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Always window seats for me

kyh — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:48:34 +0000

Whenever you take a flight, where are you seated most of the time? So far, I’ve been lucky enough to be assigned window seats on most flights or a seat next to it (middle seat duh, though many would abhor being sandwiched between two passengers). To be honest, I don’t mind that as long as [...]

Singapore: Old memories, new aspirations

kyh — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:45:49 +0000

Singapore. Being a relatively young nation, and a prosperous one at that, you can’t help thinking of the glittering skyscrapers that adorn the famous skyline of the Downtown Core or the iconic Marina Bay where new ambitious developments constantly try hard to outdo each other. Comparatively fewer tourists would actually take the effort to explore [...]

Ijen Crater: Remote, wild, spectacular

kyh — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:15:12 +0000

Cemoro Lawang is a beautiful mountain town that sits at the entrance to Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. After bidding the place goodbye and getting all set to head towards our next destination, we were delighted to find such splendid views as we made a gradual descent down the mountain. Quaint village homes dotted the mountain slope [...]

Trekking Angkor and beyond

kyh — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:50:26 +0000

Off to another trip again, this time with my classmates. See ya in a week! ;) read these too...Glimpses of Sri Lanka2012 . Travelling year aheadPortraits of Malacca: Eat, Play, LoveHush hush, I’m on hiatusFlight mode: Jakarta

Glimpses of Sri Lanka

kyh — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:03:48 +0000

“How was Sri Lanka?” One word: FANTASTIC. One of the first things that struck me about this small island country was the immensely warm and generous hospitality of the Sri Lankans. I’d never really met people so friendly and nice before, who almost always greeted us with “hi”, “how are you?”, and “good morning, sir” [...]