Swiss-Malaysian mom/traveler discovering the world with her family in tow.
Cruising in general is something many associate to be a method of travel for older people. After our third cruise last year (first time with kids), all I can say is – I cannot wait to go on our next cruise in 2019! Important to note that most cruise lines impose a strict minimum age … Continue reading 5 reasons to take your kids on a cruise holiday
Claiming an estimated 300 lives a year, it is no surprise that this road north of La Paz was once dubbed the most dangerous road in the world. If you are a thrill seeker, biking down the Death Road when visiting Bolivia has to be on your list of things to do. The van picked us … Continue reading The time I fell twice biking down the Death Road in La Paz
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
