Foto Friday: Money Grows on Trees
Money does not grow on trees. Or does it? Talk about taking things literal - behold, a money tree.
Booking Tickets and Checking-in on Facebook now available via Malaysia Airlines App
Malaysia Airlines recently launched a Facebook Application, MHBuddy, allowing users to book tickets, check-in, and see if friends are booked on the same flight
Foto Friday: Sheep Exploring the Tibetan Plains
There was something most therapeutic about watching the sheep as they roamed about the Tibetan plains.
Nagarkot and the art of doing absolutely nothing (25-26 May)
Written on 25 May, 1:40pm, Nagarkot, Nepal Karma (my guide on the trek and friend) and I awoke early today to travel 33km out of Kathmandu to Nagarkot, a hillside “village” famed for its sunrise and sunsets views of the Langtang Himalayan range. I had absolutely no idea what to expect of Nagarkot. After all,...
Never Challenge a Sherpa
If there's one piece of advice anyone could give to another while on the Himalayan mountains, it would have to be: "never challenge a sherpa".
Foto Friday: Just Married
Land's end, the most westerly point of Cornwall and England. The Atlantic Ocean provides a romantic backdrop for two people who have decided to take this step into a lifetime spent together.
Jurong Line: Digging Up A Bit of My Childhood
The portion of the Jurong Line, Singapore, that runs through the Faber Hills estate, will be dug up and converted to an access road. With every piece of the railway tracks dug up and removed, a piece of my childhood, and this country's heritage, goes too.
Jurong Line: Is this Goodbye?
I took a walk down the Jurong Line two Sundays ago, and to my dismay, work on removing these tracks had already started. This is one part of a four part series on the Jurong Line.
Jurong Line: A Photo Guide
Want to walk the Jurong Line, the abandoned railway that is part of the KTM Malayan Railway Network? Here's a photo guide that will show you how.
Jurong Line: Kampung Life Along The Tracks
There are several kampung ("village" in Malay) that line the tracks of the Jurong Line. Here are four that I came across.
Foto Friday: Mother and Child
We were on our trek down from Annapurna Base Camp when we walked past two mothers, each carrying their children. We stopped to have a chat, or rather our guides did, while we were busy guessing the genders and the ages of each child.
The ‘Virgin’ Rock-Climbing Experience
I'm sitting in my climbing harness, hanging on a rope about 5 metres above the ground, thinking: "Damn it, why can't I go up any further?"
Lonely Planet Language Cheat Sheets Up For Grabs
In line with International Mother Language Day (21 February), Lonely Planet is offering free downloads of some useful language cheat sheets. One language will be available a day for a week.
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