It was a cold and wet Friday evening when hubby returned early from work and said he was taking me somewhere nice for my birthday. Despite pestering him so much, he still didn’t want to disclose where he was going to bring me to. He just told me to pack a day’s worth of clothes and off we hit […]
South East Asia
Unwinding At Lexis Suites Penang
Just came back from Penang yesterday! In fact, we’ve been to Penang many times and almost all of which coincided with hubby’s conferences that were usually held around the Georgetown or Batu Ferringhi area. However, this is the first time hubby’s conference is held in Teluk Kumbar, away from the busier locations on the island. We stayed at […]
Exploring Tioman Island In 24 Hours
There were only two ferry trips from Mersing (read here) to Tioman Island on Malaysia Day (16th September) – 7am and 11:30am. The reason, apparently, is because unfavourable tidal range at certain times causes the river mouth to be too shallow for ferries to leave the jetty. Bluewater Express is the only ferry service from Mersing to Tioman […]
Mersing – Gateway To Tioman Island
Last weekend was a long one, in that the Friday coincided with Malaysia Day (16th September). It so happened that I had a work assignment in Mersing on that Thursday. Well, actually I pre-arranged it to be on that particular day so hubby and I could spend the weekend in Tioman Island. This was probably the […]
Raiding The Lost Temples Of Angkor
Siem Reap is the gateway to Angkor Archaeological Park (5.5km north), which includes the priceless architectural wonder of antiquity – Angkor Wat. The park covers a 40000-hectare area known as Angkor that was once the capital city of the ancient Khmer Empire. Angkor Wat is just one of the temples within the park and it’s name also mean Temple City. It’s the […]
Siem Reap – Gateway To The Ancient Khmer Empire
Who would have thought that Cambodia has so much to offer as far as tourism is concerned? What’s still imprinted in the minds of many people is a country that was almost reduced to ashes by the notorious Khmer Rouge regime, which ruled with an iron fist for almost three decades. When democracy was eventually restored in the […]