Okay, I know I had never blog about food before, and never planned to be a food blogger. But I just want to share this video of a street hawker selling ‘Kuih Manja’ (pampered snack?) near Pasar Merbau wet market in Kota Bharu, Kelantan (east coast state of peninsular Malaysia). There were two reasons why I stopped at the ‘stall’ [...]

When I finally had an opportunity to visit Penang for the first time, Cheong Fatt Tze mansion automatically popped-up in my mind. It was the first item in my must-visit list. The building was recently named one of the world’s 10 greatest mansions and grand houses by popular travel guide Lonely Planet. It was just one of the many accolades [...]

The lighthouse was built in 1907 and has two levels. The lower part consists of twirled steel stairs from bottom to top. At the top level there is a big rounded light bulb. They lit the bulb from 7pm to 6am the next morning. The light from the light house act as a signal to ships passing through the Malacca [...]

This is a new landmark in Kota Bharu, Kelantan – Menara Tinjau Tambatan D’Raja. Menara Tinjau means observation tower in English, and ‘Tambatan D’Raja’ is the original name of the place where the tower is being built. It was located at the river bank of Kelantan River, near the historical Padang Merdeka at the heart of Kota Bharu town. At [...]

The Google StreetView is finally here in Malaysia! In a joint statement (source), both Google and Tourism Malaysia expressed their delight at the project as it will benefit both parties. When the project completed, Malaysian streets, or tourist spots, will be available to the travelers around the world. Malaysia is said to be the second country in Asean to have [...]

This entry was first published at Malaysia Jao, a Tourism Malaysia’s India market blog. See the post here. It was a short school holiday break last month and we’re already late to book for a holiday trip. Last-minute trip planning is a bad idea during school holidays in Malaysia as most accommodations are full and traffics are very bad heading [...]

Celebrating and supporting #FriFotos hashtag in Twitter, here’s my photo for this edition’s ‘monumental’ theme Captain Francis Light was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital George Town in 1786 – source: Wikipedia

I first stumbled upon these identical bicycles, parked nicely in front of Hauptbahnhof train station during my first visit to Frankfurt. It’s actually a common sight at strategic locations in the city centre. You can see people peddling almost anywhere and anytime here. The bicycles are for rent and provided by a bike-for-rent companies. Some of these companies provide call-for-rent [...]