You can lose your sense of time, as well as your sense of place here, in a dusty treasure trove of antiques and curios collected from Cambodia, Burma and Thailand.

Wandering through this ex-British Army barracks estate is enough to kick you into a colonial timewarp. Add to that the large warehouse rooms full of intriguing furniture devoted to each country and you could easily imagine yourself to have gone back an Asian dynasty or two.

Owner Freddy Chua is a reliable source of information on which are genuine antiques and which are reproduction. He travels regularly so there are new shipments each month and a good range of smaller pieces for people who have to pack it all up.

There's even a great collection of Buddha statuary for those seeking serenity now.