Travel Itineraries & Stories
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54 days. 13 trips. 8 countries. ONLY 6.5 leave days taken! I started this blog with the principle that anyone can travel, even if you have a 9-to-5. In many ways, 2018 was a hectic year. I was involved in a massive project in my company and ended up neglecting most of my personal life, my…
[Image Credit: New Rules Official Video] 2018 is a barren wasteland for pop music. It reminds me of those darker days of mid-2000s when the pop well ran dried and hip-hop become a thang before a certain Miss Germanotta shook up the industry. During those days, I ran under the cover of alternative chanteuses like Björk, Radiohead and…
Culture, mountains, beaches—the Sabah experience is multi-faceted. While most people are fixated with the goal to climb Mount Kinabalu, there are actually so much more to see and do for those who prefer to take it easy while staying in this coastal city. The best time to visit Kota Kinabalu is between January to March when the…
Central Vietnam is bustling with nostalgia of a bygone era. From Hoi An’s picturesque canary yellow houses to the Imperial Citadel of Hue, Central Vietnam boasts no less than 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites—no other place in Southeast Asia compacts such a diverse and rich cultural heritage which can be realistically experienced in one short…
West Sumatran cuisine is delicious. Home to CNN’s #1 best cuisine in the world, the mouth-watering rendang in Padang and Bukittinggi is now a common staple all over Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. But unlike anything you’ve tried in local kopitiam, the original Minangkabau cuisine here is prepared with a delicate mix of spices which are sure-fire winners!
