Later in the afternoon, Auntie Lucy received a group of guests who were church friends of Auntie Lucy’s sister, Lilian Bulan-Dorai. The purpose of their visit to Bario was pilgrimage. It must have something to do with the revival story of Bario. Bario is full of surprises. Who would have taught Bario is a place […]

In case you have missed my 5D4N Bario, the Kelabit Highlands series, I was on waiting list for onward flight from Miri to Bario.  Once we reached Miri Airport, we went straight to the rural services counter, Counter 7. There is no self check-in for rural services flights. Rural areas listed on a piece of […]

The deep blue sea stretches out in the distance as our boat speeds along the dry mossy grass hills. The whole setting is fitting for a scene from the Jurassic World. On numerous occasions, I have mistaken the hills for dinosaurs. I mean, they really look like dinosaurs which are frozen by time. The bizarre […]

I was sent for an assignment by Gaya Travel Magazine after the Wonderful Indonesia media campaign of Makassar – Lombok – Banyuwangi – Bandung. This time it was a dive trip to Komodo National Park, a dive destination of dream.  Unlike the earlier trip of social media influencers, the dive trip was meant for printed […]

While in London, my friend, Amira kept on passing random remarks on how I would love the Stanfords London Travel Bookshop, the bookshop she always bought walking maps from. I, on the other hand, could not relate to the extraordinary value of the bookshop. How different can a bookshop be, right? On my second day […]

After feasting on the buns at Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum, I began the day with a tour at the Roman Baths. Remember, if you haven’t seen the Roman Baths, then you haven’t been to Bath, Somerset. Read: A Weekend in Bath – Day 1 Read: Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum […]

The cultural festival of Lepo Badeng Apau Koyan continued on the second day with a full fledged cultural celebration. Dozens of longhouse’s community members representing each block of the longhouse performed the choreographed traditional hornbill dance called “datun julud”. You can read on Cultural Festival – Lepo Badeng Apau Koyan (Day 1) HERE. Before the […]

2016 has been yet another busy travelling year full of boundless adventures. My writing skill landed me a title as award winner travel writer on the piece I wrote about Mulu National Park, Sarawak. It was an accolade by the prestigious Malaysia Tourism Award 2014/2015 which was judged by merits. Many international assignments also flowed […]

As customers prowl into the fish market, the vendors call them out in creative ways while yelling competitive price for their seafood products. Once satisfied with the freshness of the seafood, the customers stop to fill the plate provided with the seafood to be weighed and paid for. The others would wade through the puddles […]

During my 5 days trip in Mauritius, the most striking memory I made was the hike to Le Morne Brabant mountain. I had little information on how to hike on my own. So, I decided not to take the unnecessary risk to embark on my own especially when the terrains can be considered quite risky […]