Let The Look Do The Talking -Sun Rise View of Mt.Bromo,Indonesia

It is 3 am in the morning and we are on our way to see the Sunrise at Mt Bromo in our old Toyota Land Cruiser.The roads were bumpy and we were huddled together with a German and French couple.Those two have been picked up by our driver from Yoschi Lodge on the way to the view point.These old battered Land cruisers were maintained in good condition by these guides and immaculately they were clean and colourful.

Action Shifts To Sea -Experience The Pirate Boat Sailing In Hongkong

No wonder you will be wishing a trip on old junk boats in sea from Victoria Harbour in Hongkong.Very often tourists take the cheap ferry trip to see the 44 high rise buildings lighted up when the Symphony Of Lights show starts.But imagine travelling in a 60 year old chinese ship with sails and a hand pump to flush water out.It is a life time opportunity for one.

Armchair View of Ijen Volcano in Indonesia

I  have heard about volcano in books and I do not think many of us will have a chance to see a volcano in active during our lifetime unless you go on globe trotting with meticulous planning and see countries at quite pace which i have made it as a hobby.I do not worry about the breaks in my backpacking trips as I have our loved ones to take care and enjoy the family life too.But my daughter and her friends heard about this Ijen volcano in Indonesia and decided to climb and see this Marvel .

Stop Hop Shop In Hong Kong

Hong kong is a city with impressive skyscrapers and monumental buildings.You want to see the old golden days of Banking,my suggestion will be to go to Hong kong.Hong kong has maintained its colonial era buildings.But to see Hong kong one has to travel by bus.The bus timetables are available at every bus stop in poles which one has to rotate to see the route numbers.These posters contain time tables showing the arrival time of the bus in the stop and the frequency of each trip.The routes have 5 different frequency's at different time frames and operate less or nil during peak hours.They show timings and frequencies for weekdays,saturday ,sundays and public holdays separately. 

Echoes Through Time -Exploring Batu Caves In Malaysia

My entry as a Globe Trotter is to enter Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia The Southeast Asian country number two place in anybodys itenry, check this off! Yup Your Guess is right. First one being Bangkok in Thailand.,My Hostel was conveniently located in the china town area near Putrajaya Bus and Train Terminus. I was pleasantly surprised to be right beside the Petaling Street where one can experience an array of delicious local Vegetarian Food. 

How To Travel Frugally-For Backpackers

All the information available in Social Media makes it difficult for Backpackers to decide the nature of application for getting the Visa to enter a country.One gets confused and ends up paying more than what is required for his stay in the country.Else a traveller spends more time in a city just waiting for the visa papers to be processed.I have made a synopsis of the countries in which I have travelled or intend to travel in the days to come.

COUNTRY	NEED	VOA	VISA FEE	DURATION	EXTN	E VISA	WHERE
THAILAND	YES	AVL	1000 BAHT	14 / 60	NO	NO	AIRPORT/EMBASSY
CAMBODIA	YES	AVL	20 USD	30 D	NO	AVL	LAND/AIRPORT/EMBASSY
VIETNAM	YES	AVL	65 USD	30  / 90 D	NO	NO	LAND/AIRPORT/EMBASSY
LAOS	YES	AVL	40 USD	30 D	NO	AVL	LAND/AIRPORT/EMBASSY
MYANMAR	YES	NO	20 USD	28 D	NO	NO	AIRPORT/EMBASSY
INDONESIA	YES	YES	25 USD	60 D	YES	NO	LAND/AIRPORT/EMBASSY
SINGAPORE	YES	NO	40 SGD	30 D	YES	NO	EMBASSY
MALAYSIA	YES	YES	20 UKP	1 YEAR	NO	NO	EMBASSY
PHILIPPINES	YES/NO	YES	40 USD	14 / 30 D	YES	NO	AIRPORT/EMBASSY
HONGKONG/MACAU	YES/NO	YES	30 USD	14 / 30 D	YES	NO	AIRPORT/EMBASSY
BRUNEI	YES	NO	20 USD	39 D	NO	NO	EMBASSY

10 Things to Do Before Becoming a World Traveller

Every ones dream is to travel around the world and experience the culture and people.But to make this happen one has to have a good health ,neat habits and flare for Travel.The world is open to all who dare to travel and enjoy the un spoilt nature in its own surroundings.

Here are my favourite Travel Quips to prepare yourself the long journey of Travelling around the World.

How I got Caught Into Chew Jetty in Georgetown

It was early evening and the sun was setting in Butterworth side and here I was walking on the Cornish of the Penang Ferry Landing side. There were lots of old wooden shandy type structures in front of me. I just peeped in through an opening between two shops and Wow! I got caught in the mesmerising view of old wooden structures and the welcome sign of Chew Jetty