At the Pasar Bawah, the undercover market of Pekanbaru, baskets are piled ceiling high with the spices and other flavours that make up the local Padang cuisine famous to West Sumatra: ginger, galangal, turmeric, lemongrass, cassava chips, garlic, shallots, shrimp and chilli. Together, they spice up the most iconic dishes of masakan padang: rendang daging …
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Pekanbaru is not your typical destination to visit in Indonesia. While it is not really off the beaten track, the international airport only serves two international destinations – Singapore and Malaysia. Being the capital city of Riau province in Sumatra, it serves mainly as as the largest oil-producing capital in the whole of Indonesia and …
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For those who are tired of exploring Bangkok and want a city break, do head over to Phetchaburi, a small, tranquil town about 2-3 hours away from the bustling capital. It has temples, palaces and cave shrines, and is a convenient stop on your way to the beach. Best of all, Phetburi, as it’s usually called, …
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Since Scoot launched their 4 times weekly flight to Pekanbaru, it has been much easier to visit this capital city of Riau province. The economy was originally built on coffee and coal but now relies on oil. The Riau Province produces half of the crude oil for all of Indonesia, 650,000 barrels per year. Pekanbaru is …
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Usually I would go to Johor Bahru (JB), Malaysia for a day trip and be back in Singapore by night time. However, this time it was different, it was a family trip so we decided to stay over in JB for two nights. We stayed at the Amari hotel, not to be confused with Amara …
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It is not hard to see why Jeju Island was picked as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. After all, the natural landscape of this egg-shaped volcanic island is both lush and diverse. Other noteworthy seven wonders of nature that I have visited are: 1) Halong Bay, Vietnam, 2) Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brazil, 3) …
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Embracing many of the planet’s highest peaks, Pakistan is the incredible confluence of four great mountain ranges: the Himalayas, Karakoam, Hindukush and Pamir mountains. For adventure-loving tourists, there are few places in the world that can compare to northern Pakistan for unspoiled natural beauty. Visiting Skardu is like a trip to Narnia land, where the …
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PK369 ISB-KHI 13:00 – 14:55 PK896 KHI-KUL 16:30 – 01:30 (+1) Here is my review of one domestic and one international flight operated by Pakistan Airlines which I had taken recently. After seeing that the past three flights of PK369 were cancelled, I was quite worried that my flight today (9 Sept) would be cancelled …
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Flying in to Clark Airport is so much more of a breeze compared to flying in to Manila. I took a Cebu Pacific flight from Singapore to Clark to spend the Labour Day long weekend in the Philippines. The future international gateway for the country is currently being built at Clark International Airport. It is planned …
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