My conversation with the taxi driver from the Bangkok airport began with him describing his six years as a novice monk eating one meal a day in a jungle temple. Then he noticed my luggage included golf clubs and began chattering enthusiastically about how he recently broke 90 using his expensive new set of Callaway [...]
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Mysterious Malaysia – An once-in-a-lifetime experience!
When I tell my buddies that I recently visited Malaysia, I find myself pulling up a map to show them it is nestled between Thailand and Indonesia in the South China Sea and then explaining why it’s such a well kept secret, though maybe not for much longer. An exotic destination indeed but most certainly [...]
FORTUNE COOKIES IN CHINA…GOLF’S FASTEST GROWING FRONTIER
Golf in the People’s Republic was banned under Chairman Mao’s regime. He deemed it decadent and elitist. Today, the Guinness World Records affirm that Mission Hills in Shenzhen is the planet’s largest golf club. Imagine twelve championship tracks in a region that was farmland and rice paddies a little over a decade ago.
BRINGING FINE DINING TO NEW HEIGHTS
SINGAPORE — With this job, travelling the world, drinking fine wines and dining on succulent meals prepared by the finest chefs is all in a day’s work. It’s very hard to praise one place over another and difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak.
