It’s been roughly a year since I was last back in my ‘native’ home of Dublin, Ireland, which in itself was a rush job of about 5 days to be best man at my friends’ wedding. So this year I
As you know from my previous post, I found myself unexpected on the way, for my 30th birthday, to Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa, in the far south of Sri Lanka. First of all, before anyone writes me in time to
For my surprise birthday trip to Sri Lanka (more on that in a follow-up post), I was re-introduced to AirAsia after something of a long hiatus. In recent flights, while I had never been entirely a huge fan of AirAsia in
This year, I’ve swore off Malindo after the horrendous ground service and gone back to basics by practically designating Malaysia Airlines as my sole carrier of choice (though I have flown AirAsia twice and have another itinerary booked), helped along
After a brief two month break, my need for another weekend getaway from Kuala Lumpur – my principle way of breathing clean air and hearing nothing but silence – took over. I’ve always wanted to give the Rasa Wing of the
With my time in Taipei drawing to a close, it was time to head back to the airport for the pretty long nearly-5-hour journey back down to Kuala Lumpur. With this post, I also ask the question; should you give up
Let’s take a break this time around from my adventures and cover the ambitiously-named Delight Hotel, which was my residence of choice for the few days break in Taipei. There’s no point wasting time here with excuses; I picked this
Following on from my initial introduction to Taipei and its people over hotpot, which included delicacies such as extra-chewy duck intestines (yeah I’m all good for that one especially for future, thanks) it was off to see the first of
As is my annual custom, I made sure to evacuate for Chinese New Year – KL is always hectic the few days beforehand, and then dies a total death over the festive period itself as everyone scarpers for their ‘hometowns’.
With family in tow and in spite of the absolutely sky-high costs of hotels in Penang for the New Year, I settled on one of my all-time favourite brands (and hotels), the Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort. We originally had another