a travel blog
After every country we visit, Vikram writes about our overall experiences and highlights. Here’s his take on Malaysia! Malaysia has the best food, as I’ve repeatedly told anyone who would listen. This is a fact. For whatever reason, it hasn’t really taken off in America, but Malaysia’s famous street food scene should put it on the travel list of any […]
One of the best parts of our travels so far has been the opportunity to spend so much time with our families abroad. Visiting family was always a “pillar” of our trip, and I’m glad we spent two months across Australia, the Philippines, and Malaysia doing just that. For Malaysia, it was my first time visiting the country and meeting Vikram’s extended family […]
Before coming to Malaysia, Vikram and many of his family members had really talked up Malaysian food, so I was actually a bit nervous that it wouldn’t live up to the hype. But rest assured, Malaysian food—and its street food, in particular—is pretty fantastic. Here’s a summary of Malaysia’s greatest food hits, at least in my opinion! Roti Ah, roti. […]
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 […]