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How Will Travel Change For Me Personally
As a team that travels heavily for both business and pleasure, travel suspensions have been particularly sad for us here at Zafigo, but we know that it is necessary so that we too may return to what is now known as the ‘new normal’. We share our thoughts on how we think travel will be…
Taking A Foodie Stroll Down Memory Lane In Tokyo, Japan
Omoide Yokocho - or Memory Lane as it's called in English – is a small group of alleys filled with around 60 tiny restaurants and bars. It’s also just around the corner from the world’s busiest train station – Shinjuku.
The Top Travel Apps You Need To Navigate Malaysia (& Some Of Southeast Asia)
Whether you’re a local staycationing or travelling within Malaysia or a foreigner planning a visit to the country, these travel apps will make your time travelling around easier.
Online Jobs You Can Earn From Right Now
There are a variety of online jobs you can earn from right now. This will allow you to work and save from the comfort of your own home, but also, once the lockdown measures have been lifted, you can earn while you travel too.
Food’s Gone Digital: Hunting For Ramadan Eats Online
Ramadan is different this year. Here's a list of where you can order your buka puasa fare online and, in the true spirit of the holy month, we’ve also listed some ways you can bless others in need with the gift of food.
8 Days In Sri Lanka: 8 Tips For A First-Time Female Backpacker
Our fun-but-hectic itinerary covered Colombo–Ella–Nuwara Eliya–Mirissa–Galle–Colombo. At some point in the planning stage, it became very obvious that our usual travel luggage wasn’t going to be practical or convenient. That is how our trip to Sri Lanka unexpectedly turned into our first experience at backpacking.
Top 5 Eco-Friendly & Sustainable Travelling Gear You Can Purchase Now
It's time to reflect on our environment. Do your part by purchasing eco-friendly travel gear and goodies for your much-needed, post-MCO holiday to lower your carbon footprint.
The Future Of Travel: Credits, Vouchers, & Refunds
With airlines temporarily suspending its service due to COVID-19, the travel industry is anticipating a USD314 billion loss in ticket sales. These airlines also have to manage the aftermath of the cancellation of thousands of flights — consumers who are waiting anxiously for their refunds.
Ditch The Beach: 10 Other Things To Do In Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Of course, you can still enjoy the white sands and crystal waters, but there’s so much more on offer in Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island.
A Peek At Your World: #ViewFromMyWindow
We’d love to see the view from your home! Show us what it’s like where you are, and what made your day.
Keeping A Journal: How To Travel Through Your Journal While You #StayHome
You'll meet amazing people and experience incredible moments on your adventures. Keeping a travel journal is a fun way of reliving all the remarkable things you did and saw along the way.
Heritage & Food: The Essential Guide To Iloilo, The Philippines’ City Of Love
Steeped in heritage and history, the quaint city of Iloilo is known for its Spanish colonial buildings and unique food. This has awarded the Philippine city with many nicknames like The City of Love, Queen City of the South, and the Heart of the Philippines.
15 Travel Things We’re Most Looking Forward To When Lockdown Is Over
Like with everything else in life, it’s really all the little things that count, and these are the things we’re most looking forward to when we eventually start travelling again.
Letters From Latin America: COVID-19 Quarantine In A Colombian Jungle
Even when COVID-19 started making headlines, I didn’t take it too seriously. Until it reached the city I was in. And as with every unexpected major change in life, I went through several phases before coming to terms with accepting that this pandemic was really happening.
Love Letters To The Things We Miss
Being made to stay home because of the Movement Control Order here in Kuala Lumpur has given me time to reflect on the little things that used to make my day feel complete.
Hello Zafigo Session #2 – Hustle From Home: Earn Extra Income Online
Tune in on Saturday, May 2 at 3PM and listen to Marina Mahathir and Aisha Preece, founder of OutandBeyond.com, discuss the different ways one can earn money online, all from the comfort of your own home.
10 Malaysian Activity-Based Adventures To Embark On Post-Lockdown
If you think travelling locally in Malaysia is boring, then maybe this is exactly what you need to reconnect with your country. Here's a list of adventures in East and West Malaysia to look forward to and start planning for once the country’s Movement Control Order is lifted.
10 Best Tips We Received On Managing Quarantine
With the plethora of important tips, advice, ideas, and suggestions going around during this time, we found the following most useful to maintain ourselves physically, mentally, and emotionally during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Living With Pets In Quarantine
We got some of the fur parents on team Zafigo to share what it’s like caring for pets during the quarantines and movement control orders of COVID-19, especially those with special needs.
Some Good COVID-19 News: The Malaysians Rallying Behind Frontliners
Individuals and businesses have realigned their purpose and turned to producing essential items needed by the medical community and other frontliners during the COVID-19 outbreak.
First Edition: Introducing ZafigoZine
Staying home is absolutely necessary right now, but it doesn't come easy for some. To help keep your wanderlust alive, here's the first edition of ZafigoZine, a bite-sized compilation of helpful ideas and suggestions on how you can keep from going stir-crazy while in quarantine.
Bringing The World To Your Yoga Practice
The current reality sees us forcing ourselves to self-quarantine, but here's how you can bring some of the world into your home-based yoga practice.
8 Western Dishes To Fire Up In The Kitchen During Quarantine
Get ready to take your taste buds on a culinary journey through Europe and North America with these easy-but-just-as-delicious recipes that you can replicate from the comforts of your home.
To Infinity & Beyond: 5 Seriously Cool NASA Space Tours
If you’ve ever dreamt of taking an upwards dive into space, NASA is helping everyone pass the time at home with some seriously cool virtual space tours.
























