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Certified wellness coach and founder of Allways Live Well, Amanda Luukinen discusses the need to embrace change and shares effective tools you can use to maintain this mindset shift and your mental health.

Guimaras, located in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, is a rustic and tranquil island where the main industries are fishing and farming. This fairly large island is surrounded by tiny islets, crystalline ocean, sweeping vistas, and powder-white sands - perfect for island hopping!

In a continuation of our #ZafigoStories: Humans of Lockdown series, we reached out to our community of travellers from around the world to share their unique experiences, to show you that while your life might not be comfortable right now, there is still much to live for and look forward to.

Just about an hour northwest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is one of the largest colony of fireflies in the world – the Kampung Kuantan Fireflies Park. A boat tour through the park will light up your evening with dazzling effect.

Kabukichō is one of the liveliest – albeit slightly dodgy – nightlife and entertainment districts in Tokyo, Japan. It’s located in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo and is well-known as a red light district.

Instead of feeling down about missed travelling opportunities, why not invest the extra time you may currently have into upskilling yourself for the next adventure?

The Death Railway which travels through Thailand and Myanmar was built during World War II, and used to transport troops and supplies between the two countries.

As the world embraces the new normal brought on by COVID-19 in our everyday lives, what will this mean for the travel and tourism industry moving forward? Here are a few ways travel could change for us, post-pandemic.

A visit to Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan is really like going to nine different fantasy worlds in one day!

While the world is busy practising social distancing, we are doing the opposite. We are physically distancing, but still reaching out, and staying socially connected with our community of global women travellers through #ZafigoStories. This is the Humans of Lockdown edition.

To calm my nerves while we wait for the ‘new normal’ to emerge, I have cosied up to The Serenity Passport, a book by positive psychologist Megan C Hayes. The book stood, maybe because now feels like the perfect time to take a literary trip around the world in search of calmness through the eyes…

The only thing more exciting than a future trip is planning for it. Support local and shop for your holiday essentials with these 10 Malaysian-made buys.