Jakarta is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Southeast Asia. In 2024, Indonesia formally inaugurated Nusantara on the island of Borneo as its new capital city, marking a historic moment in the nation’s development and...
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town, in the state of Penang, holds the title of the first British settlement in Southeast Asia. It is also the twin city of Malacca. George Town is...
The name Cameron Highlands may seem unusual to find in the midst of the Malaysian peninsula, but there it is, ready to be discovered. The colonial government commissioned the British geologist and explorer William...
If you want to go to only one metropolis in Asia, why not try out Kuala Lumpur? It’s vibrant, clean and proactive. I can not claim to have visited all the large metropolises in...
When travelling on the road from Singapore into Malaysia, one of the first stops you can make is in Malacca. ( Melaka in Malay). Several bus companies go between Singapore, Malacca and Kuala Lumpur....
Since I rarely go back to places I have visited before, Singapore is an exception, firstly, because it is a convenient place to fly into, especially on this trip, where Malaysia and Indonesia were...
Copenhagen is Norway’s closest continental city, and the advert says it is “Good to be Norwegian in Denmark.” However, that is meant as a tourist, not so much if you move there permanently. Growing...
A backpacker’s wet dream is to ride the Iron Ore Train in Mauritania. Climbing Ben Aisha was just a light challenge. Since I saw that Against the Compass had put this trip on their...
The Sahara Desert is constantly expanding, and Mauritania is one of the driest countries in the world. Stargazing in this ideal environment is fantastic. I was informed that we would drive through a lot...
Mauritania is in western Africa; however, most people can not place it on the map or have ever heard of it. This makes me sound like an expert, which I am not. However, in...
