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Jewel of Singapore

My cousin, Pearl Kwok, sent me tickets to the soft opening of Jewel Changi Airport when she knew I was in Singapore for some business, to see the lush Shiseido Forest Valley and witness the HSBC Rain Vortex, the world’s tallest indoor waterfall. Ma ...

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Fortress of Seoul

An ancient map of Seoul. When dynasties once ruled the empire of Goryeo (what Korea was named once), kings were born & thrones were fought for. King Taejo Yi Seonggye declared a new dynasty in 1392 under the name of Joseon, thus reviving an older dy ...