Exploring the Charming Street Art in Ipoh Old Town
When I took my Thai colleague white water rafting in Gopeng over a weekend out of Kuala Lumpur, we opted to stay in one of the new fashionable boutique hotels that are now springing up...
Category: Malaysia
Going on a White Water Rafting Adventure Tour in Gopeng!
Perak state is on the west coast of Malaysia, and often overlooked by tourists despite its wealth of history, heritage sites, and limestone peaks. Additionally, it’s a local open secret that Perak is the...
Looking for the World’s Largest Flower in Royal Belum Rainforest
I picked the Malaysian state of Perak for my next long weekend that year. When I thought about where exactly I would go, I decided to skip over the more popular go-to destinations such as Ipoh...
Hiking to the Meromictic Lake in Penang State Park
It was my English colleague-friend who told me about the meromictic lake in Penang State Park. I can’t remember now why I contacted him in the first place. Or did he reply an old...
Looking Back to Penang Street Art in Historic George Town
I arrived in Penang (that’s Pulau Pinang to locals) by plane. I was there on a long weekend from Kuala Lumpur, specifically to see for myself the Penang street art that had recently exploded...
Lessons from Volunteering in the Perhentian Islands
As recently as a few years ago, when I went volunteering for the first time in the Perhentian Islands, this was not really a thing for a local Asian. This was the kind of...
Perlis Road Trip for the ‘Invisible’ Bukit Cenderawasih
When decided to look for Bukit Cenderawasih on my road trip to Perlis, it was during a time when I had begun travelling again – solo, since my friends by this time were mostly all settled....
Looking For My Art Heart in Kuala Lumpur
You know how you sometimes snap random photos of things, just because? I decided I’m going to keep a running gallery post just to collate such things on the theme of Art that I saw...
How We Found 7 Megalith Sites in Melaka
Published! Exciting news for daytrippers and treasure hunters, and megalith site enthusiasts! My very first article on another website has been published by Travelista Club! The tale of a road trip for Melaka’s megalith...
7 Megalith Sites of Melaka and How to Find Them
This post provides directions for the 7 megalith sites in Melaka that the Teja team found during our 2016 historical hunt! It is a companion post to the article on Travelista Club: 7 Megalith Sites of Melaka:...
A Malaysian’s Handy Tips to Explore Malacca
If you’re visiting Malaysia, and planning an itinerary from Kuala Lumpur, chances are Malacca (spelled ‘Melaka’ in local Malay) is in the running. Dubbed Malaysia’s Historical City, it is a joint UNESCO Heritage City...
New Year Fireworks in KLCC: Sound and Light
There’s something incredibly appealing about new year fireworks. There aren’t very many things that my over-thinking mind doesn’t try to work out the why of it, but it and fireworks have a truce. Fireworks...
