From making my own masala chai (mixed-spice tea) in Hyderabad to sitting at a verandah of traditional balinese house with a ketut family in Bali to spending a night at hill top old monastery in the dense jungle of Myanmar, I do not travel for the sake of sight seeing or crossing down yet another […]

A pictorial summary of where I have been in 2012. January #1. Danang, Hoi An & Hue, Vietnam #2. Koh Adang, Thailand March #3. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam #4. Jakarta, Indonesia April/May #5. Mt. Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia #6. Bali, Indonesia June #7. Yangon, Kalaw, Inle Lake, Bagan August  #8. Mulu National Park, Sarawak October/November #9. […]

As demanded by many, here is my itinerary for my Myanmar solo backpacking trip in June 2012:- Day 1 Reached Yangon at 7.05pm (8.30 Malaysian time). Stayed at Mahabandoola Guest House. Refer : Burma 01: Arrival Night in Yangon Day 2 Street walk around Maha Bandoola Road. Went to Ministry of Tourism to change currency. […]

I had the opportunity to be in Taiping last week for work. An antique, sleepy yet historical town, Taiping which is located in northern Perak used to be the state capital of Perak from 1876 to 1937. If you are still acquainted with Malaysian history, the names of Larut War, Long Jaafar, Puak Gee Hin and […]

Now that you have some ideas on where is Mulu and the kind of activities to expect, here is the bitter sweet experience of yours truly hiking Gunung Mulu. 29 August 2012: Unease with the falling rain and my level of fitness, I pulled the duvet and slept for as much as I could, thinking […]