Sukhothai Historical Park

29 Jun 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

From the Sanskrit meaning of “Dawn of Happiness” Thailand’s most impressive World Heritage Sites constructed during the Kingdom of Sukhothai era from 1235-1438 AD. Spreading over an area of 5 km, this ruin is too big for you to walk within a few hours. Having your own transport is the most convenient and comfortable to […]

Cruising on the wild side in Botswana

24 Jun 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

Chobe National Park There was a loud thud at the back of the boat follow by a loud splash of something big hitting the water. Almost at the same time we all turned our attention away from the group of hippopotamus less than 5 meters in front of us. We throw a questioning look at […]

Zimbabwe

10 Jun 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

Somewhere over the rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high, There’s a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true.

Namibia

2 Jun 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Explore the rugged and wild parks, or take roller coaster ride on a 4×4 at the multiple story tall sand dunes.. …The sound of the crashing wave from the Atlantic Ocean against the sand dune, the rustlings of shifting sand in the desert to the calls of the wild in the National Parks are just […]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

20 May 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

Flying over Kuala Lumpur An aerial view of Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding area to Petaling Jaya. This was shot one morning flying in a helicopter over Kuala Lumpur. Taking off at the Subang Airport it takes about 30 mins to reach the city centre. As the assignment was to capture the city area […]

Saint Petersburg

12 May 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Saint Petersburg At the end of our Trans-Siberian Railway journey at Moscow we spend a day in Saint Petersburg before flying back to Kuala Lumpur. It is Russia’s 2nd largest city after Moscow. Getting to Saint Petersburg is quite enjoyable as the comfortable train took only 3 hrs. from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. We took […]

The Moscow Metro

11 May 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

Exploring the artistic interior of Moscow Metro It was opened in 1935 with 13 station and now is has 196 station with a total route length of 327.5km. It has one of the world deepest station at 74 metres underground. Some of the stations have very classic art deco, scultpures, elaborate design and lightings. It’s […]

Trans-Siberian Railway – Moscow stopover

8 May 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Day 14, 15 & 16 5-7 oct Arrived Moscow in the morning. Directly transfer to hotel but was still too early to Check in. It was raining but was not too heavy for us to go out and look for places for a early lunch. After the last 5 days in the train I was […]

Trans-Siberian Railway : Irkutsk to Moscow

5 May 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Day 1 Thu 2 Oct Irkutsh – Moscow Train depart 1.45am. Mid night check out go to train station. 5 Days & Nights on the Train from Irkutsk to Moscow This is the longest section of our Tran-Siberian Rail journey and also the most boring 5 days/nights. The weather was either raining or snowing, other […]

Wesak Day Celebration

3 May 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Wesak Day or Buddha Day A day observed traditionally by Buddhists to commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvāna), and death (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha.

Ulaan Baatar to Irkutsk

27 Apr 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Ulan Baatar – Irkutsk Local Train 263N Dep: 20.25pm 2nd Leg : Ulaan Baatar (Mongolia) to Irkutsk (Russia) Train No. 263N Second Class (4 berth/cabin) Depart Ulaan Baatar 27/Sep 20.25 (UB time) Arrive Irkutsk 29/Sep 07.15 (Irkutsk time) Total 35 hours. Sun; 28 Sept Ulaan Baatar to Irkutsk

Trans-Siberia Rail stopover at Mongolia

21 Apr 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Trans-Siberia Rail Mongolia We took a break from the train journey and got down in Ulaan Baatar and spend 3-day/2-night. Checking out some landmarks not too far from the city. Visiting National Park and spend a night in the a Mongolian tent.