Fansipan is the highest peak in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, hence earning itself the romantic title ‘Roof of IndoChina’. So when we went to Sapa this April, it topped our list of things to do (pun unintended haha). In general, there is not much info online on self-exploring Fansipan and the villages around Sapa when […]
Dating a native Penangite for the past 7 years meant I had plenty of chances to visit this charming island, just off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Even so, I’ve never grown tired of going back. Penang is a delightful mix of history, culture, beaches and fooood. There is always a new place to […]
Climbing Mount Kinabalu has always been in my list. In Feb 2015, the opportunity came up when I was in Sabah for a business trip. Since I was going solo, I wanted a no-frills trip – get in, get up, get out. A check on the net revealed many all-in packages offered by tour agencies […]
Blue whales – the big reason why we decided on going to Sri Lanka in the first place. It was the start of whale-watching season (Dec to Apr), when the leviathans cross the southern tip of the island and migrate to the warmer waters of Southeast Asia. Due to its geographical structure, whale-watchers don’t need […]
Unlike our last two well-marked routes at Adam’s Peak and Horton Plains, the hike up Ella Rock was extra special in its own unguided, haphazard way. Following the vague directions from our friendly innkeeper, we simply started walking from our hostel along the train tracks towards the huge Ella Rock that was hard to miss, […]
“What time is the train coming? Can we buy our tickets already?” I asked the man for the 3rd time in the ticketing office from the back door. We were getting restless at Hatton Railway Station, the fatigue setting in from our early morning hike up Adam’s Peak. Our train was supposed to arrive at […]
Dalhousie, Sri Lanka Day 4, 2am: got a rude shock when someone (must be V, I thought) switched on the lights in our Blue Sky Guesthouse room. The annoying alarm is ringing in the background. I burrowed back under my thin, porous blanket, but even then the strong gushing sound of water outside was apparent. […]