A delightful trek through the forest, amazing underground wonders and questionable toilets are all part and parcel of the fun at Gunung Senyum. You want me to bathe in that?” my friend asked, aghast at the dirty floor of a dark public toilet which stank to high heaven. There were no lights, the sink was [...]

You’ve body surfed in Bondi beach and scaled the Japanese Alps. What do you have to show for it? Grainy, over exposed photos? Learn to take better photos with your compact camera. If we had arrived an hour late, the lamb roasting on the pit would’ve been reduced to a skeleton. “It’s good that we [...]

Discovering the sights, sounds and delicious flavours of Malacca are now much easier with a rented car and GPS device. Some people can tell many tales of travel in cities halfway around the world and offer smart tips on where to go and what to do, but are stumped when asked about what’s interesting in [...]

Sungai Tahan has fish a-plenty – thanks to an eight-year ban on fishing which has increased the fish population. Many years ago, when our country was mainly covered in thick, almost impenetrable jungle, the colonial Brits gazetted a huge expanse of forest deep in the bowels of Pahang into a national park. They called it [...]

Looking for romance, adventure, games and fine dining? The glamorous Rhapsody of the Seas has all these by the boatloads. I’m going on a cruise!” I said to a friend. “Oh, how wonderful! Somewhere exotic?” she asked brightly. “Yes, Singapore to Port Klang!” “Huh?” was her bemused response. Sailing from Singapore to Port Klang may [...]

Flying on low fares are great except for some limitations. Now you can travel on your own terms with Malaysia Airlines’ new economy class fares. So you’ve found an awesome deal and booked your holiday. You are all set to jet off into paradise. Alas, luck is not on your side because just as you [...]

Responsible tourism is the latest catchphrase in this era of global-warming concerns. But just how easy is it to stick to the moral high road? Everything moves very slowly in Langkawi. Even the cars, although there are only a handful, amble by at barely 40kph, while the animals languish in the sun, seemingly immobilised by [...]

Feeling lost in the big city? A free pocket handbook may just be the thing for you. For most travellers, the first thing they look for when they step into a foreign country is a free city guidebook. Some cities like London, Sydney, Tokyo, and Singapore have excellent comprehensive guidebooks, while others might have loose [...]

Get off the beaten track next time you’re traveling because you never know what you’ll stumble upon, especially in a country like Malaysia where superstition is alive and flourishing. Belief – the word may be simple but its implication is tremendous. Belief has been shaping mankind’s existence since the dawn of time, transforming, compelling and [...]

Malaysia tops Wotif.com‘s travel wish list for this year. According to Wotif.com, 2009 should be a great year for tourism in Malaysia, with Malaysian destinations topping the online accommodation website’s Travel Wish List poll for 2009. Wotif.com executive general manager for Asia, Sii Eawsakul, said Malaysia has always been a popular destination. Malaysia, especially Kuala [...]

Since 2008, the cost of climbing Mt Kinabalu has skyrocketed, and if you’re lucky, you may get a confirmed booking . . . five months down the line. What’s the deal with Malaysia’s iconic mountain? Here’s the irony – climbing Sabah‘s Mt Kinabalu, whose majestic peak tops out at 4,085m, is relatively easy; trying to [...]