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☕ 7 min read At the launch of Destination Convention Malaysia, the conversation went far beyond conference rooms and hotel ballrooms. It became a conversation about people, collaboration – and why Malaysia needs to get better at telling its own…
Everything here is observation, not accusation. The longer I travel, the less interested I become in landmarks and the more interested I become in life. Bangkok simply happens to be one of the few places where both are impossible to…
What is Baliem Valley Festival The Baliem Valley Festival is one of Indonesia’s most remarkable cultural celebrations, held every August near Wamena in the highlands of Papua. Bringing together the Dani, Lani and Yali tribes, the festival is famous for…
☕️ 10 minute read Twelve years ago, visiting Borneo Rainforest Lodge changed me. I went back to see if the magic had held. It had. And then some. Twelve years ago, I stumbled upon a detail that would quietly redirect…
I lived in a five-star suite for months. I have never felt more uncomfortable in my life. Life, in the way that life sometimes does, took me to Chennai, in India. I didn’t plan it. I wasn’t chasing an adventure…
I wanted to share with you a recent heart-stopping experience that happened on New Year’s day 2024 when we were in Japan. Little did we know that this adventure would test not only our resilience but also showcase the incredible…
Japanese culture, their hospitality, their efficiency, their obsession for perfection, their mind-blowing courtesy and the way they expressed respect towards others and everything around them totally leave me in awe. Their practice of Omotenashi which is the mindset of politeness…
How old are you? While playing Uno, I asked a young teenage girl who runs a 2 bedrooms guesthouse in Hitugi, a village 6 hours trek from Sogokmo in Baliem Valley. She looked down and said she didn’t know. Then…