I’ve lived in Vietnam for over a decade and love my home city of Saigon, but even I admit that Hanoi is the country’s best city for tourists. It’s just so culturally vibrant,
Skiing solo can be a liberating experience. This is because when you are skiing alone, you are not worried about coordinating schedules or focusing on what your family members or partners want. If
Fellow travellers had described Bukhara to me as being very different from Samarkand, often referring to it as their favourite. Even though I hadn’t done so much research — and hadn’t looked at
Despite having not done too much research for my solo trip in Central Asia, there was one destination I knew needed to feature on my vague itinerary. That was Samarkand. Time and time
Stepping out of the $1.50 taxi I took from the airport to Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, I couldn’t believe my eyes.This was not the image of Uzbekistan I had pictured in
Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, completely surprised me – in the best way possible. While I did not exactly know what I expected, deep down I imagined another large post-Soviet City, but
From waking up surrounded by shiny modern skyscrapers to staying in the thick of it in Chinatown (the heart of old KL), where you choose to base yourself in sprawling Kuala Lumpur can
Singapore is an amazingly polarizing country for travellers. Some travellers I talk to about it absolutely love it because it’s hyper-modern, safe, and filled with useful amenities. But others land expecting classic Southeast
Vung Tau strikes a balance you don’t find much in Vietnam: laid-back beach town and booming city that’s distinctly Vietnamese. It’s got amazing food, walkable neighbourhoods, and spectacular city-meets-sand-meets-blue sea activities. It’s clean
Have you heard of Hat Yai? For most, it’s a mandatory transit point in Southern Thailand when heading to Malaysia. However, very few travelers stick around to actually explore it. More than ten