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Aini’s Railway Odyssey book launch at the Georgetown Literary Festival

Posted on October 31, 2018 by travelogical

I’m back!!! It’s been ages since I wrote anything here. I was busy attending to the publication of my first book, Aini’s Railway Odyssey based on my 18,200km rail adventure from London to Malaysia. Launch of Aini’s Railway Odyssey at … Continue reading →

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Lake Baikal – paradise in blue

Posted on February 19, 2018 by travelogical

After such a long journey by train from London and the stress of being harassed by a bunch of ignorant Russian women at the tail end of my Trans-Siberian Rail journey from Moscow to Irkutsk, I arrived on Olkhon Island … Continue reading →

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Trans-Siberian Railway Adventure

Posted on January 7, 2018 by travelogical

This is what you’ve been waiting for! The icing on my odyssey cake, for which adventure traveller/backpacker hasn’t dreamt of taking this iconic train? The Trans-Siberian line from Moscow to Vladivostok, completed in 1916, is the longest railway in the … Continue reading →

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From Russia with Love

Posted on December 28, 2017 by travelogical

How many times have I wanted to be able to start a postcard with that message? At last, I got to do it for real when I arrived in Moscow. It wasn’t all plain sailing. For a while, on arrival … Continue reading →

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Warsaw is where the heart is

Posted on December 19, 2017 by travelogical

Firstly, I want to apologise for letting my blog go dormant for so long. I was tied up with writing the column articles on the odyssey and my book (to be announced soon). This is the fifth segment of my … Continue reading →

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Berlin feels like home, with spies in tow

Posted on March 19, 2017 by travelogical

The fourth segment of my Rail Odyssey covers my visit to Berlin: Berlin feels like home, with spies in tow  

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Cologne and the mystery of its sent solved

Posted on March 9, 2017 by travelogical

My second stop on my 17,500 km rail journey was Cologne, Germany. Read all about it in this article published in The Star newspaper in Malaysia: Don’t forget to leave a comment. http://www.star2.com/travel/transport/2017/02/12/train-of-thought-cologne-and-the-mystery-of-its-scent-solved/

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Train museum and a peeing boy in Brussels

Posted on March 5, 2017 by travelogical

This is my second segment of the Rail Odyssey published in The Star newspaper in Malaysia: Train museum and a peeing boy in Brussels  

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Why a 60-year old went on an epic rail journey

Posted on February 17, 2017 by travelogical

I started a fortnightly column in The Star in Malaysia. This is the first segment.   http://www.star2.com/travel/2017/01/15/why-a-60-year-old-went-on-an-epic-rail-journey/  

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Odyssey ends

Posted on January 10, 2017 by travelogical

It’s been a while and the odyssey is long gone. I arrived on Malaysian soil on 29 September 2016. Below is my article published in the New Straits Times on 8 December 2016. I will also be writing a fortnightly … Continue reading →

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