North vs. South Island: How to Choose the Right New Zealand Itinerary for Your First Trip
New Zealand looks compact on a map. It doesn’t feel that way once you’re planning the trip. The North and South Islands offer completely…
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Destinations
Explore selected travel stories, guides and destination notes from The Malaysian Traveller.
6 Hidden Corners of Winter, Waiting to Be Found
There’s a particular kind of quiet that only exists in snow. The world softens, everything slows down, and for a while, nothing feels urgent.…
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8 Visa Free Countries Most Malaysians Haven’t Discovered Yet
Everyone’s visa-free list starts the same way — Japan, Korea, Europe. Fair enough, they’re great. But your Malaysian passport quietly opens doors to a…
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The Aman Difference: When the Entire Journey Is Designed Around You
There are hotels chosen for their location, facilities and room categories. Then there are hotels that shape the journey itself. Aman belongs firmly in…
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Not All River Cruises Are the Same: Which One Fits the Way You Travel?
River cruising sounds wonderfully simple. Unpack once, settle into your cabin and wake up somewhere new each morning. But two ships sailing the same…
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Chasing the Midnight Sun: Experience Nature’s Most Magical Phenomenon with Sedunia Travel
Imagine standing on a rugged cliff overlooking the Arctic Ocean at midnight, yet the sun still shines brightly above the horizon. The sky is…
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Romantic Holidays Beyond The Usual Honeymoon List
Romance does not always need to look like an overwater villa, a candlelit dinner, or a postcard from Paris. Sometimes, it is a quiet…
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Travel the World of The Odyssey: 10 Legendary Destinations You Can Visit Today
More than 2,700 years after Homer’s The Odyssey first captured imaginations, one of literature’s greatest journeys is returning to the spotlight through Christopher Nolan’s upcoming cinematic…
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The Malaysian Traveller’s Midlife Bucket List: 13 Trips Worth Taking When Travel Needs To Mean More
There comes a point when travel stops being about simply “going somewhere”. It becomes about choosing better. Better timing, better pacing, better comfort, better…
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10 Spectacular Mountains Every Traveller Should Experience At Least Once
From sacred peaks and towering volcanoes to dramatic granite cliffs and snow-capped summits, these incredible mountains deserve a place on every traveller’s bucket list.…
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