Such a short trip but had a really great visit to Dhaka! I stayed with my friend Sobia (who went to UNSW with me!) and her family who were all super lovely and showed me heaps! I flew out of Malaysia late on Thursday night. I was suprised by the people on the plane - pretty much all Bangladeshi people and like 95% men and most the women were with their partners rather than solo. I took ages to get through the airport as it was visa on arrival, which was $51USD. ...

Okay so in Malaysia we are in Semester 1 but let’s just called it semester 2 since it’s my second one here and Australia is doing second sem right now haha! I started back in classes on September 12th after the longest summer break ever! I’ve never realised how long they are since I’ve always kept working or doing summer school! This semester I’m also taking 5 classes and so far they seem a lot more interesting and challenging, being all third year cla...

My second time to China and last stop for my East Asian adventures!! I got in on Friday afternoon and right from the start noticed the lack of visibility because of the pollution. It was pouring rain by the time I got through immigration and on to the subway bound for the city. I was pretty stuck once I got to the city as I had planned to walk to my hotel and there was no taxi rank I could reach without being drenched! I asked the train desk for help and the two...

One of my shortest visits but definitely a memorable one! Everything was just so... Korean! The food, the fashion, the people! I really enjoyed it! It was about 6pm by the time I reached my hostel on Monday night. The people at my hostel are really lovely and mostly all came for the DMZ as well haha! I headed out for dinner and ended up at TGIFridays. I got a cocktail called Strawberry Shortcake which was delicious!! Tuesday was Korean National Liberation Day s...

Hong Kong was everything I expected and more!! It has such an awesome mix of East and West! Getting in from the airport was so easy and the first thing I noticed was just how modern everything around me was! It was about 5pm when I reached my hostel on Monday night. I'm staying on the east island so have to get the subway under the way (alternative is fast ferry which is not for me haha!). My hostel is basic but nice and my roommates were really cool. A girl na...