Why I’ll never hike Mt Batur in Bali again
In the middle of the night, our van which was to drive us to Mount Batur, an active volcano with 1,717m elevation in Bali, Indonesia, arrived to pick us up…
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What to Expect for Your Minsu Stay in Cingjing, Taiwan
Going to Cingjing and staying at a minsu for the first time, and not quite sure what to expect? Firstly, what’s a minsu? Similar to a B&B (bed & breakfast),…
Penang’s Street Art in 15 Photos
A short 1.5 hours away by flight from Singapore, Penang’s capital, Georgetown was listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 2008. Penang is a popular city in Malaysia and…
How to Take A Full Day Trip from Nice with Just One Train Ticket
Fancy a day trip to Monaco? Or Cannes? Or Saint-Tropez? Nice itself is a beautiful city that I cannot seem to get enough of despite being there twice. What makes…
How we crossed Hanoi’s crazy roads
There are times when I visit a city that I don’t know much of, and try to feel it the way it presents itself to me. So, it was such…
So, we arrived in Madrid without an itinerary
Have you ever arrived in a city armed with zero information about it at all? Sometimes it happens to me, or I’ll bring a travel guidebook to flip on the…
Chasing the (Romantic) Santorini Sunset.. Alone
For more than half a week that I was in Santorini, the weather forecast had more cloudy/rainy days than sunny. It was winter in Santorini, after all – not I’m…
Imagining Deserts at Sand Dunes of Mui Ne, Vietnam
I’ve never been to a real desert before. Mainly intended to be a beach trip planned by my friends, a group of us took off to Mũi Né in Vietnam.…
Monaco – Land of the Very Rich
Oh Monaco Home to Monte Carlo Rally and Monaco Grand Prix, its astounding location, natural harbour and casinos make it a very popular spot along the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur).…
Park Guell in Barcelona – Another masterpiece by Gaudi!
Half a century before the first Disneyland in the world built (1955), Gaudi had already envisioned a themed park experience – Park Guell. Designed by Antoni Gaudi, Park Güell was…
PS Bubu, A Vintage Car Restaurant in Taipei!
Brought together by two classic car enthusiasts, Ponny and Sean, P.S. Bubu is a vintage car themed restaurant in Taipei, established in 1999. Back in 2012 when we were in Taiwan,…
That time I thought the first friend I made on my Santorini solo trip was a thief or potential murderer
Oh no. A cold feeling of dread washed over me. I stepped out of the washroom and there was no one at our table. My new travel friend that was…
Breathtaking Cingjing highlands in 21 photos, Taiwan
Guess what? Prior to planning this trip, I’d never heard of Cingjing (清境, qing1 jing3) before. When I first heard it, I thought, hey such a nice name for a…
All You Need to Know About Visiting Santorini in Winter!
Plenty of people visit this beautiful Greek paradise during its warmer months, but in January last week, I flew to Santorini and was taken aback by the lack of crowds.…