Traditional Korean haenyeo female divers are quickly becoming a thing of the past; see them now, while you can.
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WoWasis visits Sri Lanka’s mountain tea houses
Tea is an essential part of Sri Lankan culture, and is their second leading export commodity, behind textiles. Sri Lanka’s hill country is liberally dotted with terraced tea plantations, and many of them have wonderful tea houses right at the road side where you can relax, drink their teas, and enjoy the mountain atmosphere. And […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis visits Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Arugam Bay in southeast Sri Lanka is fairly well known for surfing, and waves are best in the high season, between April and October. In low season, it’s still a great getaway, with plentiful inexpensive beach bungalows and hotels, picturesque fishing boats, and an opportunity to swim in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis beer review: Some great beers from Sri Lanka
Similar to the situation in which we found ourselves while reviewing Vietnamese beers, we here in your WoWasis beer tasting room can’t find any reason not to stay exclusively with Sri Lankan-produced beers while in that country. Sri Lankan stouts and lagers rank with the best in Asia. Here’s our report: For sheer everyday drinkability, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bangkok’s abandoned rails get new life for food cart transport
Here at WoWasis, one of our most popular posts is about Cambodia’s bamboo train, which makes use of abandoned rails and cars made from army tank wheels. As we found out this week, Bangkok’s not far behind in determining new uses for abandoned railroad tracks. It’s been years since any train rolled down the tracks […]
Read the rest of this entry »PC Air’s ladyboy flight attendants now flying in Thailand
As WoWasis reported earlier this year, Bangkok’s PC Air began to interview ladyboys as flight attendants. Now, they’re flying! This month, as reported by MailOnline, PC Air President Peter Chan has hired four ladyboys as flight attendants, Chayathisa Nakmai, Dissanai Chitpraphachin, Nathatai Sukkaset and Phuntakarn Sringern, after receiving more than 100 applications. The airline noted […]
Read the rest of this entry »Apartment Asian Massage Parlors (AAMP) in North America: how masseuses create a home in a motel
In earlier posts, WoWasis described the nuances of the AAMP (Apartment Asian Massage Parlor) scene in North America, and defined a list of commonly used AAMP acronyms. Although a number of these women live and work out of their own apartments, many do not. So how do they instantly create a homey environment in a […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis book review: Amy C. Liu’s ‘Taiwan A to Z: The Essential Cultural Guide’
Amy C. Liu’s Taiwan A to Z: The Essential Cultural Guide (2009, ISBN 978-957-97847-6-4)is the book we wish we here at WoWasis had read prior to visiting Taiwan. Amy C. Liu was born in Taiwan, but came to San Jose, CA when she was 13 years old. She attended high school in the U.S., got […]
Read the rest of this entry »Nightlife in Taipei… what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger
At an estimated 2.5 million people (and an almost unbelievable 25,000 people per square mile), Taipei’s gotta have some entertainment options. We here at WoWasis don’t have much left in the ear department after our visit to Taipei’s Brown Sugar bar, and we’re still trying to get our stomach back in order after an hour […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis book review: Harold Stephens’ ‘At Home in Asia: Expatriates in Southeast Asia’
Writer and sailor Harold Stephens sure gets around. He lied about his age so he join join the Marines and fight in the Pacific, was imprisoned by the Chinese communists, escaped on a junk, rode across Australia on a motorcycle, and built his own concrete boat, which split apart in a hurricane after seeing endless […]
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