Barcelona, 2008 I’d been to Barcelona with R for my post-graduation trip in 2007, so it was a bit like retracing my footsteps when the family decided to do Spain the following year. I did end up in Barcelona and Andalucia again, but on top of that we visited Madrid and Malaga. Here we are…
Here’s something I’ve been meaning to post about for awhile - the lovely Anne from Pret a Voyager conducted a beginners map making class on Skillshare called Learning to Communicate Places Beautifully, where she taught basic skills and concepts about maps and their creation. The course is technically a design course, but you don’t need…
Osaka, Japan | 2006 The last time I was in Osaka was way back in 2006 tagging along on the grad trip of 3 friends. Concerned with the language barrier and feeling rather lazy, we ended up on a Chan Brothers tour, which fed us really well, but like all tours, it was a lot…
World Nomads had a call for entries for its 2012 Southeast Asian Travel Writing Scholarship recently, so I put in an try just for kicks… They’ve shortlisted their favourites, and while I didn’t make the list, I’ll be waiting to see who wins this scholarship! The prize includes some pretty great mentorships and writing assignments…
Been a tad busy with work of late, but I wanted to spend a little time paying a little tribute… Liverpool | 2005 This was a rare trip where it was just me and my parents, without either of my sisters – perhaps the only trip? The funny thing behind this picture was in our…
The lovely Hajar Ali invited me to submit a travel moment to Luxury Travel Stories, a little site which collates travel stories in a ‘postcard’ format. It took me quite awhile to decide on which travel moment to share, but here’s what I went with in the end. Head on over to check out my…
You know how some times when you see something, it just keeps popping up everywhere, even though its something that you haven’t seen or thought of for the longest time? I had a writing test a little while back where I had to write about the arts in Singapore, and after staring at the question…
