by thepinay solobackpacker | Nov 11, 2013 | Malaysia
Walk under the shades of fruit-bearing trees while the fresh air kisses your face. Be dwarfed by rubber trees and go running by the paddy fields. Bring out the inner child in you and experience how it feels to be a...
by thepinay solobackpacker | Oct 10, 2013 | Malaysia
Back in the days, every little girl my age probably knows the pink sassy Japanese bobtail cat sporting a large red bow – no other than the posh Hello Kitty! A brainchild of Yuko Shimizu, Hello Kitty was produced and...
by thepinay solobackpacker | Oct 4, 2013 | Malaysia
Malacca (also known as Melaka) is astonishingly dappled with old-colonial buildings, Baba Nyonya houses, mosques, temples, churches, museums and intricately decorated trishaws. This UNESCO World Heritage Site in...
by thepinay solobackpacker | Nov 17, 2012 | Hotels and Resorts, Malaysia
Gazing at the towering mountains clad by dense wilderness, you will find it surprising that Colmar Tropicale, a French-inspired Highland Resort is tucked somewhere in there. Since I posted a photo of this resort in...
by thepinay solobackpacker | Nov 12, 2011 | Malaysia
Cameron Highlands is perched on the mighty peaks of Banjaran Titiwangsa in Malaysia and named after a British government surveyor William Cameron. The major tourist draw here is the vast tea plantations that dominate...
by thepinay solobackpacker | Aug 14, 2011 | Brunei, Malaysia, Travel Guide
* Updated April 10, 2013 – Brunei Malaysia Border Crossing I’ve been getting queries about crossing the border from this tiny yet wealthy country in Borneo. Brunei is not usually included in the usual...
by thepinay solobackpacker | May 20, 2011 | Malaysia
When you’ve lived in the Philippines all your life or have explored its beaches, I bet your standard of a “good beach” is hard to reach. Arguably, the best beaches in the world and in Asia is found...
