SOUTH EAST  ASIA  
IN  1994

After returning home from Russia, I spent July enjoying festivals in Montreal but I had to leave again to give an opinion on a gas pricing problem in Indonesia for the Asian Development Bank. I spent three weeks studying the matter in Jakarta and one week at the bank's headquarters in Manila to write my report. Naturally I took advantage of being there to visit a few neighbouring countries.

I left two weeks earlier to visit Singapore and Malaysia and after my work in Indonesia  and the Philippines, I spent two months touring Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand again, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan before retuning home in Montreal. And when it got cold in December, I grabbed my bag again to spend the winter in Africa.

I continue developing this site for the pleasure of sharing the joys of discovery with you. Meeting wonderful people of all skin colours, ethnic origins and beliefs has inspired me to set up the Humanist Foundation of Quebec to promote critical thinking and intercultural tolerance.

You may download and use the globetrotter's photos provided you mention "Photo by Bernard Cloutier" with a link to this site below each photo. High resolution versions can be acquired from our agent Travel-Images.com.

If you feel like it, you may exchange comments and impressions with other readers in the questbook or express them to me privately by the e-mail link. Putting a link on your web site, if you have one, would invite your viewers to enjoy free virtual travel as I hope you did.