Nha Trang – Six Senses Hideaway Ninh Van Bay Vietnam has a lot to offer. After spending some time in sight-seeing, immersing in the local culture and savouring delicious Vietnamese food; the idea of spending time under the sun doing nothing on a beautiful island was very inviting! I think Vietnam is a great destination for beach holiday. Its coastline stretches the entire length of the country, almost... 

Huế Travel from South to North Vietnam or the other way round? I guess, this is a very common question that you will probably ask if you plan to travel to Vietnam one day. Well, I guess, either way, it doesn’t make much difference. I think it all depends if Vietnam is your only travel destination of you have the next one after. What we did was travelling from North (Hanoi) and make our way towards South (Ho... 

Hanoi We had less than 48 hours to explore Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital located in the far north lies in a bend of the Red River. Vietnam is one of the destinations that I have always wanted to visit – savouring real Vietnamese food, experiencing the real Asia and admiring French colonial architecture. From the moment I stepped my foot in the old quarter of Hanoi, I could already sense the difference... 

In Penang, you don’t have to worry about food. There is no chance that you will go hungry! Plenty of food stalls/hawkers centres are scattered around the island. Some are even opened 24 hours. Everywhere you go, you will see people eating if not smelling food! I think, we Malaysians are really lucky when comes to food as we are always spoilt for choices. In Asia, one has to really explore the food scenes.... 

I know, I have been missing in action! I didn’t realise that the last post on my blog was more than a month ago. First of all, I want to say thank you to those who sent me emails to ask if everything was fine. I am doing fine, I haven’t quit blogging! Just that I didn’t mention that I was away for more than 3 weeks to SE Asia. I went to Malaysia to see my family since my last trip was more than 2... 

After experiencing the fast pace of life in Tokyo and lots of temple sightseeing in Kyoto, our next destination was Kinosaki Onsen (城崎温泉). We felt that we needed to spend some time in a quiet and wonderful place to unwind. Kinosaki is located in northern Hyogo Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan. It is a pleasant town, built along a willow lined river, and is one of the top onsen (hot spring) destinations... 

If you think Tokyo is just another city and you want to experience something different, Kyoto is the place! Kyoto was Japan’s capital and the emperor’s residence from 794 until 1868. It is now the country’s seventh largest city with a population of 1.4 million people and a modern face. Kyoto is famous for its thousands of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Apart from being famous for its shrines... 

“So, we have to wake up at 04:45 if we want to see the tuna auction.” ”Do you want to go?” “Since we are in Tokyo, I think we shouldn’t miss this opportunity. Even if it means we will get less than 5 hours of sleep.” I set the alarm at 04:45. Even before the alarm went off, my brain sent a message to wake me up from my deep sleep. It usually take me some time to be fully... 

The next few days in Tokyo were still pretty cold. There are a lot of things to do, to see and to eat in Tokyo. We had planned well before we departed so that we didn’t lose time when were there, trying to think what we wanted to do. It’s just impossible to do everything during our short stay. However, we shortlisted the ‘must-sees & must-dos’ that suited our duration of stay. 1. Akihabara... 

Our short stay in Hong Kong was finally over. After more than 4 hours of flight, we landed at Narita airport. It took us quite a while to finally got out suitcases before we made our way to the information counter to sort out our train tickets to central Tokyo. It was more than an hour ride on the train, which we then finally reached Shinjuku, where we were based for the next 4 days. Hilton Tokyo is centrally located...