Gone kayakin’
April 30, 2010 – 10:33 am | No Comment

Spare a day for this most enjoyable of activities. Put on a pair of rubber sandals and sport shorts and a quick dry t-shirt, because you’re going to get wet, wet, wet! Get out your …

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Activities & Attractions

Kayaking, Firefly watching, Dolphin watching, Hash House Harriers, Bird Watching (Malaysia Nature Society), Kuching Heritage Walk, Kuching Waterfront, Gambier Street, Indian Mosque (inside shophouses!)

Celebrations & Events

Chinese Temples

Tua Pek Kong Temple, etc

Cities & Towns

Kuching, Bau, Serian,Kota Sentosa, Siburan, Lundu, etc

Festivals

Rainforest Music Festival, Thaipusam, Chinese temple diety processions, Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Gawai Dayak, Kuching Festival, Orchid & Horticultural Shows etc.

Temple hopping in old Kuching (Pt. 2: The Hong San Si Temple)
March 17, 2009 – 6:53 am | Comments Off
Temple hopping in old Kuching (Pt. 2: The Hong San Si Temple)

 

The Hong San Si Temple, at the junction of Wayang Street and Ewe Hai Street, was originally built by Kuching’s Hokkien clansmen in 1848, and was renovated several times the latest being in 2003. The host …

Temple hopping in old Kuching (Pt. 1: The Tua Pek Kong Temple)
March 17, 2009 – 6:22 am | No Comment
Temple hopping in old Kuching (Pt. 1: The Tua Pek Kong Temple)

There are three temples in the old quarter of Kuching. The famous Tua Pek Kong Temple at the junction of Main Bazaar and Temple Street, the Hong San Si Temple at the end of Wayang …

Sarawak Laksa - Ecstasy in a bowl
March 11, 2009 – 7:36 pm | No Comment
Sarawak Laksa - Ecstasy in a bowl

It is 8.30 am on a typical morning, in the many crowded food courts in Kuching, there is hardly an empty table as the place is swarming with people all facing a very happy dilemma

Sirikin - Shopping On The Wild Side
March 10, 2009 – 4:45 pm | No Comment
Sirikin - Shopping On The Wild Side

If dirt-cheap shopping spree and unabashed bargaining in a rural setting with beads of sweat dripping down your brow sounds like a fun way to spend a weekend morning, then a short hop to the frontier …

Kuching City Festival
March 9, 2009 – 6:39 am | No Comment
Kuching City Festival

It is 5.00 pm and the oppressive heat of the day has still not subsided, but stall owners are already arriving with their wares and food, arranging them in partitioned stalls lined up in an …

The Travel Guide To Kuching With A Difference
February 10, 2009 – 6:38 pm | 3 Comments
The Travel Guide To Kuching With A Difference

Welcome to the newest travel guide to Kuching with a difference.
Kuching is an amazing place and well worth your while to visit, discover and experience.
We’re new so bookmark and check back on us soon as …