Author Archives: yololah

The Sami north and the Viking south

Snow White and sun gold

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Photo Gallery: Emerald Hill, Singapore

A stone's throw from Singapore's famed Orchard Road, Emerald Hill is a conservation area where...

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Penang – a mix of roti and rice

The isle of betelnut

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Malayan matchmaker and stories from the Sireh box

Follow the footsteps of the Peranakan matchmaker at Emerald Hill where the Straits Chinese lived...

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Pasargad – from reverence to irrelevance

In Cyrus the Great's capital in Pasargad, there is nothing but dust to show that...

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Persian Gardens – paradise on earth

Finding Firdaus

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Iran – behind the walled gardens

Proud of its plurality and a wealth of arts and culture, Iranians live happily within...

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Finding Firdaus in Tashkent’s Chorsu Bazaar

Now, if ever there was a Firdaus on earth, it would have to be in Tashkent's...

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Bukhara and the dance of the peacocks

The last Emir of Bukhara before the October Revolution

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In every darkness, we see the light

History of Jewish community in Singapore

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