Misc. Travel in 2015

2015 was a good year - settled into the groove of life in Singapore, and had the opportunity to travel to some more interesting places, including first business trips to North Asia.  I didn't take many photos and often only had my phone on me, but wanted to provide a small taste of these cities and a few random interesting things I found along the way.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Bintan, Indonesia

Bangkok, Thailand

Taipei, Taiwan

Beijing, China

Penang, Malaysia

Tokyo, Japan

Seoul, Korea

Colombo/කොළඹ, Sri Lanka (11/28/2015 - 11/29/2015)

Colombo, literally meaning green mango, is the largest city and capital of Sri Lanka, and one we unfortunately did not have much time to enjoy.  We were advised by friends to not spend too much time here, but now respectfully disagree, and would like to spend a few days upon our next trip.

Filled with colonial architecture as well as new modern buildings, it felt like an up and coming place, finally freed from the stagnation that accompanied years of civil conflict (more so the economic cost).

One thing we absolutely had to do was try the local lagoon crab, ironically in short supply due to worldwide demand (Singaporeans are especially guilty here) - and we actually could not find a place to eat it until we stumbled across Ministry of Crab - which served our beloved crabs in quite novel ways (curry, butter, garlic pepper) - do look forward to trying more.

Anyway, just a few photos for now until we have the chance to return, which at only 2.5 hours away, we certainly will.