https://www.michmemoir.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/11fb305f-7d88-4868-8f9b-ea2781e4c903/Japan+2.JPG https://www.michmemoir.com/blog/explore-with-maxis-kl-tour monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/24a37aba-88fd-4ff0-b760-a1dbbed02589/Maxis+Free+Tour+Itinerary.jpg Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out The five-destination signpost at Menara Maxis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/0a7458c2-14da-4bb5-a0e4-734628a4bc7d/DSC_8831.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Headphones which to listen for more information when guide advise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/23e48be6-2ece-4d23-bf4f-4f2cf0f984f8/Explore+with+Maxis+Bus.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out The Explore with Maxis bus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/a7c8d3dd-e9e9-48b1-bf57-5c072f16c4d8/DSC_8867.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out The Kuala Lumpur "0" milestone marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/be22c4c5-9bdc-47dd-87fb-c15819812872/DSC_8885.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Malaysian flag and Downtown KL buildings photographed from the Dataran Merdeka area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/a15c284a-8ce9-4898-859f-02b174c3b0ad/Perpustakaan+KL+at+Merdeka+Square.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Perpustakaan KL at Merdeka Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/b9d17324-bed6-40c6-bf0d-5d012135637f/DSC_8878.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Rapid KL LRT passing through old KL streets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/cc1fe739-ef70-4dde-9bbd-8db88a8ba6f4/DSC_8869.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out The First Maybank Branch building facade on Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, photographed from the top deck of the bus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/40463cea-c6c4-48cb-acf0-b53742aa4dc2/DSC_8874.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out KL Tower visible between two downtown buildings against an overcast sky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/e1deb57f-8f7b-45de-9005-68957455e2c3/Warong+Old+China.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Warong Old China heritage restaurant facade, housed in a restored colonial shophouse building in Downtown KL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/fdc31dc2-bf03-43e5-9c22-edab6218f2da/Warong+Old+China+-+Mee+Hoon.jpg Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Vegetarian fried mee hoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/d1d37918-54a9-4950-b40f-da96c3ed9414/Else+Retreat.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Gamelan performance at Else Retreat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/d172033c-bb4f-469e-b330-af2df66efd39/Else+Retreat+Roof+Top.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Panoramic view of the Kuala Lumpur skyline at dusk from the rooftop of Else Retreat, with KL Tower and surrounding buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/28ee482d-f94d-4205-bbed-45c2c52c7700/Merdeka+118.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Merdeka 118 tower photographed from directly below at dusk, showing the dramatic angular glass facade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/b8b64388-f148-4051-9c82-a51fdad13719/DSC_8971.JPG Blog - The Free KL Tour That Made Me Feel Like a Tourist in My Own City - Make it stand out Dinosaur mascot and pit stop for photo https://www.michmemoir.com/blog/pachinko-min-jin-lee-review monthly 0.5 2026-04-02 https://www.michmemoir.com/blog/himachal-pradesh-india-travel-guide monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/05182ed5-e764-4dfc-9f20-422b9da4f410/DSC_1014.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A woman hangs laundry on the roadside — daily life carrying on, as it does, in whatever space is available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/ac230ee9-b55b-4bcc-8602-aee5aadd329b/DSC_1710.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A Rajasthan-registered Cruiser with passengers hanging off the back bumper, somewhere on the road between Jaipur and Delhi. Vehicles here are treated as a suggestion of capacity, not a limit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/c5c57376-cb91-4e97-a95e-9cd139c4c526/DSC_1742.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A woman carries a load on her head through a dry, dusty landscape on the outskirts. The sky is heavy, the ground parched — this is the India of the plains in March. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/7661f1f5-aa1b-48de-a0ed-9f5a8fae95ad/DSC_1022.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A general store in Delhi packed floor to ceiling with every brand and product imaginable — biscuits, shampoo, cooking oil, snacks. The efficiency of small spaces, perfected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/74ab3e6d-f9d2-4463-a83c-eaf7d391c9ee/DSC_1030.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A tailor works at his sewing machine in a narrow Delhi shop, surrounded by garments hanging from every surface and stacked on every ledge. The staircase behind him suggests there's somehow a second floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/b3b730b0-f97a-4d39-8716-7c1a3affdff8/DSC_8391.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Shimla (Overview) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/b6c7ba49-dd14-4264-b773-45565970b533/DSC_8402.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Sunset over the Shimla street. After the plains, the cool air here felt like a physical relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/899cb586-c1cc-4208-8e0d-beb5a7e0d3ff/DSC_8435.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The Indian flag at dusk on Shimla's Ridge — the same spot where Mall Road stretches out below, traffic-free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/0cdc8d90-63f3-4cc5-ba94-a2aeb8800cb7/DSC_8397.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out One of the signboards along Mall Road — Shimla's pedestrian-only main strip has a noticeably managed, ordered feel compared to the larger plains cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/4d0121bd-f561-431b-b5f2-19815fc0cf77/DSC_8704.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Public signage in Shimla. Small details like these reflect the difference in how the city manages its public spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/f05cdb5b-a1f9-4e77-b4fb-079589f0d8a3/DSC_8461.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out An elderly man carries a gas cylinder on his back up a Shimla street, steadied by a strap across his forehead. What would be a delivery van job elsewhere is a one-man effort here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/510d81b3-897c-4d49-a385-e5a7db48c44f/DSC_8480.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Kalka–Shimla Railway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/595c4eba-6af4-4ca7-b9f0-8fe4d8277fd0/DSC_8602.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Kalka–Shimla Railway - Final checks before departure. The toy train runs at a deliberate pace that forces you to actually look at the landscape rather than scroll past it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/54242170-0706-42c6-af51-1c077053bb65/DSC_8638.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The view from the Kalka–Shimla Railway as it winds through the hills — the kind of journey that makes the destination feel earned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/a8e9b2db-dbef-4006-8961-029560706adc/DSC_8752.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, housed in the old Viceregal Lodge built between 1884 and 1888. Six kilometres of pine-lined paths connect the historical sites on the trek here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/e1541441-923b-42d1-a22f-72c52f8afacf/DSC_8958.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Toyota Innova and a Himachal Parivahan bus negotiate the same narrow mountain road in opposite directions — a scene that plays out without hesitation across the hills of Himachal Pradesh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/7a526428-5e9a-4efb-9ff2-8514511683e0/DSC_8944.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Scenic roads in the Himalayas from Shimla to Manali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/6506f82f-928a-4b96-b9ca-ce4e0c356e48/DSC_9328.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The Hidimba Devi Temple in Manali — a 500-year-old wooden structure set among deodar trees, with a stillness that makes the carvings feel more significant than their age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/928bb551-d92b-494e-85b3-5e4e3b027e0a/DSC_9334.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A resident of the Hidimba Devi Temple grounds. Dogs in India, particularly in the north, have a way of attaching themselves to wherever the people are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/a7589acc-d629-4663-b8a0-72e2cd392bb1/DSC_8680.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Mixed fruit cups at a Shimla roadside stall all cut fresh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/519b43ea-bc07-422e-a8af-427ec20d8197/DSC_9367.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A vendor carries a tray loaded with a net bag of oranges, steel pots, and condiments balanced on his head through the deodar trees — his entire shop, moving with him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/38368589-549c-42c0-98c5-2e6290700181/DSC_9403.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Blossom trees along the path through Old Manali village — not cherry blossom, but close enough to make you stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/e1e2a799-d547-4b72-81de-bde5c684c129/DSC_9421.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A traditional stone and timber house in Old Manali village — the architecture here is a world removed from anything in the plains cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/096c4969-d904-49f5-bfa3-590bbba62b54/DSC_9533.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A stray dog appointed itself our companion for the afternoon trek through Manali — not unusual here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/ae9751e7-dfd2-481f-bb5f-e50f32a46614/DSC_9554.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A waterfall on the trek above Manali. The sound of it after days of city noise was its own kind of relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/a285a3ff-e74a-46ec-a060-9d1a6ef2a53e/DSC_9637.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Canola flowers in bloom along the trail through Manali village. March brings colour to the lower Himalayan slopes before the snow fully retreats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/5d43e1b1-b82e-4dd1-af20-0feea1c3029c/DSC_9614.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A school in Manali village. Our guide had suggested bringing stationery to give away to children we passed along the route — a small thing that landed unexpectedly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/6d590dfa-7aa9-4f9f-a061-32c304c60436/DSC_9686.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Snow Point, Manali — the maximum accessible road toward Rohtang Pass at 3,978 metres. Suits and boots are to rent; the cold at this altitude is not optional dressing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/db01f97b-c4d9-4a49-abe6-7fdd48e82bdc/DSC_9693.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Horse riding at Snow Point, near Rohtang Pass — at nearly 4,000 metres, the air is thin and the landscape stripped back to rock and snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/dabe4aca-10e4-4b05-b5b0-236155af6f6b/DSC_9676.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A food stall operating at Snow Point — vendors set up here daily regardless of the altitude or the cold. Business finds a way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/d8466c4b-3572-4a56-a1b3-18ef512b7103/DSC_9740.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Paragliders launching from Snow Point above Solang Valley — one of the activities on offer if conditions allow, at an elevation most places would consider impractical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/769e8c53-918a-4221-aa5e-3b86ababc1c1/DSC_9797.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Manali street - A fruit and vegetable stall — bananas hanging from the ceiling, oranges stacked at the front, the vendor managing a small crowd in a space no larger than a wardrobe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/4596b0b8-14bb-4b41-9f48-e53d444e7e0a/DSC_0108.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The 13th-century Shiva temple at Baijnath — built, according to legend, on the spot where the demon king Ravana set down a Shivlinga and found it too heavy to lift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/e4ced577-af48-4753-8b97-0f27bcf236dc/DSC_0177.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The Norbulinga Institute in Dharamsala, where craftspeople are trained in traditional Tibetan painting and handicraft — a living centre of Tibetan culture rather than a museum of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/476bdc38-d32b-4632-92e3-1e3f7197d61d/DSC_0190.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Prayer flags at the Norbulinga Institute. Dharamsala's Tibetan influence is visible everywhere — in the architecture, the food, and in small details like these that accumulate into a different kind of atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/ead4c7cd-f749-454f-b080-34bcf578b89b/DSC_0291.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out A decorative yak on the road into McLeod Ganj. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/2ca73a63-b81e-468d-8273-246a57539fb9/DSC_0532.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The Wagah-Attari border crossing between India and Pakistan — every evening at sunset, thousands gather on both sides for the flag-lowering ceremony that has taken place here daily since 1959. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/e0c55962-aa39-4fd9-8962-d5e647d55665/DSC_0551.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Wagah border (Pakistan-India) to watch flag off Ceremony - The ceremony is part military precision, part theatre, and entirely unlike anything else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/f81ad77b-53a7-47fc-bb3c-694ba4e3847f/DSC_0583.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Patriotism spirit at Wagah border (Pakistan-India) flag off Ceremony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/6e212105-6335-4bc6-88dd-c1b3cd5b47f5/DSC_0668.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out An Indian soldier rallying the crowd during the ceremony begins — audience participation is part of the ritual on the Indian side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/c6d41e35-6851-4f63-b881-78fdf4edcefc/DSC_0736.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The border gates between India and Pakistan open briefly at the ceremony's end — both sides visible to each other for a few seconds before the gates close for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/29aaefe6-6198-4521-b531-9d202f62fabe/DSC_0823.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The Golden Temple at dawn — the holiest site in Sikhism, built around the sacred pool the city of Amritsar takes its name from. The marble glows differently in the early light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/4bb7a38b-d565-4aeb-881f-2a32d121032b/DSC_0828.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The langar — the Sikh tradition of free community meals served to all visitors regardless of background. The Golden Temple feeds tens of thousands of people every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/abd49bbb-9ef1-41c4-872c-be150280c395/Experience+sitting+with+locals.jpg Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Sitting with locals at the langar inside the Golden Temple — our guide had encouraged us to try it. The food was simple and, surprisingly, one of the best meals of the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/66eeb670-8490-4fde-898c-142dee4ac064/DSC_0910.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The view from the Shatabdi train leaving Amritsar for Delhi — departing 16:55, arriving 23:05. The last leg south, and the start of the plains again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/93bd5f16-95e0-4d26-8047-35b27bce44b9/DSC_1264.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The Taj Mahal before full sunrise — at this hour the marble hasn't yet settled into its daytime white. The pink flush lasts only a few minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/3e86f659-6877-4283-b87d-7114f195b9e7/DSC_1276.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The Taj Mahal in full daylight — built entirely from white Makrana marble, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and still capable of stopping you in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/3fdd5a72-fb33-4233-8d2f-8d68cea287f1/DSC_1374.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out Agra's Red Fort — the Mughal sandstone citadel built in the 16th century, a few kilometres from the Taj Mahal and visited by considerably fewer people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/9899e239-43ee-4886-b28b-c3f3c906d5ca/DSC_1424.JPG Blog - From 40°C Delhi to Cool Shimla: What I Found in the India Nobody Warns You About - Make it stand out The Taj Mahal viewed from the Red Fort — the same monument, different angle, different light. 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Water and Sky: The Lakes of Tibet - Yamdrok Tso (Holy Lake) - Hilltop view Yamdrok Tso hilltop view - View from the top of hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/9d7d9a70-7725-48a2-9833-2675960ef754/Tibet+2.JPG Blog - Water and Sky: The Lakes of Tibet - Yamdrok Tso (Holy Lake) - View from ground level View from ground level https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/e0af9fd9-7073-4c10-8c47-5f5dc15f1aad/Namtso+1.JPG Blog - Water and Sky: The Lakes of Tibet - Namtso (Heavenly Lake) Lake view from far https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/2654768b-7a66-4686-848a-a105cedfc5ba/Namtso+2.JPG Blog - Water and Sky: The Lakes of Tibet - Namtso with wedding couples Due to it is popularity, many couples come here to take wedding photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/a5c16d0e-5838-4cbf-bcb6-4630f357be32/Namtso+Lake+3.JPG Blog - Water and Sky: The Lakes of Tibet - Namtso The clouds were so low they were touching the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/c26593c6-6b49-431c-8739-74e1090b892e/Tibet+Lake+1.JPG Blog - Water and Sky: The Lakes of Tibet - Random lake 1 Not every lake in Tibet has a name on the itinerary. 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Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - Water Activities One of the main attraction is this slide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/2a95748b-5d7d-4dbf-92cd-649b32aedf75/DSC_6659.JPG Blog - Is Pulau Rawa Worth the Trip? Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - Sea sports activities such as kayaking, swimming, snorkelling and diving. There is a shop that rent equipment if require to use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/7695b459-403f-4e00-9894-4ea2bcf59b63/DSC_6449.JPG Blog - Is Pulau Rawa Worth the Trip? Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - Island walk The whole island has walkable pathway. There are some areas build to let us to enjoy some sceneries such as cactus garden, hilltop view (good place to view sunrise but need to hike up), sunset strip. We are able to enjoy sea view from various areas from the island – from all sides and also on top of the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/69d8d8ad-b8b5-43c6-8016-6b87b6fffe1d/DSC_6646.JPG Blog - Is Pulau Rawa Worth the Trip? Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - South China Sea post Need to walk up a hill for this post & view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/bd141296-57d7-446b-9af1-0f95b8bcac1f/DSC_6791.JPG Blog - Is Pulau Rawa Worth the Trip? Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - Enjoying the sea breeze Just enjoy the nature sea breeze especially at night: it nice and relaxing just sitting down to enjoy the sea breeze. It is quite enjoying to totally sit down and chat with the companion you go with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/7fe1c3a6-c137-41cb-80a4-158a80b41bdf/DSC_6362.JPG Blog - Is Pulau Rawa Worth the Trip? Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - Animal observation Friendly Peacock around the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/5b0c1306-ceb7-40b9-a05c-2356b423c269/DSC_6830.JPG Blog - Is Pulau Rawa Worth the Trip? Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - Baby Shark Baby shark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/6adec5de-ac4d-4e01-bb17-52a6411c286d/DSC_6701.JPG Blog - Is Pulau Rawa Worth the Trip? Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - Ayam Cemani Ayam Cemani – a rare chicken breed from Indonesia which is pure black https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/d7061788-601f-4b6b-9581-ce144f6075a2/DSC_7084.JPG Blog - Is Pulau Rawa Worth the Trip? Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - Mersing Street Art Similar to Ipoh or Penang street art around Mersing town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/c9f57bde-e7bb-4cae-9265-338da6cb1b35/DSC_7094.JPG Blog - Is Pulau Rawa Worth the Trip? Your Complete Guide to Malaysia's Hidden Island Paradise - Mersing Street Art Similar to Ipoh or Penang street art around Mersing town https://www.michmemoir.com/blog/what-travelling-taught-me-google-never-could monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/b61c86c0-9405-4954-aca9-d03e11e6b368/DSC_3523.JPG Blog - What Travelling Has Taught Me That Google Never Could - Country: Switzerland Switzerland: Dogs can ride public transport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/bb6d1842-b16f-4ca2-abb1-c3b2bc010644/DSC_0152.JPG Blog - What Travelling Has Taught Me That Google Never Could - Country: Taiwan Dogs are being loved and treated like own child (you will see them everywhere) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/9881c13b-cf9e-42d7-8996-b68f3fbd0f8d/DSC_3698.JPG Blog - What Travelling Has Taught Me That Google Never Could - Country: Switzerland Switzerland: Only water not suitable to drink from any tap will be put symbol. We can drink water from any tap or fountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/9713b123-141f-4adf-b227-335cfad34a43/DSC_0213.JPG Blog - What Travelling Has Taught Me That Google Never Could - Country: Morocco Morocco – Sahara Desert: It is so hot that local and tourists need to wear scarf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/e6dc4fbc-e19c-4465-957a-45b975fabf40/DSC_0127.JPG Blog - What Travelling Has Taught Me That Google Never Could - Country: Morocco Morocco: Local praying even bringing tourists to Sahara Desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/132be457-585e-42fd-91a1-ead9efcfb6ef/DSC_2710.JPG Blog - What Travelling Has Taught Me That Google Never Could - Country: Hong Kong Hong Kong: The Famous Montane Mansion which is very instagrammable but most importantly the residents are living in such a cramp and compact space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/5931821d-ec42-44fc-bf01-0a75181a0b95/DSC_9815.JPG Blog - What Travelling Has Taught Me That Google Never Could - Country: Morocco Morocco: Leather Tannery – it is very smelly due to the way of making of leather products, image how harsh the condition the workers work in their life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/ece3d3cf-0256-41e5-908a-acbea8528f5f/DSC_9633.JPG Blog - What Travelling Has Taught Me That Google Never Could - Make new friends whether with the group we are travelling and with the locals. Make new friends whether with the group we are travelling and with the locals. We will learn even more when we try to understand each other. https://www.michmemoir.com/blog/taiping monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/00439cc1-d77c-45f3-a7d5-51a278612594/DSC_5454.JPG Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Taiping Lake Gardens The first public garden established during the British ruling. It is a beautiful lake garden and well-maintained. Everywhere is scenic. I easily spent 3 hours slowly walking and enjoying the view which it seems not enough (perhaps it is getting hotter, I didn’t cover the whole area). This lake gardens can take another day or two to visit for different activities. There are a lot of locals walk and jog during morning or evening. It like a large park that local and tourist visit. Not only that there are a lot of activities available beside strolling: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/941946f5-f8c3-4bdf-8e35-5cda2f61dc91/DSC_5587.JPG Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Cycling at Taiping Lake you can rent bicycle there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/33309d74-6fa3-49f5-8e8e-c45e2045143d/DSC_5524.JPG Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Boat paddling at Taiping Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/5c62db54-f61b-4c51-8284-2517aa896f45/DSC_5551.JPG Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Raintree Walk at Taiping Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/7cd0d41d-cb41-40c3-b3ef-2c30d134cd9a/DSC_5485.JPG Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Animals photography/observation at Taiping Lake There are birds, monkeys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/8710d118-f842-4c9a-93cb-8a33c62b27c0/DSC_5510.JPG Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Mirror lakes at Taiping lake Due to well-maintained the lakes are reflecting mirror images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/f052f0ed-56a1-4eb9-a295-61b6b51fbf65/DSC_5575.JPG Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Photography (everywhere is instagrammable) at Taiping Lake There are many spots for your grams (Chinese Pagoda, Red Bridge, Zig Zag Bridge, Clock Tower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/e81713ec-4c4e-46dd-91d3-dfb2db12a8e0/IMG_2425.jpg Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Taiping Zoo & Night Safari We are not allowed to walk inside the zoo during night. Took a buggy instead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/0487a9a2-bb38-4ad3-889b-5e49a3c38e80/DSC_5592.JPG Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Charcoal Factory at Kuala Sepetang My first stop in Kuala Sepetang is the charcoal factory which is famous for photography. There is tour available. However, if we don’t opt for the tour, we are free to wonder around the area. The tour will be quite educational. Beside taking photography, charcoals are being sold for decorative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/6ad75634-a7f7-4042-a9af-d66a999f7a15/DSC_5692.JPG Blog - Why Taiping Is Malaysia's Most Underrated City (And What to Do There) - Kuala Sepetang Boat Ride - Eagle Feeding I took the day boat rides bring around to fishing village after lunch. 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There is guided walk tour and inclusive of harbour cruise (lunch is not included but you can get your lunch at the cafeteria at Port Arthur). Port Arthur has preserved ruins, restored prison and the surrounding area are beautiful which these will take half day to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/948c421e-a015-4dd2-9b5c-d640e4abecbb/DSC_1075.JPG Blog - Two Worlds, One Trip: What Wet Melbourne &Wild Tasmania Taught Me About Not Choosing - Mt Field National Park & Russel Falls Mt Field National Park is Tasmania’s first national park which has great walks tracks, tall trees, wildlife and with its most popular Russell Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/d407ea9c-c8c0-462c-80eb-8ed536014e71/DSC_0122.JPG Blog - Two Worlds, One Trip: What Wet Melbourne &Wild Tasmania Taught Me About Not Choosing - Henty Dunes It is a giant dune forms a vast expanse of sand that reaches a few kilometres of desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/b339a16d-7f2d-4358-8330-52d645dea5c8/DSC_0334.JPG Blog - Two Worlds, One Trip: What Wet Melbourne &Wild Tasmania Taught Me About Not Choosing - Dove Lake & Cradle Mountain It was a raining day which it was too foggy to see Cradle Mountain Clearly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/43459c12-cec4-49e1-86f8-db6cd54840fb/DSC_0427.JPG Blog - Two Worlds, One Trip: What Wet Melbourne &Wild Tasmania Taught Me About Not Choosing - Cataract Gorge Reserve We started from King Bridge Entrance. It was a nice walk early in the morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/d4f4d1e2-c04b-4e06-b129-6f77d8c6fa98/DSC_0725.JPG Blog - Two Worlds, One Trip: What Wet Melbourne &Wild Tasmania Taught Me About Not Choosing - Bay of Fires Beautiful Bay of Fires https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/2f165afe-bf9b-4c52-9266-dea2552eb0b3/DSC_0980.JPG Blog - Two Worlds, One Trip: What Wet Melbourne &Wild Tasmania Taught Me About Not Choosing - Wineglass Bay Lookout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/3c5b3132-1aac-41b1-b92d-cb3b3e2125da/DSC_1026.JPG Blog - Two Worlds, One Trip: What Wet Melbourne &Wild Tasmania Taught Me About Not Choosing - Cape Tourville https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/49163651-43ee-4b13-8132-da6e3adc5053/DSC_0154.JPG Blog - Two Worlds, One Trip: What Wet Melbourne &Wild Tasmania Taught Me About Not Choosing The kangaroos running towards us as they know usually visitors will buy food to feed them. https://www.michmemoir.com/blog/postcards-to-my-future-self-travel-ritual monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/edfbd0f0-cda3-4647-bd32-e9403f9e277e/DSC_2985+edited.JPG Blog - The Quotes in Postcard that I Write to My Future Self at Every Country I Visit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/a43aba1d-61b6-4678-99e0-b9c00d70b5f1/DSC_2774.JPG Blog - The Quotes in Postcard that I Write to My Future Self at Every Country I Visit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.michmemoir.com/blog/morocco monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/2fb250f5-5455-4803-9da7-209279df6306/DSC_9727.JPG Blog - I Planned My Outfit Before I Booked My Flight: What Morocco Did to My Dream of Chefchaouen Medina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/fbb3c936-0290-493e-83f8-d6ab59a015ef/DSC_9632.JPG Blog - I Planned My Outfit Before I Booked My Flight: What Morocco Did to My Dream of Chefchaouen Riad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/57c308e4-5ae2-4d33-b513-2999f4f2bce2/DSC_9524.JPG Blog - I Planned My Outfit Before I Booked My Flight: What Morocco Did to My Dream of Chefchaouen Chefchaouen - The Blue City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/3a8fc16c-4702-452e-9ab6-2547c1774104/DSC_0170.JPG Blog - I Planned My Outfit Before I Booked My Flight: What Morocco Did to My Dream of Chefchaouen Sahara Desert - Rode camel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/bc841351-7318-48e6-befe-3dcce14884bb/DSC_9158.JPG Blog - I Planned My Outfit Before I Booked My Flight: What Morocco Did to My Dream of Chefchaouen - Casablanca (Exterior of the Mosque) We visited the big mosque in Casablanca named Hassan II Mosque (largest mosque in Morocco, the 5th largest in the world). The mosque has the tallest minaret in the word (689 feet which is equivalent to 60 stories high) and has the capacity to house 105,000 worshipers to pray at the same time (25,000 people inside the premises and 80,000 outside). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/679dc5c1b924866c250a1832/a6ba99ab-dc1d-4ca9-950c-1f33de8fabeb/DSC_9045.JPG Blog - I Planned My Outfit Before I Booked My Flight: What Morocco Did to My Dream of Chefchaouen - Casablanca (Interior of the mosque) The architectural inside the mosque is stunning with beautiful engraving and installations. 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