Getting the opportunity to travel out of Singapore, I spontaneously agreed to fly to India without any prior knowledge on what to expect.
For a...
While most would endeavour to backpack only in their 20s, Singaporean Merine Chung started her journey at 55 and caught the travel bug for...
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It's been 21 months since I’ve tasted my favourite Hokkien Prawn Mee and Milo Dinosaur drink — That was the sacrifice I...
The joys of travelling on your own stretch beyond qualitative fluff like self-discovery, "focused experiences" and what have you. Here are nine real, practical...
We give ourselves two weeks to make a difference, and we expect ourselves to change someone's life.
Walking through the sandy beaches of Sihanoukville, I was...
As our skins shrivel and sweat drips from our foreheads, the Indian and Pakistani soldiers have it worse with their thick, pressed uniforms and...
This is everything I've learnt about Changsha, China, and Mao Zedong — their modern founding father.
Travelling to a country without understanding how it came...
And we are currently down to our very last post on The Travel Intern life (before application for the new internship starts). Since this...
Couchsurfing isn't just about free lodging from a willing community. It's opening your doors to welcome the most interesting travellers, some of whom might...
Getting up-close and personal with whale sharks is a bucket list worthy experience for many. But the reality of getting that money shot of...
How does one cope with burnout? Google might suggest "recalibrating in nature" while friends might tell you to just "leave Singapore".
Under the restraints of...
The month-long internship — travelling 3 weeks non-stop covering 4 destinations — is over! Our two Travel Interns share their go-to steps to surviving The Travel...
This is how you can extract that tender Ghibli happiness for your trip to Tokyo, without involving anything directly Ghibli-themed.
Ghibli is about that feeling....
Sometimes, travelling can be a real headache — deciding where to go, what to do, and of course, who we should bring with us to...
If you haven't heard, applications for the 2020 Travel Intern Programme are now open! But first, you might want to read this ;)
Last year, I...
The culprits behind elephant cruelty might not be who you think it is.
We stopped by Chiang Mai, Thailand as we backpacked across Southeast Asia....
Penang is Malaysia's second largest city. Its capital, Georgetown, is intricately interlaced with a unique blend of new and old cultures, well-preserved heritage, world-class...
Lessons learnt from solo travelling in Taiwan — from a Muslim girl who doesn’t speak Mandarin 🙊
Seeing my older sisters solo travel has inspired...
5 months into this internship, our long awaited trip to India had come. At the start, we were told how the idea of TTI began...
After the inaugural TTI Ambassadors Boot Camp in Penang (2017), this time 17 travellers head to Bali, Indonesia to spend 3 days together. With...

























