A VISIT TO THE ISTANA ALAM SHAH

I have personally have always been fascinated with royalty, both local and foreign and naturally from ancient times, and I have always loved visiting castles and palaces.. after all there is something just so majestic, yet so romantic about it… though maybe not all histories of the castles or palaces are really that romantic as…

7 Walled Cities You Should Not Miss

Walled cities has always kind of fascinate me and attract me to them…. Did you know, centuries ago, almost all cities were surrounded by fortifications for better security. The defensive walls were massive structures skirting the whole city or at least a good part of it.  Many of these walled cities actually still exist and…

HARD ROCK CAFE MELAKA, MELAKA

After a day of exploring the ruins of the Portuguese stronghold, the 16th century A Famosa, checking out some history background at the Stadhuys Museum, experiencing the interesting heritage lanes and streets around Jonker Street and cruising along the Melaka River. What can be a better way than to head over to the Hard Rock…

THE SETTLEMENT HOTEL, MELAKA

Melaka is one of my favorite states in Malaysia… it is a historical city filled with amazing buildings, rich in culture and never fails to fascinate me… For those of you who might not have heard of Melaka, like my friends from other countries…   Melaka was founded back in 1400 by Parameswara, a prince from…