We exited the city for some needed peace and quiet. Ninh Binh was where we headed to. We hopped on a tour van heading down south and they dropped us off at Ninh Binh enroute. It’s almost a three hour ride there. We made one stop at a highway souvenir shop that sold everything overpriced. [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...Blessed Christmas everyone! It sure doesn’t feel like Christmas as we started roaming the streets up and early in the morning. People are onto their own business. Where we stayed – the Old Quarters there are rows and rows of shop houses each specializing in their separate trades. There were some shops selling silk & [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...Crashing our heads to rest at around 12mignight, we are greatly relieved that we arrived at our hotel in one piece! Just an hour ago we had been bracing the worst traffic ever experienced. Every foot forward is a tango between motorcycles, cyclos, bicycles, cars and busses. Honks of all types are installed into these [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...I’d be the first to jump at an invitation to visit a zoo if I was traveling in another elsewhere. I’ve been to several in Aussie, one in Central Park, NYC and another in Singapore. Ironically, at the mention of Zoo Negara, I can’t help but cringe and pass on the offer. Sadly my past [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...The hills… It’s a rare occasion that public holidays coincide with the weekend so well! This Raya we took advantage of the hols and whisked away to Cameron Highlands (CH) and then to Port Dickson (PD). Our last visit to to CH was when we were high schoolers. You can imagine the lapse if you [...]
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