National Mosque of Malaysia After our day at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, we decided to make our way towards the National Mosque of Malaysia, or Masjid Negara. The mosque is not far from the bird park and is a relatively short walk down the road. It is a pretty neat, and free activity. As …
There is something about birds that draws me to them. Bird watching is one of many favorite pastimes for both of us, but especially for me. So once we discovered that the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park was not only easily accessible but also the largest free-flight aviary in the world, we knew we had to …
Soju wasn’t the only Korean alcohol. We also tried a few beers and wines. All of these were purchased from the grocery store or 7/11. Some drinks delicious, others were a little hard to get down. Typically, alcohol is a special occasion purchase for us but we wanted to try some of the things that …
We had a great time at the cat cafes in Korea and lucky for us we found a cat cafe in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area as well: Purradise Cat Cafe. In some ways, I would say this one was even better than the ones in Korea. Saving Cats from the Streets One great thing …
During our visit with my friend Duncan in Hongdae, we had already finished our second trip to a cat cafe. We had decided that we wanted to go get some food, and we had run across a place called Makgeolli Station that we wanted to try. Our main reason was that we could get unlimited …
Somehow, a week had gone by in Ho Chi Minh. An entire week – we’d gone to the grocery store, eaten the unique (to us) fruits, tried Vietnamese coffee (which is great), authentic Vietnamese tea (also good), and had a few smoothies. But I hadn’t yet had a single authentic Vietnamese food dish. My intention …