Swiss-Malaysian mom/traveler discovering the world with her family in tow.
If you’re looking for raw natural beauty with the most amazing landscapes, the little town of San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile should definitely be a destination to visit on your list. With an average rainfall of 1mm a year, the Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert in the world. We crossed into … Continue reading San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
I was fortunate to be the 13th person in 2017 to visit Ittoqqortoormiit in East Greenland exactly a year ago. The remotest inhabited community in the western hemisphere with 373 people, Ittoqqortoormiit is located above the Arctic circle at the mouth of the largest fjord system in the world. Getting There We flew from Reykjavik … Continue reading The icy island in the north that forever stole my heart
For some reason, I once really wanted to spend a night in a yurt. When I found out that this was a possibility on a trip to Kazakhstan, I made it a priority to make sure this strange dream of mine would come true. After spending our first night in Almaty, we made our way … Continue reading Spending a night in a Yurt in Kazakhstan
Weddings are normally a huge and expensive affair. In Switzerland, a normal wedding has between 50 and 100 guests. In Malaysia, it is common for there to be over 1000 guests at a wedding. About 6000 people attended my sister’s wedding in Pakistan over a course of 3 days in 2009. The number of animals … Continue reading Attending a wedding in Pakistan
Not many know this but northern Chile is home to the largest concentration of astronomical observatories in the world thanks to the exceptional transparency of its skies. It comes as no surprise then that one of the most interesting trips I have ever done was a visit to an observatory two hours’ drive from La … Continue reading An unforgettable trip to the observatory in La Serena, Chile
We get constantly asked by friends on how we manage to travel so much with our kids. “Isn’t it tiring? Isn’t it a lot of work?” Perhaps, but not necessarily. Wouldn’t it be the same if we stayed at home? The boys “reading” and colouring at Cafe Maiasmokk, the oldest cafe in Tallinn, Estonia Here are … Continue reading 10 tips for traveling with kids
The Glacier Express is said to be one of the must-do panoramic train rides in Switzerland along with the Bernina Express. Depending on the route you choose to do between St Moritz and Zermatt, you will climb up to 2033m at the Oberalppass. There we were greeted with stunning views of the Alps. We started … Continue reading The Glacier Express
