Have You Seen Us Lately? Dot Org » Asia http://haveyouseenuslately.org Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:19:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Perfect Public Transportation http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/11/19/perfect-public-transportation/ http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/11/19/perfect-public-transportation/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:00:52 +0000 Jason http://haveyouseenuslately.org/?p=5010 If there was any ever doubt as to the global strength of China, look no further than the Hong Kong subway system. It is as close to the most flawless system I’ve ever encountered. High-speed trains departing every 3 minutes. Completely intuitive maps and routing information. Highly informational on-board position tracking. And just look at these lovely color coded stations.

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I’ve often thought that the key to any modern civilization is public transportation. If you can’t get people where they need to be, when they need to be there, your growth will be stunted. Getting that system in place is of course a classic chicken-and-egg problem! Hong Kong has the whole damn hen house.

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Kuala Lumpur makes me want to visit the naked city of São Paulo. On a related note, you should watch The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

]]> http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/11/07/unbelievably-tasty/feed/ 0 Siem Reap http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/02/14/siem-reap/ http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/02/14/siem-reap/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:18:21 +0000 Jason http://haveyouseenuslately.org/?p=4128 IMG_7425 IMG_7585 IMG_7591 IMG_7602 IMG_7458 IMG_7459 IMG_7444 IMG_7428 IMG_7422 ]]> http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/02/14/siem-reap/feed/ 0 Fish and Pony Show http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/02/13/fish-and-pony-show/ http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/02/13/fish-and-pony-show/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:13:34 +0000 Jason http://haveyouseenuslately.org/?p=4107 IMG_7430 IMG_7439 IMG_7470 IMG_7475 IMG_7472 IMG_7487 IMG_7496 IMG_7500 IMG_7503 IMG_7519 IMG_7525 IMG_7553 IMG_7555 IMG_7560 ]]> http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/02/13/fish-and-pony-show/feed/ 0 Banteay Srei http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/02/11/banteay-srei/ http://haveyouseenuslately.org/2011/02/11/banteay-srei/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:52:12 +0000 Jason http://haveyouseenuslately.org/?p=4095 Red sandstone temple with elaborately decorative carvings. Followed up by a shocking trip to the Cambodian Land Mine Museum. Please donate if you can.

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