[The World in a Nutshell] WanderTales: Stories of adventures and misadventures
August 19, 2018
Day 5 We dedicated Day 5 to all the hipster and cool places around Singapore – that were still remarkably grandparents (and food!) friendly! I’d like to say they’re off-the-beaten path, but I heard more and more tourists are discovering Read more…
Day 4 Time certainly flies when you’re having fun… For today, we were set to explore the Chinatown area of Singapore. Now you might wonder, what to see and do in Chinatown Singapore? Isn’t it the same everywhere in the Read more…
Day 3 After two days with the family-friendly part of town, it’s now time for the kids to run amok and have fun! And where best to have fun if not the amusement park? I am a total roller coaster Read more…
July 13, 2018
Are you dropping by Bangkok for a few days and looking for an easy day trip? Are you itching to know more about Thailand’s history? Or maybe you just want to get nice Instagram shots of unique places most people Read more…
February 13, 2018
Lahore is well-known for being many things: Pakistan’s second largest city of ~12mn people, the self-professed cultural capital of the country (with good reason), and jokingly (or not so jokingly) described as the Paris of the East. But to me, Read more…
January 6, 2018
Islamabad – the beautiful capital of Pakistan – is usually a foreigner’s first port of call (it’s that or Karachi), as most international flights would arrive here. Founded in 1960, this city was built as a contrast to Karachi – Read more…
January 5, 2018
For my final hurrah in Pakistan, I wanted to retrace the steps of emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan (both of whom reigned during in the Mughul period, although Shah Jahan is more famous given that he constructed the famed Taj Read more…
While in Pakistan, I was working in the city of Lahore. From time to time though, I would head to Islamabad for the weekend – because why not? After all, Lahore was great in terms of culture, but Islamabad definitely Read more…
I’ll be honest – I wasn’t sure initially if I wanted to go to Karachi. I’ve read news report claiming Karachi as the world’s most dangerous city (that’s not located officially in a war zone), and if that didn’t deter Read more…