“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. […]
Due to its relatively small size and unique shape, Sri Lanka is often described as the teardrop of India – or more poetically, the pearl of the Indian Ocean. This often overlooked travel destination is blessed with beautiful beaches, rolling tea hills, waterfalls and an abundance of wildlife. But it was not until a few years ago that […]
2014 has been the year I stopped finding – finding myself, the right job, the right guy, my true purpose in life etc. – and started building. Having gotten my flat and finally my driving license (to those who are still in school, please get it asap because life will only get impossibly busier after […]
I have to admit – growing up in Singapore makes me take this place for granted. While we keep looking for new, exotic destinations elsewhere, our home has been constantly reinventing itself; Sometimes I catch myself by surprise admiring our own city skyline with all its new additions. So when we stumbled upon iDA’s Data […]
Since this year’s Deepavali was a day before my birthday (and right smack in the middle of the week), KT decided to make the best of our precious P.H. with a day trip. For a completely novel experience. Initially, I had proposed to visit the National Orchid Garden or Flight Experience Flight Simulator. Afterall, these […]
Just like the very first time I heard about Couchsurfing.org (CS), you probably had raised your eyebrows in skepticism as well. For those (very few) who haven’t a clue what CS is, it is an online community that helps travellers find free accommodation. The platform allows hosts with an extra ‘couch’ or room to put up […]