Asia Archives - Katherine Dolan Writes

Touring South-West China with Davide Melia

Asia March 10, 2021

This week I’d like to introduce you to Davide Melia, creator of ‘South West China with Davide Melia’ on Patreon. Davide lives in the Dehong Dai...

A Tiny Taste of Tokyo 2020

Asia February 15, 2020

A lot of aspects of Japan’s culture appeal strongly to me. The beautiful Kanji script, wabi-sabi, the serene and sad painting and literature, the...

Thailand Works

Asia February 7, 2020

During our latest stay in Bangkok, we were lucky to meet some people willing to discuss the history of this region and to introduce...

MaxPhht Bangkok

Asia February 24, 2021

When we arrived in Bangkok, the first thing I noticed was that it would not be practical to run outside. The sky was a...

Creators and Destroyers in Colombo’s National Museum

Asia January 20, 2020

After visiting the National Museum, I had a dream in which a mass murderer walked into a supermarket with an arsenal of antique Sri...

Life in the Kandy Kingdom

Asia January 10, 2020

Kandy sits on a hill in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, ensconced in dense jungle and a curve of the island’s great river...

The Botanical Zoo at Peradeniya

Asia January 5, 2020

We couldn’t stay in Kandy without visiting the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, which is a shame because they're a good six kilometers from the city...

Udawalawe: a Popular Pachyderm Park

Asia January 1, 2020

“See the electric fence?” Our guide Ruwan pointed to the serious barrier stretching around the park perimeter. “This is to stop elephants going out...

A Trip to Galle Fort

Asia December 29, 2019

Last week we spent a couple of sweltering days in Galle Fort, a pretty, touristy spot enclosed in a huge old fort on a...

Hotel California with an Indian Ocean View

Asia December 25, 2019

The place we’re in now is not the worst hotel in the world. It has a pool, wifi and air conditioning, as advertised. The...

Lankania: Kings and Birds

Asia December 22, 2019

On Thursday it was time to head south for the beach town of Hikkaduwa. We decided against getting the train, because we would have...

Sri Lanka’s Sensory Shocks

Asia February 24, 2021

“It’s funny--it always strikes me how amazing it is--that in less than half a day you can be on the other side of the...

Asia

Portal to Ur

The Other Gallipoli

Beach Walk

Tolkien in Italy