TRAVEL TIP: SECRET PLACES TO EAT IN KUALA LUMPUR

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thanks> TRAVEL TIP: SECRET PLACES TO EAT IN KUALA LUMPUR Kuala Lumpur is packed with loads of inexpensive local eating shops, many of which are well-documented in guidebooks and easy to find. For example, Jalan Alor – KL’s …

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TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH MEI OF CUMI DAN CIKI

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter.Thanks> In this week’s travel interview, I catch up with a well-known Malaysian blogging couple, Mei and Jo, of CumiDanCiki. For several years they’ve been blogging about adventure travel, cuisine, and health n fitness. Recently, I was lucky enough to meet …

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NEWS: My Story Selected by Barbara Weibel of Hole in the Donut as ‘Best Weekly Narrative Travel Article’

  I’m honored once again to have one of my stories selected by Barbara Weibel of Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel Blog as ‘Best Weekly Narrative Travel Article’. In Cycling Bali Day 12: Last Push Through Rural Bali, I recount my adventures pedaling from Bali’s far northeast coast at Amed across the foothills of sacred Mt. …

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PHOTO GALLERY: BORNEO PHOTOS II- SARAWAK AND BRUNEI

 BORNEO PHOTOS II- SARAWAK AND BRUNEI Borneo Island lies east of Peninsular Malaysia, in the South China Sea. Two Malaysian states, Sabah and Sarawak, occupy the northern third of Borneo. Wedged between them is the tiny Islamic nation of Brunei. A few years ago I spent two exciting months traveling through Borneo, one month each …

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TRAVEL TIP: HOW TO AVOID JET LAG, pt 3: MORE STRATEGIES

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thanks>   In my original post How to Avoid Jet Lag, I detailed the technique I always use to basically skip jet lag altogether. Essentially, that entails getting yourself on the destination sleep/wake schedule during your journey, before you …

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TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH JEANNIE MARK OF NOMADIC CHICK

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free  monthly newsletter. Thanks> Outgoing, fun-loving Canadian Jeannie Mark, aka Nomadic Chick, once lead an ‘ordinary’ life in Vancouver. You know: married with a good job, a house and lots of possessions. But Jeannie eventually realized something was missing, big time, and …

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TRAIN TO PENANG

TRAIN TO PENANG I’d expected my train trip from KL to Penang to be relaxing and uneventful. After 2 solid weeks of racing around KL- daily cycling in the park, meeting up with fellow travel bloggers and local friends, learning new photography skills, snapping photos all over the city, exploring new places, and going on …

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PHOTO GALLERY: BRILLIANT BIRDS OF THE WORLD

I love birds, especially unusual, exotic, vibrantly colored, and cute birds, such as this super cute and striking spotted owl. I saw plenty of gorgeous birds recently at Taman Burung, Kuala Lumpur’s Bird Park, boasting the world’s largest free-flight walk-in aviary. I met with all sorts of birds: elegant, cheeky, bold, shy, arrogant, sociable, solitary, humorous, …

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10 Free Things to do in Kuala Lumpur- pt 2- 10 MORE

10 Free Things to do in Kuala Lumpur- pt 2- 10 MORE When I visited Kuala Lumpur in early 2012, I discovered heaps more free things to do there. Some I’d already done ages ago and forgotten about. Some were new to me, even though I’ve been in and out of KL several times per …

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FLIGHT ATTENDANT INTERVIEW: NINA SCHWARZ- HEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT WITH LUFTHANSA

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thanks! > This week I have an extra special travel interview for you: a flight attendant interview! Since I’ve just flown from the USA to Malaysia via a 40-hour trip with 3 flights, flying has been on my …

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