Traditional Korean haenyeo female divers are quickly becoming a thing of the past; see them now, while you can.
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Ao Dai Festival of Vietnamese fashion to be held in San Jose, California in September, 2012
San Jose, California, is essentially the largest Vietnamese city outside of Vietnam, with an estimated 100,000 residents of Vietnamese ethnicity. Each year, San Jose hosts the Ao Dai Festival, celebrating the garment that is the paragon of traditional Vietnamese feminine fashion, with a fascinating history, and from what has been evident in past festivals, an intriguing […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cebu Pacific Airlines dancing flight attendants in the Philippines
Asian airlines continue to push innovative marketing and customer service strategies and practices that surprise and delight travelers, especially those from western countries, who sadly have become expectant of encountering to crabby flight attendants in their own lands. Late last year, we here at WoWasis reported that PC Air, flying out of Bangkok, was now […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis explores Taiwan’s rich indigenous aboriginal culture
Taiwan’s presence in the high technology world has given it an aura of modernity that somewhat masks the fact that it has an extraordinary richness and diversity of aboriginal peoples. These diverse tribes are all part of the Austronesian language group, which spans an incredible distance, from Madagascar to Easter Island, and Taiwan to New […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis visits the Taiwan Theater Museum in Ilan (Yilan)
Just a few km south of the northeastern Taiwan city of Jaosi is Ilan (Yilan), home of the Taiwan Theater Museum. Formally opened in 1990 as the Taiwanese Opera Museum, its exhibits include artifacts relating to Taiwanese and Beiguan Opera, and Puppet theatre. In the opinion of your review team here at WoWasis, the puppets […]
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 visits Wulai: an aboriginal cultural village & hot springs in Taiwan
WoWasis drove to Wulai, only 40 minutes south of Taipei. The trick, once we got there, was finding the Atayal-run Wulai Aboriginal Cultural Village. Wulai is a village noted for its hot springs, and there are plenty there from which to choose. The Atayals, who run the cultural village across the river, are one of […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis visits the city of Mandalay, Burma
Take a half-day tour of Mandalay! While visitors will find that the city of Mandalay pales in comparison with Rangoon, and the ancient palace, lying within the moat, was mostly destroyed by fighting in WWII, it remains a fascinating city with its on vibe. Today, Mandalay is best visited as a home base for day […]
Read the rest of this entry »Ubud, city of art and culture in Bali, Indonesia
Ubud is a leisurely city of beautiful architecture, wonderful restaurants, terrific museums, and magnificent evening dance and culture shows. The city and her people have served as twin muses for several generations of painters, Balinese and expat alike. Walking around the city provides WoWasis visitors a seemingly endless series of interesting moments, and the outlying […]
Read the rest of this entry »Exploring Thai culture at Bangkok’s Siam Society
Bangkok’s best venue for exploring Thai culture and tradition is at the venerated Siam Society, whose exciting complex is on Soi Asok (Sukhumvit Soi 21), just northwest of the (BTS Skytrain Asok, and MRT Subway Sukhumvit stations). We attended an Isaan music and dance performance there for 200 baht, and were treated to fabulous Thai […]
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