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	Singapore: During my first visit to Singapore I asked my friend Dennis to take me to lunch at a "local" establishement because I wanted to sample the "local" food. He looked at me funny and said sure no problem. Next thing I knew we were in the lower basement of a large hotel mingling amongst a potpurri of local peoples. The workers in Singapore are mainly Chinese, Malay, and Phillipine immigrants. I began to have second thoughts when I saw the barbequed Chinese ducks with heads still on and the eyes staring at me. I decided to go vegetarian. Every time I go to the East nowadays I stick to vegetarian!!! More Singapore
	Japan: Japan is a strange and foreign place. The people are extremely nice and the cities all feel incredibly safe. I had been through Japan several times on my way to Diego Garcia. The first time I went I found out that our hotel had a shuttle bus into the town of Narita which is near the airport. My friend Dennis and I ventured into town and found a neat temple and a quaint smallish town. I vowed that I would try a vacation through Japan on one of my next trips. Well two trips later I made that dream come true. To prepare myself I read the book Shogun which wets your appetite about the things you will see in Japan. Most of those things were destroyed during WWII; however, there are many reproductions and the museums were excellent. I spent about ten days exploring Japan. I was able to hostel my way from Narita to Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto. I loved all of these places. More Japan
	Malaysia: During our work trips to Diego Garcia, we are often stranded in Singapore from a few days to nearly a week. Singapore only holds a certain amount of attractions (for me anyway) and I wanted to get out of the city. I decided to take a day trip to Malaysia. From our hotel there was a trip to a city up the coast called Mallaca. More Malaysia
	Diego Garcia: Diego is an atoll in the Indian Ocean. It is a British Indian Ocean Territory and the Brits run the island (all three of them). The islands original inhabitants were French Polynesians who had plantations. The reminants of the plantation days are a few dozen donkeys and loads of chickens. They all free range over the atoll nowadays. More Diego Garcia

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