Don’t be fooled into thinking Kuala Lumpur isn’t worth a long visit, as there is actually quite a lot to do there. I could have easily spent a week there if I wanted to visit all the main tourist destinations, and to explore the culture and cuisine a bit deeper. Even if you do find […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of hanging umbrellas and lanterns in Kuala Lumpur. With many people being of Chinese descent, Kuala Lumpur has a fairly large Chinatown, and Petaling Street is in the heart of it all. Locally called the “Green Dragon”, Petaling Street is […]
This week we would like to introduce Esther of NZ Muse. Last year she got married and less than a week later flew to Malaysia to kick off a six-month RTW trip spanning Southeast Asia, Europe and North America. Now she and her husband are back in Auckland but are desperately missing Mexican and Italian food. 1. What inspires […]
This week we would like to introduce Shikha of Why Waste Annual Leave. Shikha is a doctor in London, a city she’s lived in for 13 years and is still besotted with. She loves her work, which she does pretty much full time, but in her spare time, travel is her passion. She thrives on seeing new places both […]
This week we would like to introduce Jameela of Diary of an Expat. Jameela likes to think of herself as a serial expat, not because she’s lived everywhere but because she just can’t live in the same place too long. A few years ago she would just jump in a plane and go but now she has a family […]
This week we would like to introduce Amber of With Husband in Tow. After 10 years as an attorney, Amber left her job at the largest law firm in the world and decided to start living her life. She am now a recovering tax lawyer, perpetual nomad, intrepid foodie, and yoga teacher, traveling the world With Husband In Tow. […]
If you haven’t heard by now, after spending nearly 3 years in Asia, I’m getting ready to pack my bags and visit my 3rd continent– Europe! You have no idea how excited I am. I’ve always thought Europe, particularly France, would be the first place I would travel to, especially after spending three years learning French! […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Spring Voyage at Tokyo DisneySea. The coldest months are finally behind, and as of yesterday, spring is officially here! It might not be my favorite of all the seasons, but this time of year is my favorite time to travel. […]
Located almost between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, Melaka is one of Malaysia’s two historical cities alongside Georgetown in Penang. Now considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Malaysia’s oldest city is steeped in multicultural influences. This port city has not been colonized once, nor twice, but three times by the Portuguese, Dutch and British. Its strange colonial […]
–People have been responding really well to a lot of my articles on Japanese culture. Since Japan is a country that fascinates many people, myself included, and my degree is in Japanese culture, I’ve decided to write a series of posts delving a bit deeper into the culture than what most people would see when […]