Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are two of the major airport hubs in South East Asia. If you’re travelling in the region you’re bound to end up passing through one of these cities at some [...]
The Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur’s iconic Petronas Towers are some serious good-looking buildings. They dominate the skyline of central KL. They’re astounding and glamorous from every [...]
The Perhentians are two wonderful islands off the mainland of east coast Malaysia. They offer spectacular snorkelling in the clearest, bluest water I’ve ever seen. It really is a [...]
After a week in Georgetown Penang, it was back to the beach bungalows for us for the final time on our two-month journey. This time we were going to the Perhentians Islands – a set of two [...]
Food is a big deal in Penang. The locals are very proud of their cuisine. There a restaurants, food courts and hawker centres everywhere. Hawker centres are a fantastic concept. Picture an [...]
Penang is the island you come to when you don’t feel like being on an island. It has all the amenities of a big Asian metropolis but is compact, charming and diverse. Penang is a place [...]
One of Reuben’s all time favourite books is “Beautiful Butterfly”. It’s simple, cute and colourful. Who is going up and down in the tree? Dragonfly flutters by. Follow me. [...]
Nakhon Si Thammarat to Hat Yai On our last night in Nakhon, we stumbled across an outdoor fairground. It was a little beaten up but the rides were cheap and toddler-appropriate. The whole thing [...]
We’re on the countdown to our first big trip around Asia. Four more sleeps to go. I am now (slightly) regretting booking the Emirates flight from Brisbane to Singapore that leaves at [...]
We’re less than two weeks away from our next big adventure – two months travelling from Bangkok to Singapore. I’ve been spending a lot of time getting organised. It’s [...]