Malaysia

Get 10% Off All Malaysia Adventure Tours On Adventoro!

Posted on July 5, 2017

Looking for your next outdoor adventure in Malaysia? Adventoro offers more than a hundred adventure tours spanning across seven cities within Malaysia, and intends to expand beyond the country, offering adventure tours across Southeast Asia and eventually, all around the globe. These adventure tours range from MYR 40 for a half-day tour to MYR 3,000+ for multiple overnight tours. The online tour company is keen on travel adventures, making it their unspoken mission to curate adventures to suit all kindsRead More→

5 Mesmerizing Javanese Performing Arts in Selangor, Malaysia

Posted on April 7, 2017

The state of Selangor, surrounding Kuala Lumpur, is a melting pot of cultures, including that of the Javanese. The Javanese people – or Orang Jawa – migrated from Central Java, Indonesia, to Malaysia from 1880 to 1930, seeking greener pastures away from the Dutch colonizers who ruled Indonesia at that time. Today, descendants of the Javanese settlers live throughout Peninsular Malaysia in parts of Perak, Selangor, and Kedah. There are also isolated communities in coastal areas of Sabah. Some Jawa have even gainedRead More→

The Settlement Hotel: A Refreshing Retreat in Historic Melaka

Posted on April 6, 2017

I love hotels that evoke a genuine sense of place. After a few days in Singapore, I crossed the border to Malaysia to visit one of my favorite heritage cities, Melaka, to check in at The Settlement Hotel, a new boutique stay housed in a repurposed white-painted commercial building – a blank canvas for the owner’s private collection of Malaysian artworks and antiques. Like Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong, this  marries the classic and contemporary, exuding the eclectic charm of the UNESCO WorldRead More→

Flytpack Pocket Wifi Rental: Unlimited Internet in Singapore and Malaysia For As Low As PHP 180 Per Day!

Posted on November 24, 2016

With destination research, bookings and socialization done online, the internet has become essential to independent travel that more and more people need to always stay connected on the go. As a travel journalist and blogger, staying online while in transit is part of the job, and can be cumbersome at times when one has to rely on spotty wifi signals, switch local SIM cards for every country I visit, or worry about exorbitant charges when availing of roaming services from yay mobile serviceRead More→

8 Fun Things to Do on the Superstar Gemini Cruise Ship by Star Cruises

Posted on November 23, 2016

Who says going on a cruise ship is boring? I recently joined a three-night cruise aboard the Superstar Gemini by Star Cruises, traveling from Singapore to Penang and Langkawi islands and back. I looked forward to the trip because it was my first time on a cruise ship, but wasn’t expecting to have as much fun as we had in the company of my blogger friends! Here are the most fun things we did during our trip on the Superstar Gemini:Read More→

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Thrilling City Views from the Skybox of KL Tower

Posted on July 26, 2016

City viewing at Kuala Lumpur takes a hair-raising upgrade at the Skybox, the newest attraction at KL Tower (Menara Kuala Lumpur).  Launched only last May in conjunction of the 20th anniversary of the tower, the Skybox was built to as an exciting addition for visitors to the Sky Deck, which offers 360-degree views of the city. KL Tower, after all, is the world’s seventh tallest telecommunications tower, and one of the best places to see the entire metropolis – including the iconicRead More→