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weecheng.com redesigned & links to WeeCheng.com on facebook, twitter

Tan Wee Cheng — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:43:51 GMT

Dear Friends, weecheng.com has been redesigned! Here's a screenshot of the redesigned site: The key new features added include the following: - smashing new

Dominican Republic & Haiti: Voodooing around the Island of Hispaniol

Tan Wee Cheng — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:36:16 GMT

The island of Hispaniola, or the “Spanish Island”, was so-named by Christopher Columbus when he discovered the island in 1492, during his first voyage to

Venezuela: Angel Falls, Mysterious Tepuis and the Andes

Tan Wee Cheng — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:18:25 GMT

When a group of Spanish conquistadors arrived on the northern coast of the South American continent in 1499, they saw natives living in houses on stilts over

Orinoco Flow...

Tan Wee Cheng — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:03:42 GMT

Tonight (10 June), I will embark on an one-month journey through 6 countries and territories in the South America and the Western Caribbean,

TWC in The New Paper and ST Interactive Breaking News (2 Feb 09)

Tan Wee Cheng — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:45:57 GMT

The New Paper published a 2-page report on my travels yesterday (2 Feb 09), followed by a short summary on Straits Times Interactive Breaking News: He's the

Whirlwind visit to Hainan and Guangdong of China, Bangkok and Semara

Tan Wee Cheng — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:55:19 GMT

During the last 2 weeks, I visited parts of China, Thailand and Indonesia in rapid succession.? I have posted a number of short blog entries and hundreds of

Singapore At Last - WeeCheng Completes Odyssey2

Tan Wee Cheng — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:48:57 GMT

? Singapore At Last - WeeCheng Completes Odyssey2 ? After a long flight from Beirut via Dubai, I have finally arrived in Singapore.? Odyssey2, my second

Lebanon: The Eternal Battleground That is Paradise

Tan Wee Cheng — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:27:09 GMT

Lebanon: The Eternal Battleground That is Paradise For many years, before the term ?failed state? began to be applied on countries

Iran Part 3: The Iran of Ayatollahs and Mourners

Tan Wee Cheng — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:04:27 GMT

Iran Part 3: The Iran of Ayatollahs and Mourners I got onto a morning bus to Tehran. Ali, an English speaking Esfahani, sat beside me on the bus. We spoke

Iran Part 2: The Iran of Poets, Wine & Women

Tan Wee Cheng — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:54:19 GMT

Iran Part 2: The Iran of Poets, Wine & Women I got onto the 9am bus to Esfahan, whose inhabitants called it ¡°Half the World¡±, on account of its grand

Iran Part 1: Searching for the Iran of Ancient King of Kings

Tan Wee Cheng — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:49:49 GMT

Iran Part 1: Searching for

Sudan: Looking for Pyramids in War Zone; Short Updates on the UAE; N

Tan Wee Cheng — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:22:10 GMT

Sudan: Looking for Pyramids in War Zone; Short Updates on the UAE; Now in Iran Sudan for holiday? Isn?t this country plagued by civil war and coups since

Libya: To The Devil?s Mountain in the Golden Sahara / Now in Egypt

Tan Wee Cheng — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:48:20 GMT

Libya: To The Devil?s Mountain in the Golden Sahara Kaf Ajnoun: The Devil?s Mountain. Located in the deepest Sahara of southern Libya, this 1281-meter

Mad Rush Through East Africa ?C A Summary / On Way to Libya Now (Co

Tan Wee Cheng — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:23:11 GMT

Mad Rush Through East Africa ?C A Summary Now at Dubai Airport lounge on my way to Libya, my 170th country! Since I left Ethiopia, I have made my way very

Kenya now; Northern Ethiopia: Ancient Land and Corpses

Tan Wee Cheng — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:26:52 GMT

Kenya now; Northern Ethiopia: Ancient Land and Corpses Now in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. Over the last two weeks, I was mostly in northern Ethiopia, visiting