Take The Path Less Ordinary

What do you call a kingdom cut half by a river?
18th century Kuala Kangsar found a simple solution; call one side Kota Lama Kanan and the other Kota Lama Kiri. With the palace and commercial district on the left, Kota Lama Kiri eventually outgrown Kanan and was uptown “Beverly Hills” for local rich and famous [...]

Overview
All Malaysians who didn’t sleep through history classes with tell you that the region of Larut-Matang-Kuala Kangsar is where the song of history hit high notes again in 19th century and it is THE place where Malaysia’s foundation of wealth originated.
After demise of Malacca Sultanate in 15th century, Malaysian history laid low for the next [...]

Overview
There’s no signboard, no landmark, not even a clue on how to get there - which is not necessary a bad thing. After all, too much publicity will never make a good photography haven.
Getting there is an adventure itself. Strictly 4×4 stuff.
The outback of Malim Nawar is the prefect off-road retreat that has something [...]

Modernity is a sword that slices both ways – its wielder sometime gets cut too.
On 2000’s New Year’s Day, streets like Penang’s Lebuh Chulia saw rental shot from RM300 to RM4000 overnight, pulling the rugs under tenants’ feet causing them to flee by the thousands, leaving old buildings and shop houses unattended till today. What [...]