Georgetown, Malaysia July 21, 2017 With its old temples and clan houses, colonial buildings and quirky street art, Georgetown seduces easily. The thriving night market and buzzing bars lend their weight to busloads and boatloads of travelers and a couple of days stretch into multiple ones. This is one of those cities where history blends … More Penang in Pictures
May 22, 2016 Johannesburg, South Africa Recent history going back at least a couple of decades and possibly longer has always painted Johannesburg in shades of danger. I remember conversations with other travelers from more than a decade ago of how nobody stops at traffic lights because they would be shot at. Of how muggings … More Hackles at Half Mast
Johannesburg or Jo’burg or Jozi as it is called affectionately wears many faces. There is the affluent areas that reek of wealth, there are slums where people live in tin shacks, there are downtown areas getting recent facelifts, there are street markets and art on the street and in galleries and there is the sound … More The Many Faces of Jo’burg
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