View of a Local in the Philippines

Technical Support Engineer Enrico Dee spends most of his free time exploring the Philippines, where he was born and raised.

In this View of a Local interview he leaves you no excuse not to visit the Philippines.

View of a Local in Beijing, China

Beijing resident Zhang Wei is fighting an uphill battle to document and preserve the few Hutongs left in Beijing.

In this View of a Local interview, he tells us about his Old Beijing project and how you as a visitor to Beijing can help preserve this important part of Chinese culture.

View of a Local in Lahore, Pakistan

Medical student Raza Noor now lives in Canada, but in this interview he talks about his birthplace, Lahore in Pakistan and the web site he has set up in honour of the city.

View of a Local in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We’ll be finishing our mini-tour of Malaysia with a look at some of the great food Malaysia has to offer.

In this interview Meena Johnson talks about her love of Malaysian food, her favourite Malaysian dishes and shares many other tips about Kuala Lumpur.

View of a Local near Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia

We stay in Malaysia for our second View of a Local interview this year.

This time we’re visiting music librarian Peter van der Lans, who for now has parked his bicycle near Pulau Pangkor. In this interview Peter talks about his travels on his bike and what Pulau Pangkor has to offer travellers.

View of a local in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo

We resume our View of a Local series with a visit to the Island in the Clouds, Borneo.

In this interview medical doctor Ruhaizad Daud tells us about his Borneo, the state of Sabah, East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo), also know as the Land Below The Wind or Land Of The Sacred Mountain.

Thanks to all View of a Local interviewees

As 2006 is coming to an end, I thought it would be appropriate to send out a big thank you to everyone who has participated in our View of a Local series this year.

We will be continuing the series and have some great interviews to be published soon, but here we would like to say thank you to:

View of a Local in Lisbon, Portugal

Helena Monteiro, a self-proclaimed art and travel addict, sketches scenes from wherever she goes.

In this interview she talks about her passion for sketching and travelling, and throws in a vast number of Lisbon tips, you don’t want to miss if a trip to Portugal is on the cards.

View of a Local in Kathmandu, Nepal

Journalist Dinesh Wagle finds time in between reporting from the peace agreement in Nepal to tell us about living in Kathmandu and blogging for political changes.

Pick up a few tips from this View of a Local interview if you’re heading out to Kathmandu.

View of a Local in Nasik, India

Chemical Engineering student Akshat Rathi is currently studying in Mumbai, but in this sixth View of a Local interview he talks about his hometown Nasik.