Conserving Heritage Tourism

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 ...

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 ...

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 Venice

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 ...

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2006

My first vacation outside of KL after becoming a mother. A very much needed getaway for hubby and myself. Surprisingly by day two, our thoughts had returned back to our little toddler whom we had ...