Travellers’ Century Club.. I want to be in it
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PACIFIC OCEAN (39)
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| NORTH AMERICA (6) | |
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| CENTRAL AMERICA (7) | |
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| SOUTH AMERICA (13) | |
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| CARIBBEAN (30) | |
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| ATLANTIC OCEAN (13) | |
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| EUROPE & MEDITERRANEAN (67) | |
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| ANTARCTICA (7) | |
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| AFRICA (53) | |
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| MIDDLE EAST (20) | |
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| INDIAN OCEAN (14) | |
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| ASIA (50) | |
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THIS LIST IS RECOGNIZED BY THE WORLD AS THE STANDARD OF
COUNTRIES AND DESTINATIONS THAT ARE POLITICALLY, ETHNOLOGICALLY OR GEOGRAPHICALLY DIFFERENT. |
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In order to be a member of the club, you have to have visited a minimum of a 100 countries from the list of 319 countries above. And I’m only at 40… South America/Africa anyone???
Dubrovnik
A place in Croatia that I’ve always wanted to go but never got the chance to before I returned to Malaysia. To me from the looks of it, it has amazing views and the island is just breathtaking. I’ve always thought that the Greek islands are beautiful with their white facade overlooking the sea. But Dubrovnik to me is another under-rated place which is full of surprises. Just like my discovery of Poland – which is now one of my top favourite places visited. 
The closest I’ve been to is a restaurant discovered by my dad in Solaris, Mont Kiara. It’s not too expensive like the hotel with much better taste. Try the Peka although you need to pre-order them as they need to cook the meat for a good 3 hours!
Elegance and understated sophistication underline the Continental nature of Dubrovnik and its patron.
Just another day in London
Out for lunch in East London which reminds me a lot of ‘Mamak’ @ Lahore One. Good but not as spicy compared to what you can get at Kayu.
Then we headed off to Whole Foods Market @ Kensington. I was very ‘jakun’ to see these and took pics of them while my fren ran off to hide behind the aisles pretending not to know me.
Choose your nuts & seeds and make ur own peanut butter!!
I thought that this was cool! Certainly helps save some space.
Cypriots march – Guess the Turkish PM must be in London for a visit.
Inverted Pyramid Society
Having 8 weekends left in London has left me with a list of things to do in London. Indeed, everyday is different and I realise that there are things that can only happen here and not in KL. Everyday there’s always something new to surprise you but that element of surprise has turned into a norm in London. A beautiful day in Hampton Court Palace and the gardens was money well spent. We managed to find our way our of the WORLD FAMOUS MAZE Twice!! (Because we didn’t realise we found the exit).
After making our way back to Central, we had dinner at Cecconi’s @ Burlington Gardens.
The food is good – nothing special. But the atmosphere was relaxing. My friend asked if I will miss dining in London. I said ‘No’ – it’s just a different experience and type of food that I will get in KL. Making our way to Leicester Sq, I was ’surprised’ to see 2 portable metal detactors where police were checking the people around there. I wonder who gets chosen to pass under them?
In vain of our search for entertainment – we decided to have coffee at Konditor & Cook
Topic of conversation was pretty much about – the work experience in London showed us how ‘class-driven’ the society is – a pyramid society. The politicians are trying to create an ‘inverted pyramid society’ – by seemingly trying to make everyone rich. How? By suppressing the middle class and giving it to the poor while leaving the rich untouched. Or are they? However, we want a Utopian society i.e. having a flat structure society where everyone is equal – sounds like a perfect communist state. But do we? Whatever it is, I am happy with my lifestyle – it works and the little dramas of my life keep me amused.
On a lighter note, the gingerbread cookies are the small little things that I won’t see in KL.
