I get easily tired of cities, the traffic, the noise, the crowd and I'm happy when I can escape in a park to enjoy a bit of quiet and the greenery. Busy Kuala Lumpur was no exception and that's how I decided to visit the Orchid Gardens, a little oasis of peace in the bustling...
I spent a few days in the Perhentian Islands, on the northeastern coast of continental Malaysia, on my way back from my trip to Burma. As I wrote at that time, I was overall tired of Southeast Asia where I felt uncomfortable, thus I was just looking for a nice place where I could chill...
Whether to stop in Kuala Lumpur and possibly discover a bit of Malaysia as part of my wild journey through Southeast Asia was a big question-mark.The decision to spend a few days in KL - as Kuala Lumpur is called by locals - was eventually driven by the need to wait for my Visa to...
My Southeast Asia journey is coming to an end and while I’m enjoying the last days relaxing in Pulau Perhentian, a cool island in North-Eastern Malaysia, I started thinking over the experiences of the last few weeks.[caption id="attachment_10192" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Life is cool at Perhentian Island[/caption]There have been highs and there have been lows. Moments...
I wanted to give Southeast Asia another chance. I wanted it badly. This is also why I chose to visit Myanmar. I thought that a country that was isolated for so many years, keeping much of its history and traditions, would gain my heart. But it didn’t happen.[caption id="attachment_10137" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Three Buddhist Monks[/caption]People in Myanmar are...
[pullquote]Without a culinary journey, you haven’t experienced KL[/pullquote]Food, in every form, is ubiquitous in Kuala Lumpur. From crowded Chinese food joints serving lots of strange (at least to me) dishes I had never heard of to street food stalls selling delicious tropical fruits or all-you-can-fry (that’s a word I just happen to invent, but fried food...
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Nothing to me symbolises China more than red lanterns. I'm not sure if this is a cliché or if read lanterns epitomise the real essence of the country. The influence and cultural heritage of the world's most populous country is one of the aspects of Kuala Lumpur that I was not expecting. Indeed, since coming to...
Since I quit my job and started traveling much more extensively than before, I became increasingly attracted by wild journeys and spontaneous, unplanned travel. After all, I don’t need any more to fix holidays in advance and to stick to a specific timeframe. I’m eventually free and willing to get the most from my present...
