I was distraught. It was worse than the last break up. It happened after one morning I checked my blog in a very busy week. To my surprise, the website directed to the “page is not available” content. I went through my Yahoo Mail in which I received all sort of emails from the hosting […]
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Few days ago, an interesting inquiry reached my FB Page’s inbox. It read: “Hi Farah. How do we get free hotel trips of flight trips? Can you share in your blog post?” This came as I am preparing for my second outbound familiarization trip for the year. Familiarization trip or sponsored trip is one where […]
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Drum roll for 2016. This year, this month marks the 4th year anniversary of my travel blog. Thank you for reading and lending support, people, despite my owing so many blog entries for my past trips. Sometimes, work got in the way and I led the double life of working professional and law student. Life […]
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Do you know that coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world just behind the oil? Do you know Malaysians drink 2 to 3 cups of coffee per day? Coffee has been integrated in our lifestyle and the growth of Malaysia as coffee-drinking nation is real. Haven’t you noticed the booming coffee shops […]
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I didn’t even remember the last time I had a teddy bear. Just before my sojourn to the Balkans, I was approached by Firdaus with whom I met over dinner to collect the travelling beruang. Why would a twenty-over years old grown-up clutch a teddy bear clad in a shirt that read travelling beruang as […]
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I have not been writing for so long. It is my intended wish to be off the radar for a bit (as if I have that many readers to begin with). When I began writing, I did not know a lot of people who also share their travel stories online. Most importantly, I did not […]
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Haji Backpacker is a film based on a novel by Aguk Irawan. Without having the benefit to watch the film, I bought the novel Haji Backpacker during my trip to Bukittinggi and Padang. Since everyone has been talking about Haji Backpacker, I was expecting a book to the standard of 5cm at the very least. […]
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Dear Readers, I am sorry for the sudden disapperance from any travel updates. If you have not known, I was in Turkey for the past two weeks exploring the country which is the crossroads of the world. How was my trip, you may want to ask. It was mind-blowing experience with loads of history to […]
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Have you ever thought of going on a holiday and wanting to combine it with a charity cause? The evolving phenomenon that has swept 21st century travel industry is voluntourism or volunteer travel. Appealing to people who want to do something enriching in their spare time, as well as relax or go sightseeing, voluntourism is a new […]
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Hello! Happy New Year. A new year of travel. It’s my fourth year of travel. Second year for thatsofarah.com. Cheers to many travel years to come. Happy New Year from the highest peak in Java, Mount Semeru.
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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. […]
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Certain as the sun Rising in the east Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the beast. Last weekend, NN had 4 tickets to watch “Beauty & The Beast” The Musical, Sunway Lagoon on the premiere day, 1/12/2012. He gave 2 tickets to Globetrotter’s Lily Riani. We were seated at […]
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It is now about time for me to post the event I attended last Sunday, Avon’s Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer Charity Fun Walk. According to the Star, 7,230 people flooded Putrajaya on 23/09/2012 in conjunction with Avon’s Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer Charity Fun Walk. When I arrived at about 8a.m., there was already […]
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When Jess Ying made an open invitation to bloggers for a charity fun walk for “Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer”, I immediately said yes. Having lost a grandmother to breast cancer, I always have at the back of my mind the fear of having one. Avon Breast Cancer Crusade celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. […]
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Q1: Have you ever travelled in fasting month? A1: Yes, only for business trips. Q2: What is meant by fasting in Ramadhan from Islamic point of view? A2: Ramadhan is an obligatory month for Muslims to fast for the whole month beginning at dawn and end with sunset. By fasting, Muslims refrain from eating and […]
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How often do you want to quit job and do what you really want to do the most? For me, each time I walk into the office staring blankly on my computer screen wondering whose problems am I supposed to solve today. When I chose to read law at university, little had I knew I […]
Read more →Just when you say you have someone in the horizon I ask – what do you see in the horizon, A point where everything merges, and all boundaries become uncertain, Just when you say you have someone in the horizon, I am perplexed as to how confused you are on jodoh, Like the […]
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Camping at Laugardalur Campsite, Reykjavik
A Night at Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers
Fjallraven Classic Denmark 2019 - Day 3Camping at Laugardalur Campsite, ReykjavikA Night at Crowne Plaza Copenhagen TowersFjallraven Classic Denmark 2019 - Day 3
Fjallraven Classic Denmark 2019 - Day 2
Fjallraven Classic Denmark 2019 - Day 1
Fjallraven Classic Denmark - Travelling to Svenborg
Shopping Jubah & Baju Kurung di Ho Chi Minh [HCM Part 4]
Tips for Hotels in Ho Chi Minh [HCM Part 3]
Dari Bangka Ke Belitung
TAGGED: MY #7SUPERSHOTS
Kembara Laskar Pelangi
Bohey Dulang, Mantabuan & Tatagan Island
