COME ALONG AND EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH US
My wife and I love to travel and experience other cultures from around the world. Although we most often get a street-level view of the places we travel, this doesn’t mean we don’t occasionally splurge. Travel along with us as we explore the world!
Fantastic Finish in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The sheer size of Kuala Lumpur (KL) shocks us at first sight. Coming from our historical wooden boutique hotel with just eleven rooms in George Town, Penang (pop 150,000), to the modern “Hotel Stripes,” in the center of Malaysia’s capital city of 8 million-plus,...
STREET FOOD, ART AND LIGHTS: Penang, Malaysia
Sizzling woks, boiling pots, and crowds at food stands overwhelm our senses while walking the streets in George Town, the multicultural capital of Penang. Exotic scents carry a mixture of chilis, spices and curries that combine with meats, fish, soup, and incense. A...
Welcome To Malaysia
What a relief to leave the humid hot bustling City-state of Singapore and land on the laid-back island of Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia. Life be slow and mellow here, at just the right time for us. Marilynn and I walk to the beach and chill out after our check-in at the...
Next Stop is not Vietnam, it’s Singapore
After four hours of waiting at the airport, the airline cancelled our flight to Vietnam. Another hour of trying to negotiate with overwhelmed airlines for an alternative flight leaves us hopeless. Time to call for a ride back home. Not flying anywhere on this day. We...