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 […]
As the store shelves become devoid of Valentine’s Day chocolate in Japan, the displays are quickly replaced by ones of elaborate dolls. What are these dolls for you may ask? For the Hina Matsuri– which unlike Japanese Valentine’s Day, is a festival I love! WHAT IS HINA MATSURI Each year on March 3rd, Japan celebrates Hina Matsuri (雛祭り), also known as “Girl’s Day”, “Peach […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur. Paying a special visit to this building was never in my plans, but since first discovering it, I found myself visiting again at different times of day. In search for Merdeka Square, […]
After booking a week long trip to Kuala Lumpur, I was flooded with the same response over and over again. What?! You’re spending that long in KL? That’s far too long! You only need to spend 2-3 days there max. Slightly regretting my decision, I began researching where else I could go from Kuala Lumpur. […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of rock pools in the Maldives. The island we stayed at in the Maldives, Kuramathi, is one of the largest islands, and has over a mile of coast line. Most of its coast was pristine stretches of white sand, but […]
It can be hard to find information on what it’s like to be an expat, and I thought it was a great opportunity to use my own experience to provide some insight. Almost daily now I’ve been receiving your lovely messages and e-mails asking about what it’s like to move to Hong Kong to be […]
The other morning I set an alarm to wake up extra early. As I reluctantly sauntered out of bed into our freezing, concrete apartment, I forced myself to get dressed and head downstairs. Why? To get in line at 7-Eleven! Maybe it’s because Hong Kongers are always on the go, but in Hong Kong, 7-Eleven […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of lanterns of love in Hong Kong. Today is the Spring Lantern Festival, which marks the end of Chinese New Year. This day is often known as “Chinese Valentine’s Day”, and this year it coincidentally falls on western Valentine’s Day. Lanterns […]
Are you one of those people who goes on and on about how much you hate Valentine’s Day? If you think there’s nothing worse than shelling out loads of cash to show your love because of some commercial holiday, then you should… never move to Japan. Talking about Valentine’s Day customs around the world, I briefly mentioned […]