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Darwin is the capitol city of Australia’s Northern Territory or “Top End” as Australians like to call it. This multicultural cosmopolite has transformed itself over the last 40 years to become one of Australia’s major tourist hubs for both Australian and international visitors. Darwin lies on the tropical band that stretches across the topmost northern part of Australia. Like Bali it has its ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ seasons with “the dry” delivering clear blue skies and refreshing sea breezes. Darwin is a modern city that has maintained some of its best colonial buildings. Parks, gardens and public events add colour and vibrancy to this once pioneer outpost on the Timor Sea. The Top End is teaming with wild life but it is not necessary to “Go Bush” to get close to Northern Australia’s oldest resid...

Highly populated Tokyo is a great example of Japan’s urban living environment. This huge and wealthy metropolis makes good use of an advanced technology that blends gracefully with some of the fascinating aspects of traditional Japanese culture. Tokyo is one of the great cities of the world; it is a major destination for business, education, and holiday travel and ought to be a destination for everyone - sometime in life. Despite its size, Tokyo should not be thought of as a single city. It’s actually a constellation of cities and districts that merged together. Starting out from Bali, I took the AirAsia flight to Kuala Lumpur where I was able to catch a connecting flight on to Tokyo; Japan’s capitol. To experience the best of Tokyo one should select the most suitable accommodation for o...

There is no doubt that Bangkok has made its mark as one premier dining cities of the world. Here restaurants range from the exclusive fine dining establishments through to casual eateries and on to some of the most adventurous street vendors in the world. Traveling to Bangkok is easy these days as AirAsia offers convenient twice-daily direct flights from Bali. I arrived around noon for my culinary journey with some thoughts about where to have lunch and as it turned out I found myself in the popular food court at Siam Paragon. It is here that one can, if so inclined, spend the day sampling different dishes with a never-ending variety of small bites. Like a lot of people, I really love the aromas, tastes, special spices and colourful presentation of Thai food. Each one of their dishes is...

The Amazing City with So Much on Offer. Kuala Lumpur is one of those cities that I keep going back to because it has something exciting to offer every time. Starting my journey from Bali I took a direct 3-hour flight with AirAsia to Kuala Lumpur and was ready to enjoy this trip the moment I landed. Quite apart from the many well-known places of interest around and just out of KL I had decided to make the 2-hour drive to visit some of the historic landmarks in the city of Malacca. The city was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 because of its rich cultural and historic sites. Enjoying Malacca was a comfortable one-day trip for me as this is a small city where most of the attractions here are close together. While there I visited St Paul’s Church, the old Stadhuys (Town Hall) an...

This metropolitan and sophisticated city never fails to impress the millions of visitors it receives from all over the globe. Singapore is a destination that always has something new to explore and enjoy. A recent trip to Singapore was as usual memorable and it was on this trip that I decided to unwind by visiting new social venues and previously unvisited restaurants while leaving the shopping for another visit. This gave me an opportunity to discover so much more of what the city had to offer. After checking in at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, I discovered the culinary options in the surrounding area alone were endless. The Fullerton Heritage is a dining and hospitality complex consisting of The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore, One Fullerton, Clifford Pie...

My trip to Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta was nothing short of fun filled inspiration. Here I go again, setting down my feet in one of Indonesia’s most cultured cities. This is a place to study, search, and wonder; a place to discover the historical artifacts that have made Yogyakarta an official special region of Indonesia. On this visit I decided to enjoy the broader side of Jogjakarta. I wanted to visit historical places around the city to gain some of the background knowledge to these sites. As soon as I landed I made my way to Kotagede—Yogya’s historical neighborhood. I came here to discover how the art of the area’s silversmiths have made Kotagede famous. The silversmiths of Kotagede began to flourish at the time when Yogyakarta was established as the capitol of Mataram. During the Dut...