Travel Stories Lah!
This story was first written in 2017, after completion of the trip to Al-Quds or Baitulmaqdis or Jerusalem in Palestine. A trip that my wife and I made during a quieter time in the Middle East. I’m rewriting it now, in 2025, with a heavier heart and a deeper sense…
Back in 2016, my wife and I along with a good buddy of ours, took a ride on a train that felt like it belonged to another era. The Beaufort to Tenom line is one of the last few "old-skool" railways in Malaysia, and the experience was so raw, so…
December 2021. The world had just begun to breathe again. Travel was possible but not without paperwork, those annoying Covid-19 swabs, and plenty of nerves. Flights were still half-empty, tickets were cheaper than they had been in years, and for the first time since the pandemic began, we felt the…
The desert light hit different the first time I saw it. From the small oval window of our flight into Amman, the sand below shimmered in gold, stretching endlessly towards a horizon that seemed older than time itself. I didn’t come here looking for luxury or leisure. I came because…
On one fine sunny day in year 2013 - My legs were trembling, my shirt clinging to my back. I paused, trying to catch my breath, and muttered under it, “Apa kebende aku buat ni wei.” There was no turning back. We had been trekking one little stretch of the…
Back in 2016, on our way home from the freezing adventure in Harbin, my wife and I decided to make one last stop, Beijing. It felt wrong to leave China without setting foot on its most iconic landmark, the Great Wall of China. But instead of heading to the popular…
When Malaysians dream of winter, we picture snowflakes falling gently on rooftops, steaming cups of hot coffee (or hot chocolate for non-coffee drinker like me), and maybe a ski slope or two. What we rarely imagine is standing in a city where the mercury sinks well below –20°C, where rivers…
Our first trip to Hong Kong was meant to be a quick city escape. Instead, it became four full days of exploration, sweat, and discovery. The kind of trip that leaves you with stories instead of souvenirs. Back in 2016, we arrived in the middle of summer, greeted by that…
Back in December 2009, we were newly married, broke but bold, and hungry to see the world. One of my colleagues had just returned from Santorini, raving about the island’s charm and views that looked unreal even in photos. That planted the seed. We wanted something different for our honeymoon.…
In 2009, just 1 week after our wedding, my wife and I took our very first trip as a married couple to Greece. The original plan was simple: Santorini for the honeymoon, Athens as a short stopover. But that short stop turned into something far more memorable, the beginning of…
