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How Sarawak’s 22-Year-Old Rainforest World Music Festival Kept Its Authenticity

Home sweet home. It was only my second time at the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) in Sarawak but coming back here felt like a balik kampung trip.

Held annually at the Sarawak Cultural Village at the foothills of Mount Santubong, RWMF is the biggest and best music festival in Malaysia. It’s an award-winning 3-day celebration of heritage, arts, music, and culture, bringing together renowned world musicians to Sarawak. It’s 3 days of partying to indigenous music, folk music and neo-traditional music.

The Lost Paradise Resort Is The Best Hotel In Penang For Unexpected Reasons

The Lost Paradise Resort located on Penang’s coastal stretch of Batu Feringghi is a bit of an oddball character.

Volunteering With Animals In Yogyakarta Is Not Just Dirty Work

I have always had the childhood fantasy of being an animal keeper. To be a feeder of wildlife, a friend of beasts sounded like a dream job… until a party pooper  would burst my bubble with horror stories of menial tasks and dirty manual labour. “All you’ll be doing is clean animal poop,” they say. “You won’t actually get a chance to interact with the animals.”

Is working at a wildlife rescue centre all dirt and no play? I was about to find out during my weekend volunteering at the Jogjakarta Wildlife Rescue Centre, a  Fuze Ecoteer Responsible Travel programme.

A Quick Review Of Cherating Point & MataHari Guesthouse

Cherating Point, supported by surf brand Volcom Malaysia, is one of the more established surf school in Cherating, Kuantan. During the surf season, Cherating Point is in full swing with surf lessons and board rentals. Cherating Point operates from MataHari Chalets, a little guesthouse that is quiet, local, simple and green enough for those who enjoys fuss-free travelling.