The first time I set foot in Ubud was in 2009 but it was just a drive through its town and villages en route from Mount Batur in Kintamani to Kuta in South Bali. I remembered I was knackered from the mountain hike that I wasn’t interested to stop forRead More
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When I was travelling in Ubud in early May, I promised myself that I would stay in an accommodation with expansive views of rice fields. That’s because Ubud is surrounded by verdant rice fields and I’ve always loved such views for they evoke a sense of peace and calmness inRead More
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As we were driven up the winding roads of Cemoro Lawang, the village near Mount Bromo, we could feel the air was getting cooler and fresher. Maybe a little nippy, slightly colder than what we were used to but we were excited to see rolling green hills and mist. Therefore,Read More
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I mentioned in my New Year post that I would be focusing on domestic travels in Malaysia or destinations within Southeast Asia for the first half of 2017, and Indonesia was the first country that I planned for this year. Indonesia comprises 17,000 islands and is the largest island countryRead More
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The second leg of my mountain-climbing adventure in Indonesia created some trepidation. The first leg of my adventure started in Bali when we climbed Mount Batur in Kintamani. There, I struggled and took an hour longer than my friends to peak, and my fears almost crippled me to a standstillRead More
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The first time my blog post was featured in a publication magazine was the Paris post for the magazine’s Feb 2014 edition. Now this is the second time in which my feature on Bali and Komodo Island was published in the March edition. Here’s the text format for easy reading: THERead More
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People have called Lombok many names and mostly are tied to Bali somehow. It is called “unspoiled Bali”, ” the quieter side of Bali” or “the 2nd Bali”. Although I feel the former two names are more appropriate for Lombok but I reckon it’s not fair for this island toRead More
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Lombok is an island in the West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali. Lombok has beautiful beaches, waterfalls and it has the second highest volcano mountain in Indonesia, Mount Rinjani. Less commercialised than Bali, and in some places, almost untouched by commercialism, LombokRead More
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My friends and I travelled to Lombok, Indonesia in Nov 2013 and just off the northwest coast of Lombok is a cluster of 3 small islands called the Gili Islands. The Gili Islands consist of Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air (pronounced as Ah-yer). If you’re searching for aRead More
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I am high on Bali! I had truly enjoyed my first trip to Bali and the Komodo Islands. Since then, I have been in awe of the Island of Gods. As soon as I arrived home, I knew I had to return to Bali again. For the second trip to Bali,Read More
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