Asia

KOREA UNKOVERED I’d never thought much about Korea before – it wasn’t featured in many brochures, nobody asked about it – so when the Korean Tourism Office invited me to come and take a look I didn’t hesitate! Frustratingly I looked for information to learn a little before I left, but what I found was…

FABULOUS STOPOVERS OR SHORT BREAKS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, DUBAI SINGAPOREAN DELIGHTS Travelling in true Travel Agent style – what you do in 3 weeks, I did in 1! But what a fabulous trip to Singapore and Dubai. Let me tell you about it – The Experience started as we boarded the A380 at Heathrow…

BALI HAI AN ISLAND OF ENCHANTMENT AND ROMANCE I thought Bali was just a pretty place – fringed with beaches, palm trees and lots of privacy – a place for weddings and honeymoons – and lazing around, relaxing, and taking pictures of sunsets. Was I wrong! Yes Bali has all these, but so much more…

THE SULTANATE OF BRUNEI It’s a little bit of Islamic Middle East nestled in the heart of Malaysia. Brunei means “a place of peace” Under the Sultan’s rule, the people enjoy a good living – no poverty or unemployment. The country is safe, clean and pollution free. The rain forest and river are well preserved,…

MARVELLOUSE MALAYSIA Hello Charmaine Well, we are back from an amazing trip. Villa Samedhi in KL was excellent – recommend it to anyone. Right in the heart of the Embassy district (actually next to the Libyan Embassy!). Thank goodness I printed out the hotel’s map as the taxi driver didn’t know where it was and…

KERALA A CULTURAL PARADISE Visiting Kerala in South India is like visiting an India of order and calm, quite unlike the noisy confusion of Bombay and Delhi! Swaying palm trees, wide, white expansive beaches – without traders or high rise hotels – Kerala is a lush landscape of tea plantations, coconut palms and spices. In…

MALAYSIAN MEMORIES Malaysia drips in a culture and atmosphere unique to itself. It has beautiful scenery, white sandy beaches and friendly faces. A ‘cocktail’ of faiths, mainly Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus – Malaysia is culturally diverse but everyone seems to live in harmony! I flew with Qatar Airways, and it was a pleasant and comfortable…

A MALAYSIAN INTERLUDE With only 10 days to spare, we headed off East in search of the orangutans of Borneo! Few places on Earth can be compared to the rugged natural beauty of Sabah ‘the land under the wind’, home of Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak of South East Asia. Our destination was Sepilok, an…

MALAYSIA A TRIP TO FILL UP YOUR SENSES Air Malaysia has the best seat pitch in economy from London to Kuala Lumpur ~ a full 34 inches to BA’s 31! So my 13-hour journey was as comfortable as could be! Kuala Lumpur is a clean and modern city and easy to get around by foot…

MINGALABAR MYANMAR It had been on my wish list for years, and when Burma opened up ever so slightly to tourists……I was checking visa requirements, brochures and guide books, before you could say Mingalabar Myanmar! (That’s Hello Burma in Burmese!) Burma, as it was, Myanmar, as it is now, has been closed for decades, under…