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Where to visit in Malaysia?
What to do in Johor?
The culture and history of Johor Bahru
Travels in Malaysia 2021
2020
2019
2018
Thaipusam festival, Johor Bahru, 31st Jan 2018
The Edible Park in Nusajaya - 3rd Feb 2018
Exploring Kangkar Tebrau - 19th Feb 2018
The oldest churches in Johor Bahru, 21st Feb 2018
Chingay Johor Bahru 2018 (5-9th March)
The Figure Museum in Johor Bahru (March 2018)
The Malay world in Old Singapore (March 2018)
Sultan Hussein’s Domain
Temenggong Abdul Rahman’s domain
Keppel Harbour and the pirates
The Bugis
Janda Baik Top 30 Attractions! (July 2018)
Fort Canning Park, Singapore (July 2018)
32nd Aadipoora Thiruvizha (12th August 2018)
11F (17th Aug. 2018)
Preview of 24 Festive Drums (18th August 2018)
5th International Festival of 24 Festive Drums (25th August 2018)
It’s Festival Time at Puteri Harbour (8th Sept. 2018)
Songs of the Sitar (22nd Sept, 2018)
The Sarawak Report (15th Sept 2018)
After Hours 2.0: Food Fetish (15th Sept, 2018)
Johor Bahru - A Walking History Tour book (Sept. 2018)
Exploring the Old Johor Sultanate in Kota Tinggi (25th Sept. 2018)
Makam Sultan Mahmud Mangkat Di Julang
Kota Dan Makam Laksamana
Kota Dan Makam Touhid
Makam Tun Habib
Kota Johor Lama
Harvest Festival at the Edible Park (6th Oct. 2018)
Johor Weaving Gallery (9th Oct. 2018)
Old Stories of Johor (9th Oct. 2018)
The Birth of Singapore (Oct. 2018)
Exploring Chinatown, Singapore (17th Oct. 2018)
Sri Mariamman Temple
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Ann Siang Hill
Thian Hock Keng Temple
Nagore Dargah Shrine
GARIS at Think City (20th Oct. 2018)
Deepavali celebrations in Johor Bahru (20th Oct. 2018)
The world premier of ‘The Hidden History of Johor Bahru’, 21st Oct. 2018
The Life of a Park (November 2018)
Freedom Film Fest, 18th November 2018
Penyabong in monsoon season, 2nd December 2018
2017
Thaipusam festival, Johor Bahru, 9th Feb 2017
Prelude Day Parade, Chingay JB, 16th Feb 2017
Night Parade, Chingay JB, 17th Feb 2017
A road trip to Ipoh (22-27 Feb 2017)
Paya Indah Wetlands
Morib
Kuala Selangor
Sekinchan rice paddies
Sungkai
Gua Tempurung cave
Ipoh Heritage Trail
Ipoh Heritage Trail - Day 1
Ipoh Heritage Trail - Day 2
Ipoh murals
Kellie’s Castle
Chinese cave temples
A day out in Penyabong (6th March 2017)
Gunung Pulai Recreational Park (19th March 2017)
A day at the beach in Penyabong (23rd March 2017)
Johor Zoo (29th March 2017)
FOLO organic farm, Johor Bahru (29th March 2017)
Pulau Kukup Johor National Park (1st April 2017)
Kuso Trick Art 1st in JOHOR BAHRU (24th April 2017)
Johor Bahru Art Gallery (13th July 2017)
The making of an English garden in Janda Baik (17-20th July 2017)
A deeper look into Johor Bahru (31st July 2017)
Exploring Malaysian Borneo (6-15th August 2017)
Sandakan (Sabah)
Food market
Street life
Sandakan Memorial Park
Agnes Keith House
Temples and river life
Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (Sabah)
Moon Bears and the Rainforest Discovery Centre (Sabah)
Gomantong Caves (Sabah)
Kinabatangan River cruise (Sabah)
Proboscis monkeys at Labuk Bay (Sabah)
Silvery Lutungs at Labuk Bay (Sabah)
Kota Kinabalu (Sabah)
Kuching (Sarawak)
Sarawak Cultural Village
Kuching city
The Brooke Gallery at Fort Margherita
Kuching cats
Little India in Johor Bahru (10th Sept 2017)
The Arulmigu Rajamariamman Devasthanam Temple
The Sikh Temple
On the streets in and around Little India
A glimpse into the Chinese world of Johor Bahru (12th Sept 2017).
Fo Guang Shan HsingMa Si Education Centre
Tzu Chi Malaysia
Southern University College
A day out in Singapore (16th Sept 2017).
The Gardens by the Bay.
Clarke Quay to Chinatown and back.
A shooting assignment in Penyabong (23rd - 27th Oct 2017)
The beach!
Marine Ecosystems (Teluk Sari and Pulau Mawar).
Coastal Survival at Teluk Sari.
Marine Biology.
Gunung Arong hike.
Community Service at SK Tanjung Resang.
A return to Teluk Sari.
Penang (16-20th Nov 2017)
Colonial Penang
The Protestant cemetery
The Blue Mansion
Chinese Temples in Penang
Chinese Streets of Penang
Miscellaneous street scenes
The E&O Hotel and promenade
2016
Johor Bahru Chingay, 2016
Johor Bahru’s soon to be famous banana fritters!
The Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple, Johor Bahru
Desaru Fruit Farm
Kota Johor Lama
Cameron Highlands (May 2016)
Food markets in Johor Bahru (2016)
A day trip to Muar (July 2016)
Sungai Melayu Eco Tourism (July 2016)
A trip to Penyabong (August 2016)
Lotus Resort, Desaru (August 2016)
Crocodile World, near Desaru (August 2016)
Colmar Tropicale, - Berjaya Hills, Bukit Tinggi (August 2016)
A grand tour of Janda Baik (August 2016)
Drone Racing in Johor Bahru (1st Oct 2016)
Janda Baik - part II (October 2016)
2015
A day trip to the southwestern tip of Malaysia (Kukup)
Exploring Johor Bahru Old Town
Local birds
Melaka or Malacca?
The Malaysian Red Crescent
Travels
Myanmar (Dec. 2019)
Yangon
Shwedagon Pagoda
The Botataung Pagoda
The Streets of Yangon
The Secretariat
Bagan
The red-brick temples of Bagan
Ananda Temple
Balloons over Bagan
Bagan - Kyauk Gu U Min temple
Bagan - sunset on the Irrawaddy River
Shinbyu or Noviciation Parade
Bagan - miscellaneous
Chauk market
Salay and Mount Popa
Inle Lake
Arrival on the lake
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Fishermen
Village life
Ywa Ma village
Floating gardens
Lotus fabric, silk weaving, betel leaf, and cheroot production.
Mya Set Kyar Cooking Class
Shwe Indein Pagoda
Monasteries and pagodas around Inle Lake
Khaung Daing village
Tasmania (November 2019)
Hobart
Hobart - Battery Point and Salamanca Market
Hobart - MONA
Hobart - Cascades Female Factory
Hobart - Mount Wellington/Kunanyi
Hobart to Port Arthur
Richmond and Dunalley
Eaglehawk Neck
Port Arthur Historic Site and environs
Port Arthur to Coles Bay
Freycinet Peninsula
Coles Bay to St. Helens
St. Helens to Derby
Derby to Launceston
Woolmers Estate, near Launceston
Launceston to Deloraine
Deloraine to Devonport
Devonport to Stanley
The Tarkine Drive
Stanley to Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain to Strahan
Strahan to Lake St.Clair
Lake St. Clair to New Norfolk
The flowers of Tasmania
Sydney (1st-7th December, 2019)
Cornelia Parker exhibition in the MCA
Taking a ferry to Manly
England in Summertime! (August 2019)
English seasides
The Dorset seaside
Swanage
Chesil beach
The Yorkshire seaside.
English parks
King George’s Playing Fields, Warley, Essex
Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex
Green Park, London
The grounds of Buckingham Palace, London
St James’s Park, London
Durlston Country Park, Swanage
Christmas 2018 in the UK
Views from the Shard
The River Thames
Tower Bridge
Christmas in Brentwood
Cannonbury Park North
Colchester Castle
Christmas lights in London
This and That!
Hong Kong (Aug/Sept 2018)
Old friends reunited!
A day of museums with Anita and Derek Pang
The Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Hong Kong by day
Hong Kong by night
Hokkaido, Japan (July 2018)
Day 1 - from Memanbetsu airport to Rausu
Day 2 - Rausu
Day 3 - Rausu to Lake Kussharo
Lake Mashu
Mount Io
Kaminoko Pond
Sunayu Beach
Lake Kussharo
Day 4 - Lake Kussharo to Mount Asahidake
Day 5 - Mount Asahidake hike
Day 6 - Mount Asahidake to Furano
Biei flower fields
The Blue Pond, Biei
Furano flower fields
Day 7 - Furano to Sapporo
Furano Winery and Cheese Factory
Sapporo Beer
Sapporo from the top of Mount Moiwa
Day 8 - Sapporo to Lake Toya
Lake Shikotsuko
Mount Usu
Fireworks on Lake Toya
Day 9 - Lake Toya to Hakodate
The Old Public Hall
The Former British Consulate
The Old Soma House
Goryokaku Fort
The Magistrate’s Office
Day 10 - Hakodate to Tokyo
Hakodate fish market
Tokyo
Kaohame collection
Nikko, Japan (July 2018)
The train journey to Nikko
Tobu World Square
Edo Wonderland
The Shoyoen Garden
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
Nikko Futarasan Shrine
Nikko Taiyuinbyo Shrine
Indonesia (April-May 2018)
The people!
Bali
Tegallalong Rice Terrace
Ubud market area
Tanah Lot Temple
Taman Ayun Temple
Sanur beach
Uluwatu Temple
Java
Surabaya
The House of Sampoerna (Surabaya)
Surabaya street scenes
The Pasar Pabean (spice market) and there abouts in Surabaya
Bromo Tenggar Semeru National Park
Mount Bromo at sunset
Mount Bromo at sunrise
The Sea of Sand
From Mt. Bromo to Malang
Malang
Train journey from Malang to Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
The Sultan’s Palace
The Sultan’s Palace
The Water Palace
Prambanan Temple
The Water Palace
Prambanan Temple
Borobudur
Bogor Botanical Gardens
Jakarta - the Capital City of Indonesia
The National Monument area
Dutch Colonial Jakarta
Sunda Kelapa - the harbour
Glodok - China Town
Christmas 2017 in the UK
London (Part 1)
London (Part 2)
London (Charles II: Art & Power)
In Brentwood for Christmas
Memorial to my Auntie Jean.
The Lake District
The beautiful English Countryside!
The hills and dales, and Kendal itself!
Glasgow
New Lanark
Edinburgh
Blackpool
Liverpool
Australia - May 2017
Perth (4th May)
New Norcia (5th May)
Perth to Wave Rock (6th May, 239 miles)
Wave Rock to Esperance (7th May, 330 miles)
Esperance to Kalgoorlie (8th May, 247 miles)
Kalgoorlie to Lake Ballard and back (9th May, 314 miles)
Lake Ballard and Inside Australia
Menzies, Niagara Dam, and Kookynie
Kalgoorlie to Norseman (10th May, 119 miles)
Crossing the Nullarbor
Norseman to Balladonia (11th May, 121 miles)
Balladonia to Caiguna (12th May, 121 miles)
Caiguna to Cocklebiddy (13th May, 78 miles)
Cocklebiddy to WA/SA Border Village (14th May, 183 miles)
WA/SA Border Village to Nullarbor Roadhouse (15th May, 120 miles)
Nullarbor Roadhouse to Ceduna (16th May, 225 miles)
Ceduna to Port Lincoln (17th May, 278 miles)
Port Lincoln to Port Augusta (18th May, 215 miles)
Port Augusta to Barossa Valley (19th May, 213 miles)
Barossa Valley to Adelaide (20th May, 80 miles)
Adelaide (21st May)
Kangaroo Island
Adelaide to Kangaroo Island (22nd May, 151 miles)
Kangaroo Island (23rd May, 105 miles)
Kangaroo Island: Raptor Domain
Kangaroo Island: Raptor Domain
Kangaroo Island: Seal Bay
Kangaroo Island: Remarkable Rocks
Kangaroo Island: Seal Bay
Kangaroo Island: Remarkable Rocks
Kangaroo Island (24th May, 39 miles)
Kangaroo Island to Adelaide airport to Sydney airport (25th May, 150 miles)
Sydney
Sydney (26th May)
Sydney (27th May)
Sydney (28th May)
Sydney (29th May)
Sydney (30th May)
Sydney airport to home (31st May)
Christmas 2016 in the UK
London
Devizes (Wiltshire)
Brentwood (Essex)
A return trip to Hong Kong in November 2016
New Zealand (Dec. 2015 - Jan. 2016)
My discovery of New Zealand!
Day 1: Auckland
Day 2: Christmas Day in Auckland
Day 3: To Paihia, Bay of Islands
Day 4: Bay of Islands
Waitangi Treaty Grounds
To Kawakawa, Kerikeri and the Haruru Falls
Day 5: Bay of Islands
A car ferry to Russell
Jack Morgan’s museum and Ruapekapeka Pa Historic Reserve
Day 6: To Waipoua Forest and Matakana
Day 7: Matakana to Auckland
Day 8: To Coromandel Pensisula
Day 9: Coromandel Peninsula
Day 10: To Rotorua via Hobbiton
Day 11: Rotorua
Day 12: To Napier
Day 13: Napier’s Gannet Colony
Day 14: To Martinborough
Day 15: To Wellington
Day 16: To South Island and Abel Tasman National Park
Day 17: Abel Tasman (Kaiteriteri)
Day 18: To Kaikoura
Day 19: Kaikoura
Day 20: To Christchurch
Day 21: Christchurch’s Antarctic Centre
Day 22: To Mt. Cook National Park
Day 23: To Dunedin
Day 24: Dunedin
Day 25: To Te Anau
Day 26: To/from Milford Sound
Milford Sound Cruise
The Chasm
Lake Gunn Nature Walk
Day 27: To Queenstown
Day 28: Queenstown
Day 29: To Franz Josef Glacier
Day 30: Franz Josef Glacier
Day 31: To Christchurch on Trans Alpine Scenic train
Japan - Oct 2015
Day 1 - A walk on The Bluff
Day 2 - Kamakura temples
Day 3 - The drive to Takayama
Day 4 - Visiting Takayama and Ogimachi Village
Day 4 - Takayama Shiroyama Park and Sanmachi Traditional Buildings
Day 4 - Miyagawa Morning Market
Day 4 - Takayama Jinya
Day 4 - Ogimachi village
Day 5 - Gokayama
Day 5 - Suganuma Village
Day 5 - Ainokura Village
Day 6 - Kanazawa
Day 6 - Kenrokuen Garden
Day 6 - Kanazawa Castle and the Samurai District
Day 6 - Oyama Jinja Shrine and the Omicho Market
Day 7 - The Japan Sea coast and return drive to Yokohama
Day 8 - Downtown Yokohama
Day 9 - A fire in Yokohama China Town
Japan - Feb 2015
Yokohama City
Sankeien Garden, Yokohama
Mount Fuji
The Big Buddha, Diabutsu, at Kamakura
Hasedera Temple, Kamakura
Tsunugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Kamakura
Kenchoji Temple, Kamakura
Istanbul - October 2014
Istanbul - Street scenes and The Bosphorus
Istanbul - Bazaars, markets and food stalls
Istanbul - Mosques, churches, and cisterns!
Cape Town (July 2014)
Namibia (July 2014)
Travels through Namibia (July 2014)
Windhoek
The drive from Windhoek to Desert Homestead (Namib Desert)
Sossusvlei
The drive from Desert Homestead to Swakopmund
The seaside resort town of Swakopmund
Cape Cross seal colony on the drive from Swakopmund to Damaraland
Camp Kipwe and its desert-adapted elephants
Twyfelfontain rock art
The drive from Camp Kipwe to Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park
Twilight around the waterhole on the day of our arrival
Driving around the park on day 1
Driving around the park on day 2
Okonjima (Africat)
Star trails
Travelling through the west of Bhutan (March 2013)
Why visit Bhutan?
Exploring Thimphu
The road from Thimphu to the Buddha of Compassion, and the Memorial Chorten.
Downtown Thimphu and afternoon archers.
Thimphu paper making factory and Thimphu dzong.
Thimphu town square and the farmer’s market.
Dochu La, Chumni Lhakhang temple, and Punakha Dzong.
A long drive from Punaka to Phobjikha Valley.
From Punakha to Paro.
An overnight trek to Bumdra monastery, descending via the Tiger’s Nest monastery.
Hong Kong
Proud to be a Hongkonger (Oct. 2014)
Sai Kung: a day out by the sea (12 Oct 2013)
Floppy Dog movies
Floppy Dog arrives in Malaysia
Floppy Dog to the rescue!
Floppy Dog and the Pirate’s Treshur!
Floppy Dog’s Woof Story!
Floppy Dog and Macbone’s Demons
Floppy Dog Stays at Home
Travels in Malaysia in 2019
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Retracing the Old Johor Sultanate along the Johor River (23rd Jan 2019)
The History of Melaka (30-31st Jan 2019)
Muar - the Royal Town of Johor (1-2 Feb 2019)
Langkawi (4-8th Feb 2019)
The Crown Arch, Johor Bahru (16th Feb 2019)
Prelude Day Parade, Chingay Johor Bahru (24th Feb 2019)
Night Parade, Chingay Johor Bahru (25th Feb 2019)
Kite Festival, Pasir Gudang (2nd March 2019)
Uncovering the History of Johor (4th March 2019)
Revisiting Raffles (8-9th March 2019)
Kota Tinggi Museum (13th March 2019)
Asian Delights at Amari Johor Bahru (28th March 2019)
Riding for the Disabled (5th April, 2019)
Off to Bintulu! (16-20th April 2019)
World Glaucoma Day (30th April 2019)
Masjid India during Ramadan (25th May 2019)
Pontian with the Malaysian Red Crescent (29th May 2019)
Hari Raya at Masjid India (5th June 2019)
Ramadan and the Art of Porridge
The making of ‘The Hidden History of Johor Lama’ (May 2019)
Hari Raya Open House (June 2019)
It’s a wrap! (1-2 July 2019)
Educating Rohingya children in Johor Bahru (7th July 2019)
Durian season in Pahang, Malaysia (July 2019)
Exploring Taman Negara, Pahang (29-31 July 2019)
Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque (8th Sept. 2019)
Jeiwa Power House (10th Sept 2019)
The Temple of Fine Arts, Johor Bahru (5th Oct. 2019)
World Cerebral Palsy Day, 6th Oct. 2019
Johor Cultural Festival (12th Oct. 2019)
Deepavali and the Malaysian Red Crescent (13th Oct. 2019)
Showing of our documentary on “The Hidden History of Johor Lama" (19th Oct. 2019)
Deepavali celebrations at Persatuan Cerebral Palsy Johor (22nd Oct. 2019)
A performance of Jalinan Bertitih (23rd Oct. 2019)
Deepavali and the Malaysian Red Crescent (26th Oct. 2019)
The story of Siva (26th Oct. 2019)
After the floods (29th Oct. 2019)
After even more floods!!! (17th Dec. 2019)
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