Char Koay Teow at Kafe Heng Huat Lorong Selamat, Penang Malaysia

12:25 07/072013 If there’s one food to describe Penang, that is Char Koay Teow. A notorious dish that proudly represents the island which had been a confluence of different culture and tradition. Char Koay Teow was invented as a food for laborers due to its cheap source of energy and nutrients. Evolving with time, Penang’s […]

Temporary Abode: Nguyen Khang Hotel Ho Chi Minh Vietnam

13:24 02/11/2013 Looking at Google map  from/to, our accommodation was just approximately  one  kilometer or 15 minutes away from  Ben Thanh Market. Its proximity to this famous market gave us a nod to stride despite the unwelcoming tropical heat of Saigon. “Head straight towards Pham Ngu Lao turn left after the 3rd intersection then turn left on […]

Saigon Trip: Ben Thanh Market

11:22 02/11/2013 The 45 minutes journey with bus 152 undeniably gave us a good preface of Saigon. But it doesn’t just end there. Right after disembarking from the bus terminal, armed with overnight backpacks and incessant craving for Pho Bo. We bravely crossed  and took a refuge at the roundabout  where a hero in equestrian (Tran […]

Travel Snaps: Phra Buddha Mongkol Maharaj, Hat Yai Songkhla Province Thailand

Travels Snaps: Features our best photos of iconic places that we visit during our previous travel. It’s a recollection of unforgettable snaps and story behind it. The Standing Buddha of Hat Yai Municipal Park in Hat Yai Songkhla Province is the tallest and imposing statue in Southern Thailand. It stands at 19.9 meters made of brass […]

Songkhla Trip: When side trip turns wedding gate crashing

12:00 01/09/2012  You heard it right! If talking about misadventures this could be a hall famer on our list of travel blunders. Until this date, we can’t believe on becoming a uninvited guest of someones’s wedding during our road trip in a foreign land. It all started when Mr. B (driver/tourist guide) asking if we eat […]

Penang Trip: Heritage Walk and Street Arts

10:40 07/07/2013 After our historical jaunt concluded at Jubilee clock tower. We’d walk towards the Logan Heritage building swerving from dozens of paired participants racing on an event. It was some sort of Amazing Race version in Penang style. Looking at their puzzled faces, we can tell they’d some challenges interpreting the clues. Since it’s none […]

Saigon Trip: Journey with Bus 152

10:30 02/11/2013 Various language echoed at the exit area of Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Audibly we heard  thick accent English speakers, bubbly European backpackers,  and feisty Vietnamese who tried to lure everyone’s attention. Noise coming from the touts, drivers for hotel transfers, family members of arriving guests and curious bystanders. We expect non will […]

Temporary Abode: Thara House Bangkok Thailand

14:00 12/10/2013 When a pseudo airline booking turns real, our short-lived  awe was instantly covered with anxiety. Most of our travel, we’d our accommodation confirmed ahead of time to negate the worry of fully book or being shooed away. Without no idea and itinerary on mind we don’t know where to stay and location to […]

Bangkok Trip: Yaowarat Road, Bangkok’s Chinatown

12:42 12/10/2013 $%$%&*!@#$&$^% Hua Lamphong! Only the word Hua Lamphong was discernible from our ear exclaimed by that pretty fare collector. Suddenly, everyone was hopping off the bus, and our gut feels telling to do the same. So we did. Okay, where to go next? We’re stuck in the middle of the road gazing the nearly centenarian Hua […]

Travel Snaps: Reunification Palace Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Travels Snaps: Features our best photos of iconic places that we visit during our previous travel. It’s a recollection of unforgettable snaps and story behind it.Reunification Palace or Independence Palace appellated after Saigon falls to the hands of North Vietnamese which signifies the end of Vietnam war. The beautiful facade camouflage it’s poignant past and spiteful history. This palace endure […]

Songkhla Trip: Nag, the Great Serpent

14:30 02/09/2012 Spitting water mythical creature that  resembles  of Merlion in Singapore, another lifeless statue hype by tourist guides.That’s how we look and interpret Nag, the first time we saw this mammoth sea dragon. But our baseless judgment  was instantly  axed by a local guide after he gaily shed us some light and explains the […]

Confessions of a first time snorkeller

14:26 24/11/2013 We thought of ending 2013 without ticking any of 40ish list. After a series of wretched and unfavorable circumstance on a first half of the year. Not to discuss in details but it consumed a lot of energy, time and  dries up our cash flow.  Which left us no choice but to cancel our planned […]

Travel Snaps: Hua Lamphong Railway Station, Bangkok Thailand

Travels Snaps: Features our best photos of iconic places that we visit during our previous travel. It’s a recollection of unforgettable snaps and story behind it. Hua Lamphong Railway Station or commonly known as Bangkok Railway Station that serves as the main railway station in Bangkok Thailand. If asking directions from locals, better ask for “Krungthep […]