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Located in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, the Batu Caves house Hindu shrines within their massive limestone chambers. Vikram had only visited once before when he was a kid and this was my first time in Malaysia, so we definitely wanted to make the trip out—it is one of the holiest Hindu sites outside of India and is a beautiful […]
The twin peaks of the Petronas Towers stands as the dominant symbol of Malaysia and tower over all else in Kuala Lumpur. While it’s not hard to see them from most places across the city, there’s nothing quite like visiting these architectural wonders up close and personal. Our first close-up was over Sunday night drinks with Vikram’s cousins at the popular […]
After every country we visit, Vikram writes about our overall experiences and highlights. Here’s his take on the Philippines! Our experience in the Philippines was fantastic but would be difficult for the typical traveler to duplicate, because we were fortunate to be hosted and shown around by Mary’s family. Their warmth, generosity, and commitment to plying us with delicious food […]
While our canyoneering and whale shark adventures stood out as top highlights of our entire trip so far, my favorite part of the Philippines was getting to see my parents visiting from the U.S. and reconnect with lots of my extended family whom I hadn’t seen in six years. And one of the best days we all had together was […]
I almost had to miss out on this adventure due to tummy issues the night before (an unfortunately too-common occurrence during our travels), but I’m so glad I was feeling better in the morning because canyoneering was one of my favorite things we’ve done on the trip so far. What is canyoneering? It’s an activity where you descend a river […]
There’s nothing quite like swimming next to a shark. During our time in Cebu, my cousin J.B. and his wife Jovel organized for us to do a day trip to Oslob, a town near the south tip of the island and stomping ground for whale sharks. We left the house by 4 am for the three-hour drive. Once we arrived, […]
After over 100 days on the road, we were finally somewhere that I consider home—in the Philippines, and more importantly, with my mom and dad. The biggest challenge I’ve faced on the road to date has been homesickness (more on that in a future blog post), so it was welcome relief to be with my family and familiar faces in […]
After every country we visit, Vikram writes about our overall experiences and highlights. Here’s his take on Hong Kong! Hong Kong was one of our favorite cities on the trip for many reasons: the combination of eastern and western cultural influences, the phenomenal food, the cheap, clean, and efficient public transportation, and of course, meeting up with some of our […]