All posts tagged "travel"
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0AirlineMalaysia Welcomes New Starlux Airlines Route Between Taipei and Kuala Lumpur
If launching a brand-new international route amid a global pandemic rife with travel restrictions seems an unusual move, that’s only because it...
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0TransportTouted for Years, the High-Speed Rail Between KL and Singapore Is Officially Dead
Planes, trains, and automobiles. Now just two of those will be viable ways to get to Singapore for the foreseeable future. The...
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0Travel MalaysiaThe Slow Death of Malaysia’s Domestic Travel Industry
With no clear end in sight, Malaysia’s repeated lockdown efforts are devastating businesses across the nation, with the travel and tourism industry...
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0ASEAN NewsIs a Regional Travel Bubble for ASEAN Coming Soon?
Talks are reaching ever-higher levels, but will we see any real results in the near future? Leaders from the member states of...
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0NewsSingapore Taking First Small Steps to Reopen Its Borders
At around nearly 58,000 Covid-19 cases, Singapore has almost more than five times as many cases as Malaysia, but it is nevertheless...
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0OpinionTravel’s Big Lie
Travel allows us to see and experience a great many things… some new and different, some comforting and familiar. But there’s always...
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0Airline TravelTop 3 US Airlines Are Permanently Dropping Change Fees. Will Airlines Worldwide Do the Same?
United Airlines was the first to announce the end of change fees. Until the coronavirus pandemic brought airlines around the world to...
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0Airline TravelWondering About the Odds of Catching Covid-19 on a Plane? Experts Now Know the Numbers.
May the odds be ever in your favour. As travel remains only partially available to many of us at this time, the...
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0TravelThe Simple Joys of Cambodian Cuisine
Last year, after editing a dear friend’s cookbook, I wrote the following in dedication to the opportunity: “My few short years as...
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0Travel MalaysiaCuti-Cuti Malaysia: An Island Sanctuary Just Off Kota Kinabalu
Lying just off the coastline of Sabah’s Kota Kinabalu is a small gem of a marine park offering recreation to the human...
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0Travel MalaysiaCuti-Cuti Malaysia: Rediscovering Historic George Town
While I usually carry a map on my travels (hardcopy, not on a hand-held device), I prefer to just wander around some...
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0Expat NewsA Reminder: Leaving Malaysia for a Holiday is NOT Permitted
All residents of Malaysia, including expats, are restricted from taking international vacations at this time. At a regularly scheduled media briefing on...
