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10 things you (surprisingly!) can’t do in Bhutan https://thepetitewanderess.com/cant-do-in-bhutan/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/cant-do-in-bhutan/#respond Sun, 12 Jun 2022 14:15:43 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=19556 Bhutan is probably one of the most magical places on Earth right now. Did you know, despite how open the world is now via social media, there are still limitations…

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First Time in Shanghai – Is China Modern or..? https://thepetitewanderess.com/first-time-in-shanghai/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/first-time-in-shanghai/#respond Mon, 05 Apr 2021 07:59:06 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=18837 In the blink of an eye, it has been 20+ years since my last trip to China (Beijing). In my memory, back then, Beijing’s roads (which formed my impression of…

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Why You Need to Go for this Neykor Meditation Trip in Bhutan https://thepetitewanderess.com/meditation-in-bhutan/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/meditation-in-bhutan/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2020 16:07:01 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=17946 Honestly, I hadn’t planned on signing up for this meditation retreat, mainly because, just a few months ago, I had done a road-trip in Eastern Bhutan. It seemed rather atrocious (in a good…

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Journeying into the remote, Eastern Bhutan – An incredible road trip that’ll definitely stir your wanderlust (Part 1) https://thepetitewanderess.com/eastern-bhutan-travel/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/eastern-bhutan-travel/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:18:16 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=16749 “Panda, please could you stop the car?” So many times this sentence was repeated on our road-trip in Eastern Bhutan. Our road pilot, affectionately nicknamed Panda (his actual name’s Nidup…

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6 Tips for Your First Trip to Chiang Mai (& What to Do other than Bathe Elephants)! https://thepetitewanderess.com/chiang-mai-travel-tips/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/chiang-mai-travel-tips/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:19:24 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=16643 Chiang Mai, nicknamed “Rose of the North” – such a lovely name. This year, I finally decided to visit Chiang Mai, solo, for a short trip, and to see for…

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What the Bhutanese People & Culture Can Teach About Life, Love & Death https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-people-culture/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-people-culture/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2019 17:02:10 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=16913 Two trips to different regions of Bhutan and I’m back with a somewhat bigger picture of this country! Of course, spending a total of fewer than 20 days in a…

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Bhutan in December – What to Expect During Bhutan’s Winter https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-in-december-winter/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-in-december-winter/#respond Tue, 04 Dec 2018 03:45:13 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=16350 Do you ever get some silent callings from certain places, beckoning for your visit? Ever since I had a wild idea to travel to the mysterious Bhutan, and I really went,…

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Life lessons from my Myanmar trip that made it worth going https://thepetitewanderess.com/myanmar-trip/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/myanmar-trip/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:44:01 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=12849 Largely a Buddhist country, in Buddhism, enlightenment involved “awakening”. And that was how a trip to Myanmar almost felt like: awakening. Myanmar was, to summarize, simply fascinating. If you ask…

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Travel Reflections: One Last Look at 2017’s Trips https://thepetitewanderess.com/2017-travel-reflections/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/2017-travel-reflections/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:06:01 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=13433 That headline wasn’t accurate. Travel bloggers are always looking back on our trips, so that we can craft blogposts for you! Well, as the world year comes to an end,…

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All Your First-World Questions About Travelling to Bhutan – Answered & Updated! https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-trip-questions/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-trip-questions/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2017 23:30:21 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=13084 Are you a city person? The kind that needs hot showers, clean rooms, and food that won’t cause too much tummy problems? Well, I am. Before I went Bhutan for my…

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6 Good Reasons to Visit Ipoh (Malaysia) for A Getaway https://thepetitewanderess.com/ipoh-trip-getaway/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/ipoh-trip-getaway/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2017 22:30:34 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=12715 The only original reasons I visited Ipoh this year were because we wanted to visit some friends living in Ipoh, and also because we decided to do a road-trip to Cameron…

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A Photogenic Boat Tour down Inle Lake, Myanmar https://thepetitewanderess.com/inle-lake-myanmar/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/inle-lake-myanmar/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:56:20 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=12327 Taking a boat down Inle Lake was something I wanted to do. Won’t you be tempted too when you see a photo like this? Often referred to as the Inle Lake…

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What to Do at Cameron Highlands, Malaysia https://thepetitewanderess.com/cameron-highlands-malaysia/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/cameron-highlands-malaysia/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2017 05:30:48 +0000 https://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=11323 Less than 2 hours a drive from Ipoh, or 3 hours from Kuala Lumpur, Cameron Highlands (in Malaysia), since featured by Lonely Planet in recent years, is fast turning into…

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Alone in Bangkok for 10 Days – What Did I Do? https://thepetitewanderess.com/bangkok-travelogue-solo/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/bangkok-travelogue-solo/#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2017 05:17:20 +0000 https://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=10980 Disclaimer: I’m probably your most boring kind of traveller to read about. If you’re looking for how it was to be travelling solo in Bangkok with nightlife involved, click away, cos…

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48 Hours in Stockholm – A Not-So-Touristy Itinerary! https://thepetitewanderess.com/48-hours-in-stockholm/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/48-hours-in-stockholm/#comments Sat, 12 Aug 2017 18:00:44 +0000 https://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=10835 Stockholm – The beautiful capital city of Sweden. Many months ago, Swiss Airlines ran some promotional fares for Europe and I decided to fly into Stockholm in May on my own…

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6 Days in Norway: How Much Did It Cost? https://thepetitewanderess.com/norway-trip-cost/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/norway-trip-cost/#comments Sun, 25 Jun 2017 19:27:43 +0000 http://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9888 For many years, I’ve waited to visit Norway but could only put if off, simply because Norway is expensive. Finally, last Oct, I booked return air-tickets to fly into Stockholm…

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12 Photos to Inspire You to Go Hiking in Norway https://thepetitewanderess.com/hiking-norway-inspiration/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/hiking-norway-inspiration/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2017 15:55:29 +0000 http://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=10051 During my very short trip to Norway in May 2017, I hiked twice with my friends – once at Mt Ulriken in Bergen, while the other (Preikestolen aka Pulpit Rock…

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10 Tips to Know Before You Visit Stockholm (Alone) for the First Time https://thepetitewanderess.com/stockholm-travel-tips/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/stockholm-travel-tips/#comments Sun, 21 May 2017 23:30:21 +0000 http://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9655 Hej Stockholm, the capital of Sweden! I had no idea I would actually enjoy Stockholm so much. In fact, I’d expected to feel rather bored with a lack of places…

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What to Wear and Pack for Myanmar! https://thepetitewanderess.com/packing-list-myanmar/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/packing-list-myanmar/#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 23:30:58 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9611 Hopefully, you’ve been tempted to visit Myanmar by now, before tourism changes it too drastically the way it does to popular destinations. Before heading to Myanmar (Yangon, Bagan, Inle Lake) in Sept…

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Falling in Love with Bagan (Myanmar) in 2 Days https://thepetitewanderess.com/bagan-myanmar-travelogue/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/bagan-myanmar-travelogue/#comments Tue, 02 May 2017 00:00:01 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9463 Good morning, Bagan. It was just past 6am, the sky already well lit. We’ve arrived, bleary-eyed, via coach to Bagan Myanmar, from Yangon. The morning was quiet, the sounds of…

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How Visiting Abu Dhabi (UAE’s Richest City) in Middle East Was Like https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/visiting-abu-dhabi/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2017 16:00:30 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=9259 Late Nov 2016, I arrived at Abu Dhabi Airport via Etihad Airlines (very new planes), to begin an interesting trip. My first time in UAE, it was an eye-opening trip for…

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Is Dubai worth flying to for a holiday? https://thepetitewanderess.com/dubai-worth-visiting/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/dubai-worth-visiting/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:50:34 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=8493 With accolades like having the tallest building in the world (Burj Khalifa), the biggest mall in the world (Dubai Mall), Dubai has come a long way from being just a…

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The Best & Worst of my Travels in 2016 https://thepetitewanderess.com/2016-travel-memories/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/2016-travel-memories/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2016 00:00:18 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=7165 Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been. 2016 has been a year that’s very different. It brought me many beautiful surprises and unexpected opportunities to travel. I went on…

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15 Ways A First Trip to Myanmar Surprised Me https://thepetitewanderess.com/myanmar-travel-impressions/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/myanmar-travel-impressions/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2016 01:00:00 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=6250 In September this year, I spent a few days hopping from Yangon to Bagan to Inle and back to Yangon, with the bulk of time and activities spent in Bagan…

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Seeing Florence’s Architecture, Art & Sunset https://thepetitewanderess.com/visit-florence-travel-inspiration/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/visit-florence-travel-inspiration/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:00:42 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=6563 Many years ago, I had been to Florence once. Afterwards, in the winter of 2013, I flew to Milan and decided to make a day trip to Florence again. The…

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The Most Important Things to Know Before You Visit Myanmar https://thepetitewanderess.com/what-to-know-myanmar/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/what-to-know-myanmar/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2016 01:00:10 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=6412 After 50 years of isolation, Myanmar finally opened up to the outside world. Just what was it like to visit this country? There was limited information that I could find…

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21 Photos to Make You Consider A Visit to Myanmar https://thepetitewanderess.com/visit-myanmar/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/visit-myanmar/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2016 01:00:14 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=6284 Myanmar as a country had never been on my bucket list. It was not even on my to-consider list, until my friend and I decided to visit our Burmese friend.…

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How it REALLY was like to travel solo to Santorini https://thepetitewanderess.com/solo-travel-santorini/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/solo-travel-santorini/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:00:03 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=5867 It was 7.45pm and my Aegean Airlines flight finally landed in Thira, Santorini. The sky had already turned dark. I peeked out of the plane window to check out the…

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Santorini’s Shades of Blue in 35 Photos https://thepetitewanderess.com/santorini-blue/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/santorini-blue/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2016 04:01:47 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=5774 Santorini is postcard-perfect. Well, almost, at least. At 90.96 km², this island whose photos we see in Instagram posts, postcards, posters often depict two prominent colors. All I had was to say…

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16 Nice Things to Do in Nice, France https://thepetitewanderess.com/things-to-do-in-nice/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/things-to-do-in-nice/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2016 04:27:12 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=5231 There are some cities I secretly hope that lesser people will know about so that I can ‘hoard’ them to myself forever, and Nice is one of those, lol. The capital…

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Bali’s Stunning Sunsets https://thepetitewanderess.com/bali-sunset/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/bali-sunset/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2016 09:00:35 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=5211 I’m a big fan of sunsets, and I love Bali’s sunsets a lot. Here are a few places where I saw the sunset at! Breathtaking Bali Sunset at Uluwatu Temple…

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Penang’s Street Art in 15 Photos https://thepetitewanderess.com/penang-street-art/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/penang-street-art/#respond Wed, 25 May 2016 05:29:35 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=4773 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…

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How to Take A Full Day Trip from Nice with Just One Train Ticket https://thepetitewanderess.com/day-trip-from-nice/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/day-trip-from-nice/#comments Mon, 09 May 2016 12:00:02 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=4606 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…

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How we crossed Hanoi’s crazy roads https://thepetitewanderess.com/hanoi-traffic/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/hanoi-traffic/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:30:33 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=4421 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…

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So, we arrived in Madrid without an itinerary https://thepetitewanderess.com/madrid-travel-follow-the-flow/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/madrid-travel-follow-the-flow/#respond Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:13:01 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=4377 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…

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Chasing the (Romantic) Santorini Sunset.. Alone https://thepetitewanderess.com/santorini-sunset/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/santorini-sunset/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:00:15 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=3721 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…

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Monaco – Land of the Very Rich https://thepetitewanderess.com/monaco-rich/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/monaco-rich/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:11:06 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=3999 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).…

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Breathtaking Cingjing highlands in 21 photos, Taiwan https://thepetitewanderess.com/cingjing-taiwan/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/cingjing-taiwan/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 12:00:02 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=3585 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…

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All You Need to Know About Visiting Santorini in Winter! https://thepetitewanderess.com/santorini-low-season/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/santorini-low-season/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2016 01:30:19 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=3349 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.…

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Trips of 2015 – Past Impressions & New Perspectives https://thepetitewanderess.com/2015-travel-trips/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/2015-travel-trips/#respond Thu, 31 Dec 2015 06:00:58 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=2986 There’s a huge world of difference travelling being a full-time employee, vs travelling as a self-employed. As a full-time employee, although taking leave as a staff is always a right…

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Getting Lost Purposefully in Venice https://thepetitewanderess.com/get-lost-in-venice/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/get-lost-in-venice/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 01:30:14 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=938 We got lost in Venice.. and we thoroughly enjoyed it. In this ultra-connected era, it seems like getting lost is a thing of the distant past. Before we go on…

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How to Spend 12 Hours in Florence https://thepetitewanderess.com/12-hours-florence/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/12-hours-florence/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:00:37 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=1528 Here’s the scenario: You’re in Milan for a few nights, and you decided it’ll be a waste if you don’t hop over to Florence for a day trip. And here’s your…

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Exploring the Street Art of Madrid https://thepetitewanderess.com/madrid-street-signs/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/madrid-street-signs/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2015 03:45:45 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=2313 It was to my delight to notice Madrid’s street signs while exploring the city centre. Different from the predictable, name-only signs in cities and countries, these are hand-painted ceramic tiles. Typically composed…

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Not far from Nice, this enchanting Èze Village exists https://thepetitewanderess.com/eze-village-nice-french-riviera/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/eze-village-nice-french-riviera/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2015 04:15:12 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=1393 A short train ride from Nice, then a short bus-ride with the most breathtaking views and twists and turns up roads, we arrived at Eze Village, perched on rock some 1,400…

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