Over the Chinese New Year holidays, our family took a trip up to the capital city of Malaysia. Instead of staying within the old city of Kuala Lumpur, we spent a few days in Shah Alam, a suburbia area west of KL. Shah Alam is immediately distinct from the oldContinue Reading

I need a new digital camera. The Sony Cyber-shot W110 which has served me faithfully for the last two years is due for retirement. I am not complaining since she was a free gift but it is high time I moved on to something a little more powerful. By more powerful, IContinue Reading

We woke up refreshed after a good night’s rest. Breakfast is a small but adequate selection of local and western delights. We saw someone cleaning up the pool so were tempted to give it a shot again. While the water tasted less salty, the water wasn’t any cleaner. The resortContinue Reading

Here’s some food for thought regarding cultural tourism. I have always insisted on visiting cultural and heritage sites on my travels however there seems to be mounting debate on whether governmental conservation efforts for tourism may actually contradict the cultural essence of the destination. In the journal article Heritage Tourism: The contradictions betweenContinue Reading

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 highway since we are heading to KL instead of trekking back to Ayer Keroh. ButContinue Reading

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 to whatever my husband wanted to do. So we headed north towards Montmarte well known forContinue Reading

Our charming host Nicola prepared a simple breakfast for us this morning. He has two kids around the ages of Joel and Elizabeth. I asked him where he came from since he doesn’t live in Venice. He replied that he is authentic Venetian although he lives on the mainland as it isContinue Reading