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Myanmar is hot on the Southeast Asia travel trail right now, but as a country which has only recently opened its doors to tourism, travelling here means facing many challenges that you do not necessarily encounter on the same scale as other countries in the region. Infrastructure is only just beginning to spring into life and the art of the tourist … [Continue reading...]
My recent visit to Bangkok marked my third stay in the city, which I had always found crazy, hectic and, in parts, extremely frustrating. This time around, I grew to really appreciate what Bangkok had to offer. I lived in the business and residential area of Silom for a week, hung out in Sukhumvit and wandered around random areas on this modern … [Continue reading...]
Wild: adverb, noun, adjective. Living in a state of nature, not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal It’s almost a given that a trip to Borneo incites an insatiable need to see orangutans – an endangered species native only to the island and parts of Indonesia. Aside from national park trekking and mountain climbing, it [...]
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Georgetown, the capital of north-western Malaysia’s island of Penang, has everything you would expect from an old colonial city – a fort, grand buildings, stately homes and assembly buildings and old waterways marking a once vibrant port trading ground – but there’s one thing that makes it stand out from any other city and that’s [...]
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It almost goes without saying that Las Vegas is definitely one of the more unique cities in the United States – fun, vibrant and slightly mind-blowing. Except my memories of it from a trip four years ago are not as crazy as what you see on The Hangover movie, or even remotely on the scale [...]
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“In time, will the rise in the number of tourists coming to visit here ruin your way of life? Do numbers need to be controlled?” I asked the Deputy Chief of the longhouse via a translator, always eager to know if such visits are a necessity, with promises of government support and regular income, or [...]
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“I remember when this all looked so very different” said my guide, Rose, as we drove through the city of Kuching – the capital of the eastern Borneo state of Sarawak where she was born and raised. Her moment of reminiscence came after my declaration that my first impressions were completely the opposite of the lush [...]
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Travelling solo means I usually have a greater opportunity to meet fantastic people – without a buddy or partner to rely on, I have to work harder in social situations to make friends in a new destination. I’ve been lucky to meet a huge amount of amazing people who I can now call friends for [...]
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Various periods of history and heritage have blended with a unity of various religions to create a city of contrasting colour, architecture and atmosphere where no two areas look the same. In Chinatown business booms as people hustle through its long shopping streets, restaurants and temples while the adjacent calm, scenic riverfront receives a sporadic [...]
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Depending on your love for cities, Kuala Lumpur doesn’t require a huge amount of your time – its infrastructure is superb and the layout of the city isn’t too complicated. As a girl who craves city life every now and again I spent four days there getting to know it and I’m heading back soon for a [...]
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Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
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