*This post was originally published in April 2012 on an old blog. I am gradually migrating some of the content over to this site, and will backdate them once I’ve got things sorted out. (I’ve also added in some updated info). In the meantime, enjoy! This is a long overdue post. I’ve been lazy busy… Read More Travelogue: Attractions at Underwater World, Langkawi – Malaysia’s Largest Aquarium
The past two days at The Taaras Beach & Spa Resort was spent stuffing my face with delicious food – so it was high time for some exercise! Woke up early in the morning and headed to the Taaras Villa along with another blogger. There was nobody there so while he took pictures for his… Read More The Taaras Beach & Spa Resort – Day 3: Snorkelling!
Second day at The Taaras Beach & Spa Resort on the scenic island of Redang, off the East Coast of Peninsula Malaysia! Woke up early and headed to the Asean All Day Dining restaurant for a good ol’fashioned Western breakfast – sunny side up egg, baked beans, beef ham, butter on toast, chicken and egg… Read More The Taaras Beach & Spa Resort Day 2 – The Taaras Villa
Back in the year 2000 (when I was still a tween and VCDs were still a thing), I watched a Hong Kong romcom called Summer Holiday. In the movie, a materialistic Hong Kong woman (Sammi Cheng) travels to Redang island in Malaysia to claim inheritance of a resort – only to find that she can’t… Read More Review: The Taaras Beach Resort & Spa, Redang – Day 1
I’m lucky to have been to a lot of places. The UK, the US, parts of Southeast Asia… so it’s embarrassing to admit that I’ve never been to East Malaysia. Living near Kuala Lumpur, the central hub of the Peninsula, there was little reason for me to venture there. Recently I had to travel Kota… Read More Kota Kinabalu – Of Sunsets, Rain and Pisang Goreng Cheese
Promthep Cape is a very popular place for sunset photos on Phuket Island, and is located at the southernmost tip – about 40-50 minute drive from Patong Beach. Even so, the place offers equally beautiful views in the daytime, surrounded by hilly green slopes, swaying palm trees and windmills in the distance. There isn’t much… Read More Southernmost Point of Phuket – Promthep Cape
It was a beautiful Saturday morning when H and I set off for our tour of Phuket, Thailand. Our driver, Lek, picked us up from our hotel in Patong and from there it was a 40 minute drive to the south of the island. The first stop of the day was a quiet beach called… Read More Beautiful Island Views @ Ya Nui Beach and Karon Viewpoint, Phuket
Fort Cornwallis was established in 1786 and was named after the British Governer-General in India, Charles Cornwallis. Although called a fort, it has never engaged in battle. It is the largest and most intact surviving fort in Malaysia and was built by the British East India Company to protect the island from pirates and any possible… Read More Travelogue Penang: Fort Cornwallis, Georgetown
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