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Kuala Lumpur surprised me. Similar to Manila, but so much better. Better roads with lots of trees, much better mass transit system, delicious food, affordable shopping 🙂 For a largely unplanned trip ( except for the dates and the hotel), it was a pretty fun and relaxing trip. maybe not having a very detailed (to… Continue reading [travels past] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
For some time now, we have been celebrating my mom's birthdays with memorable trips. Make memories, right? and the 80th should be extra special ! and what an extraordinary trip it turned out to be 🙂 We flew in from Cebu via Singapore and landed in ChristChurch one lovely Autumn day. While it was chilly,… Continue reading [travels past] South Island, New Zealand
While looking for places to visit in Perth, Google mentioned the Mammoth cave along with the pink lakes of Western, Australia. We had wonderful hosts in Perth though which meant most of the day to day itinerary was already planned. It was just a bonus that one of the sites in the itinerary was the… Continue reading [travels past] The Mammoth cave – Margaret River, WA
I have always loved museums so visiting one is always part of the todo list. Whether I get to visit one really depends on who I am with or if there is time. It was a blessing though that our personal host and tour guide was able to include it in the itinerary for our… Continue reading [travels past] the MoB, Brisbane
Banteay Srei . The pink temple. The lady temple. However it is called, it was indeed a very pretty temple. Banteay Srei means the citadel of women. Our tuktuk driver and tour guide said it was built by women as evidenced by its height and the intricateness of the carvings in the walls of the… Continue reading [travels past] Banteay Srei, Siem Reap
Dad wanted to go to the NASA Space Center in Houston last time we were in the US. But given the circumstances, we are marking this as done for him. It is so amazing to be in a place were science is at the forefront and using science for space travel and studies at that!.… Continue reading [travels past] Space Center Houston
Driving from Christchurch to Lake Tekapo was just gorgeous. But once we arrived in Lake Tekapo, I was thinking why I never even considered relocating here when I was younger 🙂 It would be a joy to start and end your day with such a beautiful panoramic view - a perfect way to decompress when… Continue reading [travels past] Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
As a child, i once dreamt of working with telescopes and the stars. so the nearest thing to that is the recent dark sky project stargazing summit experience at Mount John we went to last May. The dark sky project is located in the middle of Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve. We were a… Continue reading [travels past] Dark Sky Project @ Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
2023 was the year that things were getting better. It had to be better than the past 2-3 COVID-19 pandemic-impacted years. It just had to be. With travel restrictions being fully lifted and companies encouraging their teams to start going to the office, it was finally time to start things moving. 2023 saw us celebrating… Continue reading 2023 -> 2024
I must have been living under a rock of late ( or maybe I was on the wrong social media) since the day we went was the day I heard about this. The Medellin Bamboo Forest was like an oasis of sorts given the flat land (known as the Aisle of Medellin) we drove through… Continue reading [travels past] Medellin Bamboo Forest
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