South East Asia
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Vietnam Day 2: Halong Bay

In comparison to the day before, our daytrip to Halong Bay was utterly calm and peaceful. Leaving at 8am in a tiny shuttle bus we arrived at Halong Bay at 11am, with a quick pit stop on route for a chance to buy more stuff….

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Vietnam Day 1: Hanoi

After our eventful mini adventure in arriving to this point, Hanoi was thankfully everything I expected and more. The hotel was located in the Old District, which was probably the most tourist orientated but therefore also the most accessible. We quickly planned our two full…

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The Long March to Vietnam…

It was 10pm just outside of Hanoi. My sister, Maulia, my friend, Jon and I were sat in a seatbelt-less Taxi speeding down a half built Highway on the way into Hanoi from the airport. The driver was threading through the multiple variety of cars,…

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Kuala Selangor Fireflies

On the eve of leaving for Vietnam, a small group of the office guys had the idea of visiting Kuala Selangor, which is famous for the Fireflies that live on the riverbanks. Not being able to pass up this opportunity, I persuaded my sister, Maulia…

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Rooftop Birthday!

A couple of weeks ago my friend and my sister came to visit me to celebrate my 27th Birthday. With their joint arrival, I decided to take a week off and travel somewhere with them. For my friend, Jon, it was his first time in…

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Malaysia Day – Melaka Trip

Here are some more photos from the trip to Melaka. Hope you enjoy!

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Malaysia Day – Melaka Trip

Last weekend we were granted a Bank Holiday in lieu of Malaysia Day – the day that Modern Day Malaysia was formed. With this in mind, a couple of us from the office decided to head out to Melaka to take in the sights. The…

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Hong Kong part VI – Kowloon

I finally won my battle of wits with the HK weather on Friday, when it was a glorious sunny day. I planned to head to the Kowloon side and repeat my city walks adventure over there and quickly found myself once again surrounded by Chinese…

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