As the plane started its descent into London, my excitement grew and the anticipation was palpable. I was about to start my Europe adventure!! I couldn’t help but smile as I spotted The Shard from above and saw the green lands and sun rising behind us. I took a 13h flight from KL to London …
This place earned a spot on my list of places to go in Malaysia after I started following PierreLambert on instagram and YouTube. He made a video on how to edit a photo from this temple and the red colours were outstanding. From there I knew I had to visit.
Getting to Batu Caves What a start to the morning! We almost took the wrong train because signage was not clear at our local train station, Klang. We got dropped off by my aunt and bought our tickets which are actually round chips which are reusable! Very interesting. Works like a touch and go system. …
I had an interesting experience at the Twin Towers today which we visited after our trip to the Batu Caves! On my walk to the opposite end of the attraction, I asked someone to take a photo of me because my parents opted out of walking with me 🙁 However, when I asked, they didn’t …
Today we went to Melaka, a small port town about 2 hrs from Kuala Lumpur. There is a lot of history here, dating back to the early 20th century. This town had desirable access to a port and lots of trade. This meant that the town has been controlled by the Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, British …
I haven’t been back to Malaysia to visit family in over 8 years. And I feel as if I’ve come back a different person, someone who is more mature, more experienced and not the same embarrassed teenager who didn’t like to hang with family. The first thing we did was settle into a hotel! This …
There’s something about packing that really turns me off. I guess I’m not a fan of organising a part of my life into one bag while still needing to be prepared for a rainy day/sunny day/surprise weather day. I’m also a terrible procrastinator who will leave packing till the last minute and stress myself out …
I can’t believe that after 6 months of first hearing about my acceptance onto my university’s exchange abroad program, the time has almost come for me to start packing! But before I do, I wanted to share a little bit more about where I’m going for my 6 month adventure. To start off with, why …