After a two hour journey past the biggest palm oil farms in the world, and a quick stop off the road at a delicious fruit stand, we finally arrived at the jetty to head off to Sea Gypsy Village at Pulau Sibu. It was a 15 minute boat ride with bewildering views of lush...

Because we drove in and out of Singapore and Malaysia on Monday and Tuesday, my passport is very quickly beginning to overflow with stamps! Singapore on the whole gives the vibe of a dazzling, futuristic, safe and peaceful city that is far beyond its time. I was...

Our first couple days in Johor Bahru, Malaysia were lazy and wonderful. After a lazy wake-up, we walked to an open-air restaurant for roti canai (pronounced 'rotti chanai', a fresh-made flaky tortilla/naan bread dipped in curry sauces). The 15-minute walk included...

"Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking. It's going to be ahh....long flight." You know it's a bad sign when the captain doesn't even want to know how long you'll be flying for! But in the end, the 12+ hour flight time was actually a very comfortable and...

As I write this, I am in some unknown airspace between Aberdeen, Scotland and Frankfurt, Germany with a lovely German beer in hand. Danke schön for delicious Warsteiner and kind hostesses! Provided I make my one-hour connection in Europe's largest airport, I should be...