Barefoot luxury at The Datai Langkawi
by Tired of the pandemic lockdown and longing for a breath of fresh air, when I headed to Langkawi a few months ago, there was no …
Category: Malaysia
The mask maker of Malaysia
Siow Ho Phiew’s studio is tucked away in a quiet lane in an industrial area just outside Kuala Lumpur. It is easy to miss the …
Straits ahead: Malacca in Mint
Iam trying hard not to laugh at my guide. He has been very friendly, chatting in Tamil on the bus to Malacca. He has also …
His and Hers: Biscuits for both
Recession has done strange things to the food scene in Kuala Lumpur. See this, for one… And also this – anything to maintain peace at …
Malaysia window dressing
Covered heads and bare legs – the paradox that is Malaysia. I love such cultures which have space for contradictions to exist peacefully together, even …
Non-sightings at the night safari
We reached the resort at Taman Negara by 3 p.m. – late starts, rainy mornings and pit-stops for middle-of-the-road photography notwithstanding. One of the first …
A walk above the woods
The Ramzan holiday was a long weekend in Malaysia and a friend from Jakarta had also come down to Kuala Lumpur. And so, bright and …
City lights
It’s close to the Ramzan festival when I am in Kuala Lumpur – all over the city, the country, in restaurants, shops, public places, I …