The sharper edge to traveling in Asia

WoWasis Book review: ‘38 Million Dollar Smile’ / ‘Bangkok Free Fall’ by Richard Stevenson

Richard Stevenson is the nom de plume of Richard Lipez, an American author best known for his series of novels involving the world of private eye Don Strachey. Here at WoWasis, we’re always looking at new twists on the Bangkok Fiction genre. The ‘bar girl meets western man’ theme has been covered in dozens of […]

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WoWasis book review: ‘Saraswati Park’ by Anjali Joseph, a novel from India

Homosexuality is a theme we here at WoWasis have yet  to encounter while reading through the Bangladeshi fiction we’ve been reviewing recently, but it strongly resonates through Indian writer Anjali Joseph’s first novel, Saraswati Park (2010, ISBN 978-93-5029-061-3). Set in Bombay (Mumbai), the activities primarily concern Ashish, a young student whose emerging gay consciousness involves […]

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WoWasis book review: ‘Angelwings,’ queer fiction from Taiwan

Oh how we desperately wanted to like Angelwings: Contemporary Queer Fiction from Taiwan (2003, ISBN 0-8248-2661-2). It had all the markings of a winner, ten short fiction stories told from a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender perspective (referred to in Taiwan as the tonqzhi and ku’er wenxue movements). Here at WoWasis, our problem was that the […]

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The Good Manner: Losing one’s girlfriend… to another girl!

The Good Manner: Love & Relationship Advice from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: losing one’s girlfriend… to another girl! Dear Pa Farang,  I have been with my girlfriend, Apple, for more than a year.  I’m very much in love with her, and we have talked marriage.  Unfortunately, I only see her two nights a […]

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Bali’s fun nightlife in Seminyak and Kuta

Bali’s nightlife centers around the southern towns of Seminyak and Kuta. While Indonesia’s night scene may not rival that of Thailand or the Philippines, it’s worth a night out just to take a look. Nightlife here starts late, around 10 pm or so, and carries on until 3 in the morning. Don’t worry if your […]

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