Posts in category Travel Diaries

It’s been almost a year since I moved to New York. By this time, the average New Yorker will come to 1) resent Times Square, and 2) form a love-hate relationship with the New York subway system, and 3) constantly field …

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States and is everything you’d expect of California – sunshine and palm trees. There’s something in LA’s air that is bursting with wild creative energy, drawing you to the city …

What’s red, green, blue, purple, and every Na’vi’s dream come true? The answer – Jewel Changi’s HSBC Rain Vortex. The 40-metre indoor waterfall has garnered over 25,000 Instagram posts in a fortnight and continues to generate international interest as their …

Ah, Berlin, the city that has always reinvented itself. If you’re a first-time visitor, you’d have glimpsed in its many historical monuments the tumultuous change that the city has been through. Its progressive and counter-cultural spirit continues to reverberate today, …

In January of 2019, I self-invited myself to my parent’s bi-annual hiking trip to Thailand. I managed to sneak past their surveillances undetected by labelling myself a “personal photographer” in my father’s Google Sheets and a week later, he’d booked …

Berlin is quickly becoming Europe’s cultural capital, one of those special cities that are brimming with creativity, progressive values, and a history that’s been through the hero’s journey. I found Berlin unpretentiously charming with a vibrant nightlife and delicious food. …

Happy Valentine’s Day! If you’re single, you’re probably not in the mood for witnessing public displays of affection. What do you say, you plan your escape from the crowds of adoring couples that will soon crowd your favourite go-to restaurant …

It was Valentine’s Day. And while most boyfriends get their girlfriends the branded bag she’s always wanted and a huge bouquet of flowers, mine got a single envelope. In it, however, was a pair of tickets to Taiwan. Despite being …

When someone talks about Selangor as a travel destination, images of shopping malls, food courts and chic cafes pop up. But is that all there is to the Malaysian state? I decided to eschew the urban jungle of Selangor to …

Cinque Terre, directly translated as the 5 villages — Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore — is a dreamy seaboard string of villages by the Italian Riviera. It’s a greatly coveted vacation location because it embodies the chill lifestyle. Walk around …