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I walked into the E&O Hotel Penang on a humid afternoon, and the first thing I heard was the sound of my own heels on marble. That echo stopped me mid-stride. It’s the kind of sound you hear in old…
What happens when you stop letting algorithm decide where you should go The travel algorithm problem is simple: your feed shows you the same ten beaches everyone else is seeing. The same infinity pools. The same sunset spots. The same…
A Beautiful Surprise on the West Sumatran Coast What if I told you there’s a place where your bungalow sits ten steps from the ocean, where turtles glide past your morning jetty, where sunsets demand you stop everything, and where…
An authentic Komodo Island journey from Labuan Bajo I was there in that strange in-between time – during the pandemic when the world had started holding its breath, but travel had not yet stopped entirely. Borders were still open, fear…
Experiencing the Mentawai Tribe Some places change you quietly, without warning. Mentawai did that to me. This was a journey into a world where life is stripped down to its bones – no electricity, no running water, no phone connection,…
How I Ended Up Snowboarding in Kazakhstan I never imagined I’d end up snowboarding in Kazakhstan, but travel loves surprising us like that. After ten days of rough, dusty adventure in Tajikistan – glacier lakes, village stays, cold mornings that…
Berjaya Langkawi Resort sits on a huge stretch of land – 84 acres, with most of it still covered in rainforest. You feel it immediately. Wooden chalets wrapped around greenery, the ocean on the other side, hornbills flying overhead, and…
A Luxury Resort Surrounded by the Nature of Sabah It is rare to step into a resort this grand and instantly feel a sense of belonging – that gentle nudge saying you’ve arrived somewhere special. At Shangri-La Rasa Ria, that…
Crushing Bottles, Lifting Communities What I admire most about Shangri-La Rasa Ria is how much they give back to the land that holds them. Their ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) efforts aren’t loud or performative. They’re practical, thoughtful, and woven…
The Rainforest Suite – Warm, Cosy and Surrounded by Nature I’m not often lost for words, but the moment I walked into my Rainforest Suite at Ambong Ambong Langkawi, I was. Completely. Maybe it was the scent of wood and…