Dorothy Ng

I’m an intrepid traveller who seeks nature and new adventures. I enjoy backpack travelling to new countries, developing countries and places off the beaten track. I’ve written travel features for the Chinese, English newspapers and magazines in Singapore. Some of my published works include: • At peace in a “village in the clouds”, Warebo, Indonesia, The Straits Times, 2017 • Island Escapade, Komodo Island, Indonesia, The Straits Times, 2017 • All steamed up in Wulai, Taiwan, The Straits Times, 2017 • Going back for twice the fun, Sapa, Vietnam, The Straits Times, 2017 • Close encounters, Malaysia, The Straits Times, 12 August 2014 • Land of the Flying Fish, Taiwan, The Straits Times, 27 February 2014 • New adventures, Somaliland, The Straits Times, 27 February 2014 • Land of Giants, Norway, The Straits Times, 9 July 2013 • Trekkers’ Paradise, Kuantan, Malaysia, The Straits Times, 6 March 2013 • Exotic Ethiopia, Ethiopia, The Straits Times, 29 January 2013 • From Tehran to Shiraz, Iran, The Straits Times, 20 September 2012 • Five things to do this autumn, Japan, The Straits Times, 28 August 2012 • From Kunlun Mountain to the Great Silk Road, China, 26 June 2012 • At home with the nomads of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan, The Straits Times, March 2012 • India Odyssey, India, The Straits Times, 2011 • Mystical Bali is an artist’s haven, Indonesia, The Straits Times, 2011 • Trekking in the Yellow Mountain, China, The Straits Times, NATAS Holiday, 2011 • Mountain Getaway, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia, The Straits Times, 2011 • Back to Nature, Kuala Selangor, Malaysia, The Straits Times, 2011 • Trekking in Nepal, My Paper (a bilingual broadsheet), September 2008, Text & Photography • 1-page Mandarin travel feature on Turkey and Syria, Lianhe Zaobao, 2007 • Mandarin travel feature on Yunan, China, My Paper, 2007 • Copywriter for Travel Light: Stories From Asia, a travel photography exhibition,Orchard Library, 2006