Epic Adventuress

What happens when you stop letting algorithm decide where you should go The travel algorithm problem is simple: your feed shows you the same ten beaches everyone else is seeing. The same infinity pools. The same sunset spots. The same “hidden gems” that stopped being hidden three million posts ago. The same hashtags : #Paradise Your algorithm knows exactly where…

A Beautiful Surprise on the West Sumatran Coast What if I told you there’s a place where your bungalow sits ten steps from the ocean, where turtles glide past your morning jetty, where sunsets demand you stop everything, and where your stay actually changes lives? Would you believe me? And that’s Ricky’s Beach House. Ocean front. Community heart. And yes,…

An authentic Komodo Island journey from Labuan Bajo I was there in that strange in-between time – during the pandemic when the world had started holding its breath, but travel had not yet stopped entirely. Borders were still open, fear was still theoretical, and Komodo Island felt like it belonged to the sea, not the algorithm. Flew to Labuan Bajo…

Experiencing the Mentawai Tribe Some places change you quietly, without warning. Mentawai did that to me. This was a journey into a world where life is stripped down to its bones – no electricity, no running water, no phone connection, and no noise except the river and the jungle. A place where simplicity isn’t a trend. It’s survival, rhythm, community……

The Balboa Yacht Charter Experience in Greece My heart was still racing when I stepped off Balboa Yacht Charter, not from a long day under the Greek sun, but because she gave me the kind of freedom I chase in all my travels – raw, real, and unforgettable…. Balboa Yacht Charter is no ordinary yacht in Kefalonia. She’s elegant, intimate,…

How I Ended Up Snowboarding in Kazakhstan I never imagined I’d end up snowboarding in Kazakhstan, but travel loves surprising us like that. After ten days of rough, dusty adventure in Tajikistan – glacier lakes, village stays, cold mornings that bit through my layers, no hot shower, no running water, I crossed the border into Uzbekistan early morning, at 6am,…

Berjaya Langkawi Resort sits on a huge stretch of land – 84 acres, with most of it still covered in rainforest. You feel it immediately. Wooden chalets wrapped around greenery, the ocean on the other side, hornbills flying overhead, and monkeys moving through the trees like it’s their own village. Right at the lobby, there’s a massive Christmas tree made…

A Luxury Resort Surrounded by the Nature of Sabah It is rare to step into a resort this grand and instantly feel a sense of belonging – that gentle nudge saying you’ve arrived somewhere special. At Shangri-La Rasa Ria, that feeling came long before I even saw the ocean. It began with the hotel driver, Alpian, who picked me up…

Crushing Bottles, Lifting Communities What I admire most about Shangri-La Rasa Ria is how much they give back to the land that holds them. Their ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) efforts aren’t loud or performative. They’re practical, thoughtful, and woven into daily life here. I was shown their bottle-recycling centre where glass is crushed and turned into sand, then repurposed…

A Gentle Welcome to East Bali Have you ever heard of a place called Sidemen in East Bali? I ended up there four years ago when a dear friend convinced me to join them for a peaceful nature escape in East Bali. I didn’t know what to expect – they just said, “You’ll love it.” They were right. Wapa Di…