Prime your tastebuds and get your tummy ready, as the Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2014 is coming this October! Now on its fourteenth year, the culinary event will once again round up the country’s Red Hot Chefs and their masterful creations. Read more… From October 1-31, 2014, established and promising restaurants from Malaysia with their Read More
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Encounters with the Communities of Kelantan
Kelantan was among the last two states I haven’t been to, but thanks to Jom Jelajah Koperasi (Let’s Explore Cooperatives) spearheaded by the Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia (Cooperatives Commission of Malaysia) I finally reached the East Coast state. Instead of doing the typical itinerary of must-do’s and must-see’s, however, we visited local communities and gained an Read More
Lanson Place Bukit Ceylon Serviced Residences: Luxurious Suites
Impressed by our stay at Lanson Place Hotel Hong Kong, I made a reservation for Lanson Place Bukit Ceylon Serviced Residences on one of our trips to Kuala Lumpur. Likewise a member of the elite Small Luxury Hotels of the World, the towering mammoth, while concrete and steel in form, was the epitome of home Read More
Taiwan-South Korea-Japan Trip with Just One Visa
Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan all require individual tourist visas for us Filipinos, but with exemption rules and easing of requirements, a trip to these East Asian countries is now possible with just one visa. So instead of the usual Southeast Asian hop, there’s now a new oriental backpacking trail that Filipinos can easily do Read More
Travel Diary: A Luxurious and Relaxing Weekend in Phuket
Thanks to Asalha Bucha, a Theravada holiday in Thailand that commemorates Buddha’s first sermon, we were able to spend a long weekend in Phuket, a popular island in the southern region of Thailand. Acknowledging a need for a true vacation after stressful days in the city, we skipped the tourist haunts and the parties. We Read More