Hello World.

There were once four little teddy bears, amongst numerous teddy bears. They were made in a factory, somewhere in Indonesia, according to the papery label attached to them, and then destined to be sold in different IKEA stores around the world. Children (and maybe adults alike) would name their bears, but…

Cafés and other Cravings

Apart from eating all of the delicious foods in Tokyo restaurants, one of the things that we liked to do was…

Always hungry in Japan

Hard-pressed to decide on a holiday destination? Go to Japan and let your reason be the food.

Singapore to London in 47 days — Day 1

Il n’y a que le premier pas qui coûte. (It is only the first step that costs.) — Madame du…

Singapore to London in 47 days — Day 4

Our last full day on Penang Island

An aurora of polar bears

Reminiscing the time we sailed south

Singapore to London in 47 days — Day 5

Running across the border

“An adventure is only…

Singapore to London in 47 days — Day 3

The weekend on Penang Island continues

Penang Hill

Our morning began with a leisurely hotel breakfast before setting off for the sights atop Penang Hill. Well, not of us were…

Singapore to London in 47 days — Day 2

Kuala Lumpur — Butterworth — Penang Island

We resumed our train journey early the next morning. Kuala Lumpur (KL) Sentral train station was more subdued compared to the previous evening, although the waiting…

Overland Travel

“There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it.” – Charles Dudley Warner

In this day and age, flying has become the default mode for point-to-point travel and seeing the world. It does save a lot of time (especially if you do not have a lot of…