Sourcing a last minute hotel during a popular festival week can often be challenging in addition to ending up being a costly headache. Not one to generally be lucky in the online booking arena, I’ve personally grown to favor the luxury of walking in and leaving fate to the winds of karma rather than take […]
Kota Bharu, A Cultural Adventure
For many people Kota Bharu is all about food, and yes they have plenty of delicious cuisine, but for me this particular area of Kelantan, Malaysia is about the culture and the people. The people of Kota Bharu and the surrounding area made me fall in love with their community back in 2013 and I’ve […]
Journey to Pulau Ketam
Pulau Ketam is one of those sleepy little Malaysian islands whose inhabitants enjoy the simplicity inherent to most island communities. At first glance the ramshackle waterfront township appears to be standing on its very last stilts as the paint slowly peels under the tropical sun and time lapses by. A township renown for fresh seafood, […]
Penang’s 1926 Heritage Hotel
Historic buildings are beautiful to some, where others may see only the imperfections. Refurbishing these buildings is usually costly, so they end up with a new life to help offset that cost. Some old buildings become museums, libraries, expensive homes, and even hotels. Not an easy task especially for a small hotel. I’m one of […]