Gurney Drive – Penang, Malaysia

          Last May 2013, I went to Penang Island in Malaysia for a medical checkup. I had been having runny nose and allergy called sinusitis. Since I had no idea which doctor in Jakarta was good enough to treat my disease, I decided to fly to Penang. Though it is a small island, it is most searched for its local street foods and hospital services. Sick people from various countries go to Penang to have medical...

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Petronas Twin Towers – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

          Last January 2013 during our honeymoon vacation, my husband and I visited our sister country, Malaysia. Flying from Medan, the flight to Kuala Lumpur or most famous known as KL, only took around 45 minutes. Though it was my second visit to the country, my journey this time brought back the old memory. However, I was somewhat disappointed to notice not much was changed about the city since my last...

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Angkor Temple Complex – Siem Reap, Cambodia

        A visit to Cambodia will be incomplete without a visit to the Angkor region. Before Phnom Penh, Angkor was the ancient capital city of the Kingdom of Cambodia. However, in 1431 after the Khmer kingdom was defeated by the Thais, the people started to abandon Angkor and moved the capital city to Phnom Penh due to good prospect of coastal trading. Angkor region is the house of the world-famous Angkor Wat,...

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