Homemade Roti Canai | Recipe

If you’ve ever met me on my trips and have asked me about my favorite country, I list down a few for different reasons and Malaysia is my favorite for food! During the start of my round-the-world trip, I went to Malaysia first. I had made a few friends in the Philippines who were from […]

The Perfect Melty, Fudge Brownies | Recipe

I’m not big on desserts except for cheesecake and ice cream (I can never say no to any of these two) but every now and then, the occasional brownie gets me going so I looked for a recipe from my one and only Babish. Saw he had a brownie episode and tried his recipe! I […]

Banana Bread | Recipe

Traveling the last 19 months, it’s a luxury to have my own kitchen to cook from. Hopping from hostel to hostel and couch to couch doesn’t always present you with this opportunity and when it does, sometimes the kitchens are either too basic or uninspiring. Ever had that experience where you consistently cook in one […]

Nepal: How to Spend Your Money Wisely

Nepal is very cheap especially in terms of food, accommodation, and transport. However, I ended up spending so much on visa extension, winter clothes, and the trekking stuff. I figured this can help you plan your trip better so I’ve come up with some ways to save up in Nepal. Visa It doesn’t make sense […]

Hiking the Himalayas: Annapurna Circuit

This is my personal diary of how my hike through the Annapurna Circuit went. By the time I went hiking, Thorong-La Pass was closed after heavy snowstorm and a series of avalanches two weeks prior. I knew I only had as far as Manang to go to and had to hike back the same way […]

Falling in love with Nepal

Chapter 3 of #MayanAroundTheWorld was the beginning on my shift on travel lifestyle — from spending 3 – 5 weeks in a country to extending it to 4 – 12 weeks per country. After a year of doing the former, I realized I would quickly get travel fatigue so I knew I had to change […]

Travel Fatigue is REAL

336 days. That’s how long I’ve been traveling so far. And let me tell you what — it’s not always exciting. Like any routine job, traveling can catch up to have its own routine, where things are the same and they eventually become redundant. Across the last 11 months, I remember that every now and […]

Tong Tem Toh | An Homage to Northern Thai Cuisine

The North always seemed to be portrayed as somewhat being surrounded in a cold environment leaving you with shivers and a cold shoulder perhaps? Well, with regards to the climate it is in fact true but because of its chilly atmosphere our taste buds would definitely crave for something soft, something hot, and probably something […]

An Adventure of a Lifetime: Cross-Country Motorbiking in Vietnam

I drove about 3,000 KM across Vietnam. And I am still in utter disbelief I was able to do this. I have always been curious about the world and how far I can venture out to explore and while I haven’t even gone halfway across the world yet, I’ve already seen so much beauty, met […]

Be Wild, Crazy, and Gloriously Free.

Experience. Dream. Risk. Close your eyes and jump. Enjoy the free fall. Choose exhilaration over comfort. Choose magic over predictability. Choose potential over safety. Wake up to the magic of everyday life. Make friends with your intuition. Trust your gut. Discover the beauty of uncertainty. Know yourself fully before you make promises to another. Make […]