An Adventurous Weekend on Tioman Island, Malaysia. May 2015. In the spring of 2015 I was walking on air. Prior to my arrival in Malaysia, I had never been to a bona fide tropical island. But now I was embarking on my second island paradise of the month. On Pulau Sibu, the mantra had been […]
Read MoreSibu Island, Malaysia May 2015. Do you possess a treasured travel memory that you often drift back to when you’re having a shit day? When you’re snowed under at work? Or when the neighbours are drilling again? Perhaps even in the middle of the night when you simply cannot get to sleep. For me that memory is of Sibu Island (Pulau […]
Read MoreA Surreal Stay in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. May 2015. Cover photo courtesy of Lionel Lim. The story of how I ended up in Johor Bahru is a bit complicated. In April 2015 I embarked on an extended period of solo travel around Thailand. It was a wonderful time to say the least. A carefree period […]
Read MoreApsara Greenland Boutique Hotel, Siem Reap. March-July 2020. I’ve always thought of accommodation as a somewhat peculiar and contentious aspect of travel. Some of us view the decision of where to stay as simply a place to lay our heads down after a long day’s exploring. After all, travel is chiefly about the sights, sounds, […]
Read MoreSuon Angkor Boutique Hotel. March 2020. I’ll never forget our crazy months living in Siem Reap at the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. After a few weeks in a studio room and a couple of months based at The Foster Apartments, Sladja and I found ourselves relocating to a so-called “boutique hotel” for a two-week […]
Read MoreFoster Apartments, Siem Reap. Jan-March 2020. As you may have noticed, I have really gone all-in with my blogs on Siem Reap. I began with my guide on What to See and Do. Then came an overview of The Angkor Temples, followed by the stories behind the city’s most popular cafes and restaurants. Seriously, those of […]
Read More2022: Home Comforts & The Midnight Plane to Georgia. Can it really be that another year has passed? Bear with me a moment (incidental music). I have just checked my calendar and yes, it would appear another twelve months have flown by. I swear, it’s going faster and faster every year. Thus it’s time for […]
Read MoreSnippets of Kerala, India. April 2004. Cover photo courtesy of Augustus Binu. Ah, Kerala, the final leg of my cross-country adventures around India in 2004. Looking back, I think Allan and I were thoroughly knackered, despite the recharge we’d had on the lazy beaches of Benaulim in Goa. Thus we agreed to kick back and […]
Read MoreSnippets of Goa, India. April 2004. There comes a point in just about every cross-country trip when you are in desperate need of a rest. We had battled the manic crowds of New Delhi and hit the historic sights of Agra. We’d survived the festival of bad luck that was Jaipur and journeyed by camel through […]
Read MoreSnippets of Jaisalmer, India. March 2004. Cover photo courtesy of StoriesOfKabeera. If the urban sprawl of Jaipur had betrayed us with its misleading Pink City tagline, we were handsomely compensated by the extraordinary Golden City of Jaisalmer. This, dear friends, was my favourite place from my cross-country jaunt around India. In fact, Jaisalmer delivered on […]
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