Travelers seem to like to lump all of Malaysian Borneo together, but I found the states of Sabah and Sarawak—and, in particular, their capitals of Kota Kinabalu and Kuching—to be completely different.
Indeed, it’s because of...
A friend of mine is from Abu Dhabi—and is very, very proud of his home city. “You won’t understand this until you come and see me,” he explained when we met in Bangkok last year,...
You’re probably asking yourself a lot of questions as you plan your Nice to Monaco day trip. Precisely how far is Monaco from Nice? Is Monaco even doable as a day trip from Nice, or...
Every time I visit the Spanish capital, be it for a weekend in Madrid or a longer Madrid itinerary, I wonder why so many people seem to dislike it. Regal, resplendent and as replete with...
We've been meaning to go to Flower Piano for awhile now. An annual event, Flower Piano is presented by Sunset Piano & San Francisco Botanical Gardens and its now in its 5th year. Pianos are...
I felt apprehensive on the long bus ride from the Cameron Highlands to Penang, if only because of the hype built up around Penang. The majority of the people on the bus, “gap year”-style backpackers...
As my plane descended through a thick layer of clouds toward the city, I began shuffling excitedly through the list of things to do in Da Nang I’d written in my mind. Unfortunately, however, it...
Curating a manageable list of day trips from Tokyo can seem just as impossible as planning your Tokyo itinerary within the city limits. There are simply too many options, especially if you’ve never been to...
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