Tourist and Business Visa Application at Myanmar Embassy in Malaysia

Trying to find out information on how to apply for tourist or business visa in the Embassy of Myanmar located in Kuala Lumpur? We had difficulty in finding it too. When we did finally find the embassy’s website, there wasn’t much information or directions to the embassy. We had to go in person to find [...]

Of Uncles, Aunties and Hotties

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Today’s Travel Tip is on Barcelona, and comes from my buddy Sue, who is Malaysian but has lived in Barcelona for the longest time. Practically a local, she writes on the best time of year in Barcelona, spring that turns into summer..    Bikini season beckons in Barcelona, Spain. Well…Barceloneta actually, which is just a [...]

4 Great Locations to Film an Action Movie

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This Week’s Travel Tip, comes from a guy, known popularly as Digidrift. He’s my buddy from Australia who has in his lifetime, crossed over some 90 over countries. This week, he writes about four great locations, for filming an action movie! The concept of this post is one that I can genuinely relate to. The [...]

Top 10 Must-try Edibles in the Philippines!

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Today’s Travel Tip is on Street Food in the Philippines, and comes from my buddy Ciara, who lives in Manila. She is a proud Pinay with guts of steel and is a vicarious traveler. Here she is with her Top 10 Must-try Edibles in the Philippines!   Filipinos are fond of a lot of things. And food [...]

A Weekend in Chicago

A good overseas holiday is one where you get to visit most of the mandatory attractions and sample some of the more “mainstream” food options of which the destination can offer. In this sense, you are only still a visitor. What makes a good overseas holiday great is one where you get the opportunity to [...]

10 Must-haves for Traveling Techies

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I grew up with the web and technology. I spend all day on the internet tweeting, blogging and checking in on Foursquare. When traveling, I like to be able to do the same. Like many others, my smartphone, iPad, a camera and sometimes a laptop too are essential gear when I go on vacation. Besides [...]

Organic Traveling – Top 5 Destinations with the finest organic kitchens

Whether it’s sampling steaks in Argentina or tucking into truffles in Italy, experiencing delicious South African braai or feasting on fragrant dishes in a Thai market, luxury Holidays and good food always go delightfully hand-in-hand. Recently we’ve seen a huge surge in the trend of organic kitchens and hotel restaurants producing incredibly tasty food from [...]

Manila City Guide, A Quick View

The capital city of the Philippines has often been overlooked in favour of its more sun-soaked beach destinations. Gorgeous as they are, there is still much to be said for the urban heart of the country, and its many-flavoured districts. Diversity here is key. With six legislative districts and sixteen geographical districts, this is a [...]

Barcelona in Bold

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Barcelona brims with personality: we have the up-and-coming Carolina de Santis of videotrueque and her rather bohemian clients, for example. Need to run naked with a Goorin sombrero placed strategically to promote your brand? (This is the ‘before’ shot, below). Sure can do. As said of the video, “Correr desnudo por el Raval sólo con un [...]

Get your grub on, in Grenada

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My 5 days in Grenada were an unrelenting procession of great meals. Considering the fact that I was on a culinary tour, sponsored by Tourism Grenada, that came as no surprise… but damn, I ate some good food! I sampled the island’s best food from hole-in-the-wall restaurants revered by locals, to outdoor markets, beach front [...]

Escorted Holidays Bring The Old South To Life

There’s no doubt escorted holidays are a great way to explore the ‘Old South’, made so famous by the block-buster movie ‘Gone with The Wind’. The movie, even now, helps bring in a fair number of first-time visitors to this charming part of the United States, despite the seven decades that have passed since its [...]