Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque
A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.
Singapore
A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Tây Ninh, Vietnam
The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Singapore
30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.
Pohang, South Korea
Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by one woman.
Gyeongju, South Korea
Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Itaewon-ro, South Korea
Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.
Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
A forlorn fishing village on the coast of Labrador, full of shipwrecks and Spanish gold.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.
Joggins, Nova Scotia
Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.
Pugwash, Nova Scotia
A rustic house where intellectuals and investors tried to put an end to Cold War nuclear armament.
Vulcan, Alberta
Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.
Drumheller, Alberta
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.