My best friend, Sofea once asked me the other day, whether was I ever thinking of going back home this year?  My answer - of course. Who wouldn't wanna go home, right? But for this year, I couldn't. Classes and exams got in the way. The last time I was ever home was on July 2013. Muslims around the world celebrated Eid Fitri,...

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Since Uja and I arrived in Luxor on October, we have explored the busy streets of the infamous Pharaoh land, as well as the sweeping panoramas of Aswan. Excited to be completely immersed in "land of the dead experience", we made the most of our ten days adventure in these places. "It's surreal that after thousand of years later, the temples and the...

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"Sofe wanted to go to Iceland and the UK too, Nash. But the airfare is really expensive!" "I know. How about we go to Norway and Sweden?" And that very conversation sparked her interest of going from Stockholm all the way to Tromso. It was our primary mission to chase the infamous Northern Lights in Iceland with half a year planning. I was...

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It was my second time away from my family after being in a foundation programme for a year and half somewhere in north of Malaysia's peninsular. I flew to Egypt almost six years ago to achieve a dream of becoming a doctor. "Do you think the journey will be tough?" "Our classes will be in Arabic, right? I pray not." "What am I...

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"Welcome to Manama." I read the massive words ahead as soon as I stepped out of Manama International Airport. The hot Middle East weather greeted me, welcoming me to the capital and largest city in Bahrain. Three hours after departing Cairo, I finally arrived in the heart of Bahrain. I was quite eager and excited to to explore the town. With only two...

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In early August, my sister and I backpacked around Cairo for a few days. We set out on the adventure knowing that we only wanted to circumvent the city, finding the hidden paths and documented our magical journey. From the moment that the plane touched down in Cairo Airport from Athens, my sister was hyped to explore the Pharaoh land that has been...

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The clock struck two in the morning. I woke up in the cold room, surrounded by soft white blanket wrapped around my legs. It was a quiet morning, except that the alarm was blaring non-stop. Moans came after, Uja and Carmen are waking up from their deep slumber. It started as a simple plan, an idea that Uja and I never thought could...

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"Welcome to flight Malaysia Airlines to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The journey will take about two hours. Have a pleasant flight. Thank you." It was in the middle of winter season. The airport was bustling with travellers that wanted to go out of Cairo as soon as possible. My friends and I were among them, after we went through everything to get from Zagaziq...

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