Travel Tales

I’d move mountains for my sister, but sometimes she makes me want to push her off one. That’s a healthy and normal sibling relationship, I think. We travelled to Sydney, Australia for a music festival. This is what I learned.

Travelling has always been my passion, but I grew up in a family where I wasn’t allowed to go outside without a male chaperone. I couldn't rid myself of the burning desire to explore Bangladesh. So I concocted a plan.

While most people cancelled their trip to Sri Lanka, only the brave continued with their journey. My 75-year-old aunt (a diabetic and cancer survivor) and I arrived two weeks after the unfortunate bombings.

In 2016, I packed up my whole life and moved to Melbourne, Australia. I remember being so ready to leave Malaysia. Moving felt like a brand new start. Needless to say, I was wrong.

Did you know that it’s possible to motorbike from the north to the south of Vietnam in just one month? In just four weeks, you get to see all the Instagram-worthy attractions this beautiful country features. So how do you get started?

I had doubts prior to confirming my trip to Myanmar, but with a dream of seeing Bagan flirting in my head, my partner and I booked tickets. I told Esther, a refugee I worked with, that I was going to visit her country. This is what happened.

After a 26-hour bus ride from Córdoba, I arrived at the tail end of the Easter holidays, to a fully booked guesthouse. That was the first and last I saw of guests.

It all started with my brilliant plan to come to Córdoba, Argentina. I got so pumped thinking about being in civilisation but when it came time to start my 1,220+ kilometre hitchhiking journey, I panicked.

I embarked on a month-long motorbike ride from the Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh. It was one of the most physically challenging adventures. Here are a few things I wish I knew.

Fourteen seconds is all we got to snap photos and run from the racetrack. It's the thrilling, nail-biting battle of the fastest buffaloes and their masters — the Kambala buffalo race.

You’d think I’d have gotten used to trading my comforts for the unknown...

This mountain is not as popular as the ones of the seven summits of Indonesia but Mount Talang is a good choice in itself.