In the absence of actual travel, I make do with imaginary itineraries and verging-on-crazy drooling over travel photos. For the most part, I’ve kept my endless bucket lists and travel research to myself for fear of boring people into a slow and painful death. But I figured it was about time I tested the waters…
Truth be told, half the reason I applied for an e-visa over a regular one was pure laziness (people have attempted to christen me lazy leech and other such “original” nicknames many times over the span of my life; thankfully none of them have ever stuck *breathes huge sigh of relief*). The other half of…
Our trip to Malaysia came about quite spontaneously (have I already said this?). This meant that my usual destination research process that can last up to a month (um, I can be a little obsessive *insert darting eyes*), had to be cut short drastically. I did manage to squeeze in an intense week of reading…
Guys, I have to make a confession before I bombard you with a list of reasons why you should make it your life’s mission to experience The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur at least once. For most of my life, the choice of hotel has been WAY down on my list when travelling. I happily chose hotels…
Quick note before I regale you with a colourful account of my worst travel experience ever (and trust me, I’ve had some pretty bad ones): When I started the blog I made a secret pact with myself – it would be a happy place for me and everyone else who came across it. There’s enough negativity…
No, this isn’t one of those “I know more than you and I shall now proceed to rub it in” posts. Come on, you know me better than that. You don’t? Well then. That’s awkward. Perhaps this post can help. Like any serious traveller, I showed up to the Vatican knowing all of two things: That it…
Have you ever returned from a trip and, upon reflection, found yourself thinking, “If only I had known some of this stuff BEFORE I went!”? At this point, you probably just shake your head and then convince yourself to move on without any regrets ’cause YOLO. Along with a timely reminder about the value of real-life…
Just in case the title didn’t give it away, I can have a flair for the dramatics. It’s okay, take your 2 seconds to roll your eyes. Done? Awesome. Seriously though, hearing about the sudden disappearance of Malta’s iconic Azure Window made me really, really sad (teary eyed typez; don’t judge). It was supposed to slowly corrode…
All it took was one day. Firenze sneaked its way in and made a clever getaway with my heart. It’s funny really, I had planned out the itinerary for every city to a T. Except Florence. And perhaps, that was the reason I fell in love with it. There were no trains to catch, no tickets booked…
We almost didn’t make it to Pisa. In retrospect, I can label it a comedy of errors and laugh about it. But at the time, it seemed less like an adventure and more like the universe was conspiring against us *cue panic attack*. Though short on time and money, the crazed tourist in me was insistent upon…