Mount Rinjani in Lombok had always been in the list of mountains that I wanted to climb – together with Semeru in the East Java. Considered as one of the most beautiful volcanos in the world, Rinjani has been gaining more and more popularity at least among adventure-seekers especially now that Lombok has its own international airport. People used to go to Lombok on a ferry from Bali. Thanks to Air Asia which provides direct flights from KL and even…
It was so good to be back in Vietnam – or Sapa particularly. I went there back in 2010, and instantly fell in love with that little town left by the French when they colonized Vietnam many decades ago. I’d been wanting to go there again – so badly – but I never had the chance until recently when I decided, it was now and never. I cut my Christmas short and returned to KL just to pack up and…
One of the things that excited me most about visiting Sri Langka was the idea of climbing up to the Adam’s Peak or Sri Pada as it is locally known. We took a train from Kandi to Hatton and that was when we had our first glimpse of the beautiful highland of the country. I mean, the scenery was so stunning and beautiful and viewing them from a moving train was such an amazing experience. But then, the train ride…