Inside the Travel Lab

Close your eyes and feel the sticky weight of the sunshine, its humidity heavy on your skin while sonnets of spice and a chorus of cardamon compete with cloves, cumin and chopped coriander on the streets of Little India…

A clock plods through its strict rhythm as the clink of china echoes through the drawing room. A Union Jack plays hide-and-seek at the window when the teapot isn’t watching and a platter of cucumber sandwiches make themselves comfy for afternoon tea.

Quite simply, good food is one of the best things in life, wherever you find it. And Malaysian street food ranks among the best of the best.

When I first caught the expression of this monkey, poised and watchful, I imagined to myself he might be wearing an expression of prayer, of solemnity, of reverance.

How wrong I was…

Today is photo Friday and it’s also my last day in Malaysia. While the internet access has been scant, the experiences have been plentiful. And let’s face it, that’s the best way round for things to be. So, as I’m typing this out on an iPad at the speed of the snarling traffic in KL [...]