Many apologies, my dear readers, for being so quiet for so long. Internet on the island is wishy washy and I've been busy busy! Because the Malaysian Tourism Board was visiting Sea Gypsy to determine its star status, we have been working non-stop to make...

In the midst of our three-week stay on the island, we took a day off to head to Singapore Zoo, something I have been looking forward to since the start of my trip.  The following blog post is intended to be used as a guest blog post for my dad's zoo...

Let me start by saying that the only thing wrong with our two-day trip to Halong Bay was that we didn't book a longer one. Our unforgettable journey began early Sunday morning with fifteen strangers who were about to become incredible friends. It was about a four hour...

After being ripped off by our taxi, we walked through the cramped, loud, and foul-smelling streets to finally arrive at our wonderful hostel in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Our incredible hostel is probably the best thing about this place, which partly explains why...

   That's what the first stallkeeper said when we arrived in Hoi An, Vietnam, and it sums up the lifestyle here quite well. Hoi An is a tiny, adorable little town on the coast, with a river running through to match the pace of the slow and steady lifestyle....

After our long days of temple-going, we needed some different activities to entertain us at night. On our first night in Siem Reap, we went to the apsara dance show, as mentioned in my previous blog entry.     On the second night, we went to the circus!...