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Hong Kong

After six months in China in 1987, Hong Kong seemed like…
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Koh Samui 2023

After the COVID lockdown, when travel was not an option, it…
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I LOVE ELEPHANTS, Koh Samui

Back to Thailand for a first post-COVID trip to Asia. The trip…
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Colorized old photos

This is a selection of old black and white photographs that I…
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Saigon, Vietnam

Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as…
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Saigon, Indo China

Captain Frost, my father, was posted to Indochina (Operation…
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Cocli market, northern Vietnam

Cocli market is not easy to find, but well worth the time…
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Sa Pa, Vietnam

Sa Pa, or Sapa, is a frontier town and capital of Sa Pa…
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Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok is the capital and the most populous city of Thailand.…
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Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane is Laos’s capital and largest city, situated…
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Mekon river trip, Laos

Entering Laos by travelling down the Mekon River from Thailand…
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Luang Prabang temples, Laos

Religion is one of the most important social forces in…
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Luang Prabang market, Laos

Entering Laos by travelling down the Mekon River from Thailand…
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The Killing Fields, Cambodia

The Killing Fields are a number of sites in Cambodia where…
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Ta Prohm, Cambodia

Ta Prohm (Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម)is the modern name of the…
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Siem Reap, Cambodia

In 2007, we headed out to the Far East and toured Laos,…
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Vietnam

This was a trip from Hanoi to Saigon, passing through Hue,…
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Beijing, China

Beijing in 1987 was very different from Beijing today. No…
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Elephant experience in Thailand

The elephant took us on a seven-hour trek up to one of the…
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Penang, Malaysia

Taking the train from Bangkok in 1987, Nitza and I travelled…
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Hong Kong – 1906 typhoon

On September 18 1906, a typhoon with a tsunami killed an…
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Japan in 1907

In 1907, Austin Frost, then a doctor in the British Army,…
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China in 1906

In 1906, Austin Frost, my grandfather, was in China. This…
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Hoi An, Vietnam

Hoi An was a jewel, attracting tourists in their droves with…
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WWII in the Far East

After spending a year based on the Khyber, my father, Tom…
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