So at the beginning of 2019, I decided to challenge my foodie-self by changing my diet to be gluten-free despite not being gluten-intolerant. Initially apprehensive at the idea of a life without cake, I soon realised that a gluten-free diet could be, and is, just as mouth-watering as a normal diet – especially when you’re…
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Travel Itinerary: Costs of Sights and Transport Around Southeast Asia (2018)
Before embarking on my three-month solo backpacking journey around Southeast Asia, I researched the costs of sights, activities, and transport – and when I say researched, I mean too many hours sitting before a laptop scrolling through website after website. So guess what? I’m sharing everything I discovered with you, for free, because I know the…
Travel Review: Exploring with Elephants (Ethically) in Mondulkiri
Located five hours from Phnom Phen and eight hours from Siem Reap, you need to visit Mondulkiri if you enjoy nature and the company of animals. The Sen Monorom region colours the landscape varied strokes of green and is perfect for trekking – but more so for visiting elephants in their natural habitat. With eco-tourism…
Tips and Tricks: Expanding Consciousness Through Documentaries
If you have been following my website, you might have known that the first post I published under the ‘tips and tricks’ segment was about becoming a sustainable consumer. The reason being that ever since I can remember, I have always asked these two questions: why and how; due to this innate curiosity, I have…
Tips and Tricks: Holidaying Healthy
I’m certain you’ve had the experience of going on a holiday only to fall ill and then have to cancel those same plans you were stoked for but if you haven’t, lucky you! However, for those prone to a variety of ailments (such as myself), I decided to share my (alternative medicine) tips and tricks to…
Food Review: Cafe Hopping Around Chinatown
Chinatown is a backpacker haven and now also a hipster haven, what with the development of various unique cafes scattered around Chinatown, which is filled with British colonial style architecture; the perfect blend of rustic and modern – no wonder these cafes in Kuala Lumpur are thriving! This review details my experience hopping from cafe…
Travel Review: Air Dhiffushi on Dhiffushi Island, Maldives
I recently visited Maldives for the first time and the experience was unforgettable – although this following sentence is the epitome of cheesy, I really felt enchanted by how marvelous yet mysterious the Maldives was; the fact that we stayed on a local island provided authenticity and endless questions, directed at our host, shadowed by…
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