ONCE in a while, we should stop counting ringgit and sen when we are on holiday. After working hard for the better part of the year, we should give ourselves a reward and go for the ultimate pampering. And you don’t have to go far. Consider the Eastern Pavilion Boutique Resort & Spa in Cherating [...]

Swiss Garden Resort & Spa Kuantan lives up to its tagline, Experience the Difference. LIGHT FM was playing my favourite John Denver hit, Take Me Home, Country Roads. Very timely, I thought, for my “homecoming” as it had been a number of years since I last stayed at the Swiss Garden Resort & Spa Kuantan. [...]

If you are looking for round-the-clock excitement in the cool highlands, the glitzy ‘City of Entertainment’, Genting Highlands beckons. Situated some 1,800 meters above sea level and just under an hour’s drive from Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Genting Highlands is popular among locals and foreign visitors for its fine mix of tranquility and [...]

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 [...]