Shopping galore in KL
11.12.09 Stay at the Boulevard Hotel in KL On our way out of Malacca back to the NS highway, I had initially suggested going to Alor Gajah which is a town further north on the ...
Travel Log
Travel diary on the go
Peranakan Heritage in Melaka
With Joel in toll and Benjamin in my tummy, I went on family getaway with my brother, his wife to be and my mother to Malaysia. We left home about 11pm and reached Malacca at ...
Leaving Paris for home
I put my basic French to good use today when the the grouchy and old fashioned innkeeper initially overcharged us for our stay at Hotel de la Loire. The hotel itself is a pretty and cozy place located ...
Labour Day in Paris
It was May Day aka Labour Day, a designated public holiday recognized almost worldwide. France with its extremely dedicated workforce union was no exception. I had zilch agenda today so it was a day dedicated ...
A day in Paris
This morning we headed to Ile de Cite, the little island located in the middle of River Seine. Even though we had our pass, we could not bypass the stringent security checks to enter Saint Chapelle. Neither Theo ...
Rome to Paris
We arrived in Paris Bercy station about 1 hour late. It didn’t help that we had an uncomfortable night on the train as Theo had forgotten to close the windows letting in cold gusts of ...
Off to see the Pope
Today we leave Rome and Italy. After breakfast in the hotel, we checked out and left our luggage in the depositary room free of charge until our evening train. The Santa Prassede hotel has my compliments. Beds were ...
Forza Roma!!
Of all the days we were in Europe, today was the first that my husband woke exceptionally early and was all prepped to go so as to fully utilise the day we had in Rome which had not come cheap. Since we still ...
All roads lead to Rome
Final thoughts on our last day in Tuscany – I think we are too used to life in a cosmopolitan city to be able to adapt to the short operating hours and inconvenience of countryside. ...
South to Siena
The plan for the day is the explore Southern Tuscany. After breakfast, we headed to San Gimignano, one of the many famous hill towns of Tuscany most noted for its 11 towers that could be easily ...