A personal, historical and economic travelogue to several news hotspots by Tan Wee Cheng, Singapore's most-travelled person.
* Provides first-hand account of these 'hot' destinations
* Seen from the perspective of an independent traveller
* Quick overview of each country's political situation which makes it 'hot'
* Allows readers to visit these places vicariously.
He visits a bizarre flower-show in Pyongyang, crosses confusing ethno-religious fault lines in the Balkans and Lebanon, drinks tea with friendly Yemenis near Osama bin Laden's ancestral village, explores prehistoric caves with Tuareg tribesmen in Libya, and plays Indiana Jones among pyramids shortly after a rebel attack on Khartoum. Through long-forgotten characters, bizarre coincidences of history and personal stories of individuals he encountered, Wee Cheng turns faraway lands alive, and convinces the reader that these are more than just places in the news.
