I have found a new home!

I've moved! I'm back online with a new travel blog. It's called HOW ABOUT HERE.

My old posts here will stay right where they are. But for new stuff (or old stuff in a new form), HAH is the place where it's at. Come follow me there. :)

The Temples of Angkor

Banteay Srei, a small but lovely pink sandstone temple 70 km from Siem Reap

Gong Xi Fa Cai! What are your travel plans for the Year of the Snake? If you've never been to Cambodia, let me share photos of my latest trip with you. They're here in this Travel 3Sixty Facebook album.

Coron and beyond

It's our year.

The Philippines has been appearing on top (but sometimes bottom) of all sorts of lists. I'd like to believe that there is more good press than bad, though the latter easily outshadows the former. I'm trying to do my share.

Mention my country and you're supposed to think of islands.

That's me in an oversized life vest with my mom in a bangka, halfway through a 3.5-hour ride. But how about this?

Let me tell you more in Calamian: The Crown of Palawan.

AirAsia Awesome Islands & Beaches Travel Guide

This early, I have so much to be excited about. I've got a few trips lined up, more in the planning, and surely some unexpected ones coming later. Add to that a handful of resolutions that will change  my life... if I can keep them up.

I have neglected my blog in the last two months, but I hope to reverse the one-post-a-month trend. At some point I will probably do a major overhaul, but right now it's all about content, which tends to be scattered between Travel 3Sixty and Facebook instead of landing here.

For now, I'll leave you with inspiration, suggestions and tips for your travels. Check out our fresh travel guide, Awesome Islands & Beaches. Download it now.

Download now: Travel 3Sixty December 2012

My story on Wuhan, China is in the December 2012 issue of Travel 3Sixty. Download or read our last issue for the year (as well as the previous issues) online and browse through our guides. Keep your own copy and you won't run out of travel ideas. Everything is free. Don't forget to share!

[UPDATE] Check out my companion article Food Trip: Wuhan on Travel 3Sixty.

Berjaya Hills

An entire month passed by without a post. Time to work on this backlog.

Bukittinggi? I thought that was somewhere in Indonesia. I would never have imagined that there would be a French-themed resort in the mountains outside of Kuala Lumpur. Just an hour's drive from the city is Berjaya Hills, home of the pretty but somewhat tacky Colmar Tropicale.

The place draws its fair share of daytrippers, but you can spend the night in peace here. There's not much to do but take pictures, buy souvenirs and play games.

Face to face with a black swan

Further up, it's much cooler at the Botanical Garden and the Japanese Village. A nice afternoon outside the city.

The drive is very pleasant, too. Smooth roads with a view of the limestone mountains.

Find it on a map

I'm a cartophile. Share the love.

A map of London by Abi Daker

Sara Drake's awesome work, one of the 40 world maps featured at hongkiat.com

Cycling in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Nik Neves, seen at They Draw and Travel

Labrador Nature & Coastal Walk

Singapore never fails to surprise me. I've done five trips there since 2010 and I still see something new each time.

Labrador Nature & Coastal Walks connects Labrador Nature Reserve and the high-end enclave Keppel Bay. It makes for a wonderful walking and jogging path, as you can see on this morning shoot on my mobile phone.

For your consideration: Myanmar

So the first half of the month came and went without as much as a word from me. It's been a packed two weeks, and when it did become more relaxed, the internet connection was down. And just before I can catch up, I'm setting off again for another country.

Girls who travel love stripes! On the Irrawaddy River

 Bagan, Myanmar

Let's make this easy. Here's my latest article on the Travel 3Sixty website: Next to Nirvana. Go ahead and click. You might just like it. Thanks in advance for sharing!

National Textile Museum + KL City Gallery

Intrigued by its facade, I visited the National Textile Museum (Muzium Tekstil Negara) near Merdeka Square (Dataran Merdeka) hoping to have a better appreciation of Malaysian textiles. I came out of it wanting more. Maybe I'm asking for too much from a free museum with limited space, but there's something off when your favourite gallery in the textile museum is the one with the accessories.

The entrance hall made of glass is away from the road.

Nyonya kebaya

Baju

An intriguing buckle with numbers

The most unusual thing I saw in the museum. Can you guess what it is for?

Various types of traditional Malay clothing

Right across the road from the museum is the KL City Gallery. This thinly disguised ARCH souvenir store is aimed at tourists (think 10% KL history--which is short enough as it is, 90% gift shop). Don't get me wrong--I find ARCH wood veneer products beautiful (though quite expensive even though they are handmade).

A craftsman at work

A collection of framed ARCH souvenirs

Gift shop ceiling