While we’re on the topic of Making the Big Move, I thought I might share with you how I started teaching English in the saucy and vibrant capital of Spain, Madrid. Sassy and spirited, Madrid is just like a sultry Flamenco dancer – full of energy, passion and thirst for life. Teaching English here gave [...]
We’ve been having our fair share of teasing and laughing at a friend who concocted this ‘accidental’ joke. On our first dive trip, we had a big party on the last night – one that got everyone drinking like there was no tomorrow. We had gone on the trip organised by the university, so you [...]
Picture deep-fried grasshoppers and stewed chicken feet — the world of Asian culinary is wild beyond your imagination. Perfect for the brave new traveler, eating in Asia requires a certain degree of guts and a wild sense of adventure. As an Asian saying goes, ‘The key to one’s heart is through his stomach.’ As [...]
The Australian State of Queensland is offering internationally what it calls “the best job in the world” — earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months. The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the winner’s home country to Hamilton Island on the [...]
Spending X’mas in Sipadan was perhaps the best break of 2008. After a year of major changes – moving from Spain to Singapore, travelling in Africa, and short trips around tropical Asia, I urgently needed a break from everything. Just time to sit, relax and clear my head alil. Thou it didn’t feel like X’mas, with the tropical [...]
On our little piece of haven in Sabah -the Malaysian part of Borneo, the coral reefs are endless, bright and teming with life, while turtles swam freely right by my side and sharks roam the area in their predatory fashion. For every diving enthusiast, Sipadan is the Mecca, and the ultimate answer to paradise. It was nothing like I’d ever [...]
With the festive season around the corner, I’m working on a X’mas article, in which I wrote about the intriguing Lapland (Sweden and Finland) – where pure white snow covers sloping mountains and deep forests. Nowhere else in the world can be more magical than the legendary birth place of Santa Claus. Reindeer sleighs and huskies snowmobiles. A [...]
A trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia recently made me go through waves of self reflection and wondering when the world would be a better place, for some of the less fortunate. This journey has given us a clear insight into the past – how it has shattered millions of lives, destroyed the country and especially the [...]
Macchu Picchu – Peru Shwedagon Pagoda – Yangon, Burma Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Bhutan This interesting article lists the most historically rich and religiously intriguing temples in the world – definitely temples you need to see before you die! http://www.travelguidesdb.com/world-travel/temples.html
In this little piece of heaven, we found peace and tranquility, and a kind of calm. For a moment there, I was in a paradisical high. It really felt like an escape from reality. Everything they said about Boracay was real. A tiny island that only existed in our fantasy. Not overcrowded with tourists, nor [...]
Flying over the skies of the Philippines,I will always remember the view of the numerous islands…We had a short transit in Manila,and decided to explore the city and perhaps get on one of the cool Jeepneys..Their most common form of transport,the Jeepneys are bright, eye-catching and definitely very local.Street hawker selling some guava.(a green tropical [...]
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Sipadan Resort, Borneo Sipadan is a haven for all divers and sea-lovers. Rich with coral reef and amazing marine life, it’s easy to spot turtles, huge groups of barracudas and reef sharks swimming by you. Located at the northern tip of the island of Borneo, this little Malaysian island is the best kept secret of [...]
Recently I’d started writing travel reviews for Cosmotourist, usually my own experiences travelling through anywhere in the world. I´m having a ball of a time, just recalling those days and penning them down and sharing my thoughts with like-minded travellers. It’s a great site to get detailed tips and advices, check out my reviews at: [...]
Growing up in this complexed modern society, I’d been speaking English and Mandarin since I was a kid. It was never a bed of roses, I remembered struggling between the two- which to work harder on, which I preferred and I never understood why I had to learn to be bilingual. Now life has taken a 180degrees turn, [...]
Mount Kinabalu has one of the highest peak in Southeast Asia, standing at a height of 4,095metres (13,435 ft) above sea level. Located in a World Heritage site, in the east Malaysian state of Sabah, Mount Kinabalu boasts off a huge variety of flora and fauna, and is one of the world’s most important biological [...]
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