Home 1411
Breakfast - noodes and very dark coffee (spills required)
Museum in Malacca
Hibiscus
View of the Malacca Strait from our condo
Pool at condo in Malacca
In Malacca
Condo in Malacca
In Malacca with Chee-Kong and Emily
Tea at "The Baboon House" in Malacca
Birbs
Historic church in Malacca
The most boring museum in Malaysia - Melaka Literature Museum
Preparing a pastry treat
Incense sticks in a temple in Malacca
Jonker Street - a shopping area
Night market - Fruit stall - Pomegranates?
Night market in Seremban
Night market in Seremban
Night market in Seremban
Night market in Seremban
Night market in Seremban
Night market in Seremban
Night market in Seremban
Night market in Seremban
Food from the night market in Seremban
We got up early to visit the cemetery, but it opened later!
Incense at the cemetery
Chinese cemetery
Cleaning a family grave site
Fresh coconuts
"Wet kitchen" behind the house
The national flower of Malaysia (weed-eater strings)
Dinner in Mentakab - fried "chicken" (quail)
Dinner in Mentakab with family
I talked to these guys at a small food stall in Mentakab
Take-out dim sum goodies for breakfast
Family gathering for grandma's 84th birthday
Grandma's 84th birthday
Foong-Kim and Geoffrey
Ong and Foong-Leng
Alan and Foong-Ha
Emily and Chee-Kong
Foong-Kit and Sam
4 sisters
food at birthday dinner
food at birthday dinner
Chee-Kin and Bee-Yong
Foong-Ha enjoys a fancy drink
View of KL from Foong-Kit's apartment
Foong-Kit's (temporary) apartment in KL
Foong-Kim's apartment in KL
View from Foong-Kim's apartment in KL
Wow, who knew they had KK in Malaysia?
Meeting school friends in KL
Heavy rain in KL
Hiking in a KL park
City view from the KL park
A rainbow lorikeet at the KL Bird Park
Owl at the KL Bird Park
A precarious parking space
Hiking in the park in KL
Fresh coconuts
View from Foong-Kim's KL apartment
This guy helped me navigate the metro in Turkey
Street in Istanbul
Where I wandered in Istanbul
A day trip into Istanbul
Istanbul airport
Sisters
Finally going on a vacation
Our room in the Viaggio in Medellín
Dining room in the Viaggio
Art in the neighborhood
We walked to a shopping center for a meal and groceries
First meal in Medellín at Vivo Live Food
Seafood and a bibimbap-style mix
A quick rain shower
Food court
Breakfast at the Viaggio
Subway map - we're going to Juan XXIII
To get to the hilly neighborhoods, take the cable cars
Our tour guide, Camilo, at Juan XXIII
A view of the hillside Comuna
Foong checks directions
Camilo, our tour guide, and Steven from Ireland
Matt from Hong Kong rides the slide
Long path winds through shops
The band entertains
Street murals
Hip hop dancing
Freshly prepared food... goop?
The hills are endless
Jane and Joe Tourist in Comuna 13
Sprawling forever
A scenic overlook where everyone wants a photo
The line to get to the overlook
This guy has cute puppies, you can take photos with them
This guy was very patient with my Spanish
Down the many steps, past wall murals
Woman and bird
Lots of bird paintings
Macaws
Lots of symbolism in this mural
Bored monkey
Overhead decorations
With our fellow tourists, Steven (Ireland) and Matt (Hong Kong)
End of the train line
Museo El Castillo
Waiting for the castle tour
Fountain at the castle
Inlaid tile work looks almost Nazi-like
The gardens of Museo El Castillo
Museo El Castillo
This young woman is from Cary NC
Dinner at Relato in Provenza
Relato in Provenza
Lomo enyucado and hot rock ceviche
Dessert served on a cloud
Provenza Letras Medellín
Provenza Letras Medellín
Provenza Letras Medellín
Outside the Viaggio
Plaza Botero
Plaza Botero
Plaza Botero
Plaza Botero
Plaza Botero
Plaza Botero
Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe
Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe
Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Botero statues in the Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Museo de Antioquia
Plaza Botero
Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe
Police barricades surrounding Plaza Botero
Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe
vendors outside the barricade at Parque Berrío metro station
Gerónimo told us to visit Pueblito Paisa
A 360° camera at Pueblito Paisa
Tropical fruits and flowers at Pueblito Paisa
A model of Medellín valley at Pueblito Paisa
A refreshing drink at Pueblito Paisa
Santa Fe Mall
We ordered a Bandeja Paisa (Paisa Platter) at the mall
Dusk at the Santa Fe mall
Bandeja Paisa (Paisa Platter)
Breakfast at the Viaggio
Lining up to board our plane to Cartagena
We flew "Clic" airlines
Arriving in Cartagena
A mobile payphone
We bought the 2-day hop-on-hop-off bus tour package
Hotel Caribe in Bocagrande, Cartgena
Modern hotels in Bocagrande
Inside the walled city in Cartagena
Restaurant in Getsemani (Calle Adentro)
Seafood and pasta and plantains and salad
Inside Calle Adentro Restaurant
Cafe Havana is very popular at night (closed mid-day)
Street in Getsemani
Parque Centenario
Haircuts at the Plaza del Reloj (clock tower square)
Statue at Plaza del Reloj
We waited a long time for our bus just outside the wall
Tightrope walker at the stop light
Tour bus stop on the Caribbean coast
View from our room at the Hotel Caribe
Sunset at the Hotel Caribe
This bird is on the tallest branch, 5 stories up.
Sunset, preparing for a swim
Pool at the Hotel Caribe
Night view of Bocagrande from our hotel
Night view of Bocagrande from our hotel
Going to the buffet (night shot, actually!)
Welcome drinks at the pool-side bar
Tiny door to get to the buffet
The resident macaw
The resident peacock
View of the Caribbean from our room
On the hop-on-hop-off tour bus
Old house in Getsemani
Pigeon at Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
Another crazy stoplight acrobat
Inside the walled city
Tight parking
Texas Restobar, Cartagena
street in the walled city
Along the wall, facing the Caribbean
We gave up on the bus reaching this stop, called an Uber
The beach outside the Hotel Caribe
The macaw can't fly, but he knows where people leave their food
Stealing a hotel guest's food
Sunset at Hotel Caribe
Sunset at Hotel Caribe
Night life in Getsemani
Night life in Getsemani
Night life in Getsemani
Night life in Getsemani
7 Cielos restaurant
View from our table at 7 Cielos restaurant
7 Cielos restaurant
Bird cleaning breakfast tables at Hotel Caribe
Courtyard at Hotel Caribe
Hallway in Hotel Caribe is reminiscent of Getsemani streets
Juan Valdez coffee shop
Old school boarding
Pet bathroom in Bogotá airport
Pets on the plane
Guatapé
Hotel Los Recuerdos
Hotel Los Recuerdos
Foong at Hotel Los Recuerdos
We ordered way too much food!
Bandeja Paisa
Open elevator at Hotel Los Recuerdos
Taking a tuk-tuk to El Peñón (the Rock)
Taking a tuk-tuk to El Peñón (the Rock)
At the base of El Peñón (the Rock)
Climbing the 708 steps of El Peñón
View to the north from El Peñón (Hotel Los Recuerdos near the bridge)
View to the east from El Peñón
On top of El Peñón
On top of El Peñón
View to the west from El Peñón
Foong and Alan, on top of the world
"Bajando" means "going down"
Going down
A tiny car
Tuk-Tuks
Our ride to town
Horses on the road to El Peñón
Guatapé town
Shade and color, a touristy street in Guatapé
We ate lunch at this restaurant shop-house
The church in Guatapé
Guatapé is known for its house paintings
Guatapé is known for its house paintings
A tricked-out tuk-tuk
The dinner cruise only runs on weekends
"Don Hector" took us on a boat tour
Guatapean ducks
The burned out remains of Pablo Escobar's vacation home in Guatapé
A marker indicating the old Guatapé town, which is 40m under water
View of El Peñón from the lake
Posing for a picture on the rocking boat
The Rock, the lake, and the tourists
Helicopter tours took off every few minutes close to our hotel
Sunset in Guatapé
In the town of El Peñol, the locals ride their bikes on the long gradual incline
We were at the Medellín airport when the annular eclipse happened
Our flight back from Florida to NC was delayed until almost midnight
Souvenirs from Colombia
Liquor bottles in Colombia have tamper-proof spouts to prevent drugging
I bought some liquor in the duty free shop
jet
airport in Seoul
parlor at home
funeral ceremony
funeral ceremony
funeral ceremony
offering gifts to the departed
burning of offerings
offering gifts to the departed
burning of offerings
buffet and tent in home courtyard
parlor at home
parlor at home
glass-top coffin
band in courtyard
offering food to the departed
laying flowers in the coffin
honoring the departed
roast pork for the guests
funeral procession
funeral procession
a short grave-side service
back at home, a place to honor family
burning incense
dim sum breakfast
yellow watermelon
huge prawn soup
a reminder of the 1997 economic collapse
Nonya style food (yummy)
very loud entertainment at the neighborhood temple
very loud entertainment at the neighborhood temple
snack food vendor on a motorbike
meeting old friends in Singapore
a juice to-go
cloudy day at Marina Bay
Xaio-Ming's apartment
Xiao-Ming's tindy bedroom
student campus at NUS
NUS dorms
Plaza Singapura shopping center
Gardens by the Bay
prawns and satay
Cloud Forest
Fuchsia flower
aliens are landing (Cloud Forest)
Cloud Forest
pigeons on Scotts Road in Singapore
my colleague, Zhong-Wei
public toilet with hand spray nozzle (instead of a bidet)
Sands at Marina Bay
National Gallery Singapore
Suntec City (where Bitsight's office is)
Sun setting over the Johor Strait
six siblings
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