Shifen Sky Lantern release activity, Taiwan Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Latern release has been made into a popular tourist activity in many parts of South Asia. I had first seen them a decade ago in Thailand an...
Houtong Cat Village visit experience, Taipei Monday, April 15, 2024 As I was scouting for places to visit around Taipei, Houtong cat village came to my attention. Houtong cat village is not too far from Ruifa...
Taiwan trip after 2024 massive earthquake Wednesday, April 03, 2024 Post trip update: I've returned safely from my planned trip to Taiwan. There were absolutely zero issues. Of course I didn't visit e...
Qutub Minar at night Friday, March 29, 2024 Recently visited Qutub Minar at night. My last visit to Qutub Minar was a decade ago in day time. Night visit was good as crowd was lot les...
How to use Almaty City Buses Tuesday, March 26, 2024 If a city bus service is accessible on Google maps, there was no need for this post. However in many cities around the world public transpor...
Almaty, Kazakhstan: trip planning guide & FAQs Tuesday, March 26, 2024 If Almaty in central Asia is in your mind, here's a set of FAQs that help you plan your trip. This is based on my personal experience sp...
Greenview Houseboat stay experience, Dal Lake, Srinagar Sunday, March 24, 2024 When I was scouting for place to stay in Srinagar, I selected a budget hotel on booking.com which was listed as pay at property. But propert...
Museum of Musical Instruments, Almaty Saturday, March 23, 2024 Almaty has a museum of musical instruments. The museum displays over 1200 musical instruments from the region. Guitars, drums, flutes and so...
First Presidents Park, Almaty Saturday, March 23, 2024 First President's park is another standard park in Almaty but is unique because of a very large entrance with gigantic pillars and arch....