Category: #RobertsTravels
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Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant towed away from Aberdeen after 46 years
Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a famed but ageing tourist attraction that featured in multiple Cantonese and Hollywood films, was towed out of the city on Tuesday (Jun 14) after years of revitalisation efforts went nowhere. The buoyant behemoth, which at 76m long could house 2,300 diners, set out shortly before noon from the southern Hong…
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1 Minute Breathalyzer Test: The Way Forward to Borders Opening, Travelling, and Living with Covid-19 Endemic
A breath test designed to detect COVID-19 and give accurate results within a minute has been approved for use in Singapore, the National University of Singapore said in a statement. The test, developed by NUS spin-off startup Breathonix, works much like a standard breathalyzer test that police might use to see if an erratic driver…
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5 Malaysian Islands You Must Visit – They are not Penang or Langkawi
Left largely untouched by development, Pulau Tioman is a tropical paradise with beautiful beaches and calm waters. (Wikipedia pic) With a number of long weekends this month and the next, many Malaysians are aching to satisfy their wanderlust and head off for a badly needed vacation. After all, with so much time spent indoors over…
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Happy Independence Day to all Maldivians (26th July)
Happy Independence Day to all Maldivians (26th July) ● Watch Robert’s YouTube videos of Maldives: https://tinyurl.com/y5r924ph ● Scenes of Male, Maldives: https://tinyurl.com/y4nohwh4 ● Maldivian Portraits: https://tinyurl.com/yyrduwjv ● Who wants Maldivian Rufiyaa banknotes to convert, pm here. ● Robert’s first corporate and government training with Auditor’s General Office, Maldives, connected by his Maldivian Intern Lubna Ali.…
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Foreigners must pay and be quarantined for 14 days at designated hotels and government centres on entry into Malaysia. Robert’s TRAVEL WARNING for Malaysia
Foreigners must pay and be quarantined for 14 days at designated hotels and government centres on entry into Malaysia. Robert’s TRAVEL WARNING for Malaysia https://tinyurl.com/y369flvr Published: 24th July 2020.
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Confessions of The Lonely Planet Founders. The history of travel guide books before Tripadvisor, and its future.
* Lonely Planet has sold more than 145 million travel guidebooks but its fortunes turned in recent years with competition from websites like Tripadvisor. * Co-founder Tony Wheeler reflects on the guide’s legacy and details his future plans, including writing more books and philanthropic projects. Three years ago, Tony Wheeler was asked what…
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BREAKING NEWS: MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER MALAYSIA #RobertsTravelsWarning
MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER MALAYSIA #RobertsTravelsWarning Government announces movement restriction from 18-31/3 through out the country. 2. This restriction includes cancellation of all religious activities, social activities. All religious houses closed except for groceries stores. 3. All Malaysian’s banned from travelling overseas. All Malaysians returning from overseas to be on self quarantine for 14 days. 4.…
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Batu Caves Thaipusam Spiritual Experience and Self Mortification. A Visual Tour by #RobertsTravels
Thaipusam Experience and Self Mortification at Batu Caves Temple. A Visual Tour by #RobertsTravels There were spiritual feelings of Liberty-Truth-Light-Peace-Protection with no thoughts of Coronavirus (16 cases in Malaysia), fears, or wearing a mask in the crowds of up to 1 million at its peak. I was touched by the…
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Thaipusam Festival: The Story of Murugan and Self-Mortification
Self-Mortification During THAIPUSAM FESTIVAL Thaipusam or Thaipoosam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம்), also known as Thaipooyam in Kerala (Malayalam: തൈപ്പൂയം), is a festival celebrated by the Tamil and Malayali communities on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/ February), usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil and Pooyam in Malayalam. It is…