temple, Angkor Thom.

Bayon face at Angkor Thom.

Every stone in this temple is stacked without mortar!.

Angkor Thom.

Closeup of carvings on a pillar.

Sunset at Angkor Wat.

Fast boat to Vietnam along Tonle Sap and Mekong River.

Mekong River border checkpoint, Cambodia.

Mekong River sunset.

Historic Rex Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

Binh Tay Market, an extremely busy market in Chinatown.

Binh Tay Market.

Stalls at Binh Tay.

More stalls at Binh Tay.

Even more stalls at Binh Tay.

This lady at the food section of Binh Tay makes the best Vietnamese iced coffee I have ever had.

Vietnamese iced coffee.

Lunch at Binh Tay Market. Unbelievably excellent food.

Saigon traffic: approx. 6 million motorcycles.

Cuchi tunnels 1/2 day tour.

U.S. ammunition at War Remnants Museum.

U.S. ammunition at War Remnants Museum.

U.S. ammunition at War Remnants Museum.

Reunification Palace.

Central Post Office.

Notre-Dame Basilica.

Dog meat at an outdoor restaurant somewhere in Saigon...

I ordered bbq dog which is quite tasty and these fellows shared spicy intestine with me!

Saigon at night from the rear seat of a motorcycle.

Saigon at night from the rear seat of a motorcycle.

Day trip to Mekong Delta and Can Tho.

Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong Delta.

Fruit sellers on the sidewalk.

Fruit sellers on the water.

More Mekong commerce.

Ferry to Can Tho.

Vinh Long girls.

Vinh Long commerce.

Vinh Long commerce.

Memories of Mekong.