Public Transport in Kuala Lumpur
Coming into Kuala Lumpur from any part of the world, the first thing people usually want to do is explore the city. Usually, the only way to get around in such situations as a tourist will be to either
a) Book a guided tour or
b) use the public transportation.

Guided tours are privately owned, and they usually charge through the roof, so if you do a bit of preparation beforehand by looking up places of interest to visit in the city, the public transport system is more than adequate and should serve you well.

There are generally three ways of getting around the city, short of renting a vehicle yourself.
• You can take the train
• You can take the bus
• You can hail cabs

A train station.

The train system is managed by (more…)

As you all know, I was invited by the ministry of Tourism, Malaysia to present a paper in the conference Malaysian International Tourism Bloggers Conference & Awards.
It was a wonderful experience. I got to meet so many people whom till now I knew only virtually. Shared and learnt many experiences and tips as well. It was a two day conference with emphasis on movement of social media in travel and leisure industry.

The Tourism minister with the speakers.

The topics ranged from (more…)

Picture of the moment: A Malay man.
Note:- Picture of the moment is a weekly series exhibiting pictures, through which I show you a bit of my journeys and my world.
Let me show you a photo from my earlier trip.

It was a new year for them and I was at Jalan Tun Perak with a local woman. Just as I was waiting to cross the road, this person also came & stood there. He was coming from the Masjid (mosque) after offering prayers.

The woman with me explained why this man had dressed up like that and I wished to click him. Mind you, in Malaysia generally you can not click photo of a person without his/her permission.

So the friendly woman requested him in Malay.

So shy that he couldn’t face the camera!

He felt very shy (more…)

I am off to Malaysia at the request of Malaysian tourism ministry to present a paper in Malaysian International Tourism Bloggers Conference & Awards.

Up, up & up…..

Now, these days I am extremely busy on personal front … just no time to eat or even breathe… living out of boxes.

By the time you read this, I’ll (more…)

Brussels, 5 offtrack things to do
Once you have done the run of the mill tour of Brussels, Capital of Belgium, covering, the pissing boy (Manneken pis), the Grand Place, the tapis de Fleur (once in two years), the Atomium, mini Europe and so on, if you still have some time, inclination and energy here are a few more interesting things you can do.

Beer Tasting – Before I went to Belgium the first time, I had been fed the information that Germans make the best beer. What with the multitude of Beer festivals, led by Oktoberfest, held there every year. I had the mis fortune of mentioning this to one of my contacts. He was visibly agitated and with great difficulty responded, Germans, they only make horse piss! Well I wanted to ask him, how did he know, but good sense prevailed and I did not ask.

Rue des Bouchers, Brussels.

Butchers’ street – Rue des (more…)

The summer is full on. The earth feels like a baking cake. The heat wave tries to burn us while the hot air blows us away. But we still love watching a burning sky. Don’t we ?

Burning sky in Goa.

Don’t you think that the naughty Sun is (more…)

Celebrating Earth Day
Let us celebrate by preserving what has been bequeathed upon us by mother Earth.

Beautiful world. (more…)