La Vida del Trotamundos: October 2008

Mount Kinabalu - the pride of SouthEast Asia

Mount Kinabalu has one of the highest peak in Southeast Asia, standing at a height of 4,095metres (13,435 ft) above sea level. Located in a World Heritage site, in the east Malaysian state of Sabah, Mount Kinabalu boasts off a huge variety of flora and fauna, and is one of the world's most important biological sites.

I'm game for some climbing, get your hiking shoes ready!

Eating in Asia

From the Filippino Isaw Manok (barbequed chicken intestines) to Vietnam's Cha Basa (stir fried frog legs), Asian cuisine has always been the top of my culinary loves. The powerful aroma, and assaulting tastes have captured my stomach for quite awhile now, and being back in Asia means trying even more amazing street food and tantalizing sauces.

Read my article for more...

http://www.travmonkey.com/wordpress/2008/10/22/10-tips-for-eating-out-in-asia/

Isaw Manok

Don't be shaken by its appearance..

Give it a go, you´ll know what you´ve been missin out on!

Beauty of Central Asia

http://www.thelittleblackfish.org/

I've been following this young couple's trip Around the World in their blog. They're now travelling thru' Kyrgystan, just coming from Kazahkstan. The untouched natural beauty of the country has once again sucking that magnet in me. Ah! always wanted to travel thru' Central Asia, and Mongolia.. Probably take the Trans-Siberian railway from China to Russia soon!

Travel writing

Just started exploring my interest in Travel Writing,

had my first article published on Travmonkey.com!

Check it out: http://www.travmonkey.com/wordpress/2008/10/14/how-do-i-volunteer-abroad/

Love to hear any feedback from you guys!

Spain by the horns

I've been reading this book that has subtlely enchanted me with its whimsical and funny description of the Spanish culture- their obsession with bull-fighting, their loud bt comical demeanours and passion for fiestas and siestas alike.

The Aussie author began by writing about his encounter with an infamous matador (bull-fighter) in Sydney- with funny lines from the matador -'I yam estill esleeping.' or 'Bool-fighting runs in my blaad, I leeve it, I think abouut it and I go crazy withou tit.'

'In Spain, I discovered, people inhabited every inch of their lives. They feasted upon it up to the elbows. They drank red wine with their lunch and smoked full-strength cigarettes. I, on the other hand, ate tuna salads and got home in time for the news. Ever since my first trip to Spain I´d searched for ways to loosen up a lil, to be, in effect, more Spanish. But what worked for the Spanish didnt fit with my life at home. I couldn´t take off from work for a 2-hr siesta.´

He subtlely brings out that charm in the world of Spanish - the kind that only the rare few ones get a sneek peek in, and ultimately fall in love with.

A great read for lovers of all things Spanish.