Just outside the city, a row of stone arches by the Mediterranean Sea makes for a dramatic backdrop against a long strip of sandy beach. The beach area with its unique setting among ancient Roman ruins, guarantees magical views of the azure blue waters and is the perfect spot for a relaxing stroll, a swim …
Practice social distancing so that parks can stay open! The new normal that all of us have to adjust to. Taman Tugu Forest Trails is one of the first parks to re-open with Social Distancing SOPs in place on May 8. Temperature checks & orderly queue system at point of entry. 2. Single entry (left) …
Visited December 2019Built as a shrine to the Baha’i faith, the Baha’i Gardens comprise a staircase of 19 terraces extending up the northern slope of the city's Mount Carmel. At the central terrace stands the golden domed Shrine of the Bab (the “Gate” in Arabic) - the final resting place of the Founder of the …
Visited May 2019When we first heard about a beautiful blue lake that would soon be off-limits, it quickly made it to the top of our hiking list. Located in Bandar Mahkota Cheras, it is purportedly just a 10-minute hike from the residential area. Photo credit : Jimmy Chew Armed with general directions from the trailhead, …
The idea of sitting on the stone benches in the ancient synagogue where Jesus would have sat and walking the streets he would have walked, is very meaningful and relevant for Christians. Visiting sacred sites in Israel offers Christians the experience of "walking in Jesus footsteps" and seeing the actual places where miracles were performed. …
The ever-changing terrain made the trail interesting for me - from paved lanes to bitumen to dirt path to rocky to muddy to caked earth. The Kota Emerald jogging track was the starting point of the hash run in Rawang. With a blast of the horn, the paper trail led hashers down a slope to …
Mt Sinai may not have been on my bucket list, but when the opportunity presented itself, I grabbed it! Even the fact that we’d be hiking at midnight in sub-zero temperatures and giving up one night’s sleep, did not deter me. Visited December 2019I would be following the footsteps of Moses, to the mountain where …
Our intention to conquer Ulu Sempam, Fraser’s Hill almost unravelled even before we got to the trailhead. The bigger disaster would have been missing out on the chance to touch a little bit of Spencer Chapman’s historical, mountainous traverses in the region. Sungai Sempam was one of Spencer Chapman's favourite hideout base camp, and the …
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So I learnt on my visit in December 2019. It is also the lake where 'Jesus walked on water' and the place where numerous miracles of biblical relevance, occurred. Technically this “sea” is a freshwater lake, fed by underground springs and the Jordan River. Nestled in the mountainous Galilee region in northern Israel, the shimmering …
Shrouded in mystery, Pulau Besar is an abandoned island off the Melaka coast. Legend has it that the 120-hectare island was once inhabited by the Founder of Melaka and has many historical sites. Some of the weird and wonderful sights include interesting shaped boulders (Skull Rock, Horse Head Rock and Split Rock), a cave (Gua …
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