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[3 Aug 2010 | One Comment | ]
Perth Winter Wonderland

At the end of last year, our close friends invited my wife and I to spend some time with their family in Perth. We weren’t planning to go as we had been there before but we managed to find some cheap flights on AirAsia, so on June 29, my wife and I packed our bags [...]

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[24 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Sizzling Singapore

Singapore is sizzling as ever before and not just from its legendary chilli crab dish, as I plan a long weekend in the Lion City. Three days is a perfect weekend break from Perth as the flight arrives in Singapore on a Friday evening and departs on Monday. Admittedly I have been to Singapore before [...]

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[18 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Jewel of Andaman

Langkawi’s facinations and contradictions were on full display at Telaga Harbour, a copied miniature of the French Riviera, tucked away in the north-west corner of this Malaysian island where the Andaman island laps at the rainforest. Some of the locals had spread rattan mats, enjoying bowls of rice in the fields that met the rock [...]

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[28 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Of Teas, Scones and Strawberries

Cool weather, the rolling hills of scenic tea plantations and a whole range of leisure pursuits make Cameron Highlands a much desired destination for the family. My previous trip before the latest one was about 10 years ago, my memory of it was somewhat vague. The only recollection I had was the twisted road and [...]