On a casual Thursday night, I was reminiscing my good ol’ childhood spent watching documentaries upon documentaries from my favourite National Geographic channel on Astro. That channel is my source of knowledge and inspiration where I learnt about the world; the different cultures and traditions; the vastly different landscapes; the ancient civilisations..and the list goes …
London, the capital of the UK; centre of the once mighty British Empire where you can still find beautiful and notable iconic buildings such as the Big Ben, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, to name a few. The Big Ben The British Museum Tower Bridge, often mistaken as the London Bridge Christmas lights at …
After we bade our farewells to Antalya, we embraced ourselves for a grueling 9-10-hour long bus ride to the world famous UNESCO Heritage Site — Cappadocia via Konya (for a 45-minute stop). The bus itself was alright – air-conditioned, cushioned seats and all; and they even provided us with snacks and drinks, just like on …
As soon as we touched down Antalya at around 10.30pm (local time), we were pleasantly surprised by the state-of-the-art architecture and the enormous size of the airport. As we made our way to collect our luggage we passed by a few advertisements stating that this airport was voted the best airport in Europe. We were very impressed …
Contrary to how most people travel into Turkey, i.e. entry through Turkey’s commercial hub, Istanbul, then travel from north to south; we did just the opposite. After resting for 3 days in Cyprus, we booked a taxi to drive us to the border at Nicosia (or known as Lefkosia) aka world’s last divided capital. Before …
Contrary to popular belief, Flamenco is a genre of Spanish music, not a type of dance. Originating from Andalusia, the Southern region of Spain, it is famed for its passionate, heart-rendering singing alongside guitar accompaniment and dancing. Seville offers one of the best and most authentic flamenco shows in the whole of Spain. Tucked away …
Morocco is a mishmash of sights, smells and sounds; a country of contradictions, despite being steeped in age-old traditions and conservatism, Morocco is gradually embracing modernisation in the awakening of its booming tourism industry. Throughout my travels in Morocco, I never ceased to be amazed by the passion put in by the Moroccans in preparing …
The Aurora Borealis aka the Northern Lights has been long sought after by many as a phenomenal wonder, and some people (especially the Japanese) regard it as a source of magical powers. My effort in seeking the aurora proved to be harder than I thought. On the 2nd January (my second night in Tromso), my …
<>This is a re-post from my TravelPod travel blog, I post it here so that I could share with you guys! After coming back from my Angkor adventures, I’ve been kinda busy uploading my 1400+ of photos on facebook, with the snail-speed internet in Malaysia, it took me ages to do so 🙁 Anyways, going …
Looking back I haven’t been blogging for over half a year!!! Unbelievable! There’ve been so much going on with my life it’s impossible for even myself to catch up on! My summer holiday was pretty chill-lax and it was awesome..the only complain was not enough travels for me!!! But going to Cambodia was one of …
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