去Rebak Island滩世界

随着经济的发达，社会快速发展，现代都市人的生活就像一台上紧了发条的钟，不断与时间赛跑。由于许多人的工作节奏不断加快，人们在平静生活中过着超速的日子，有些人甚至拖着疲惫的身躯过着急速运转的生活，无形中生活压力变得越来越大。

长期活在紧张的生活节奏中，会导致身心负担加重，适时的排解刻不容缓！一般上，阳光沙滩、原始森林、公园河畔可以成为人们寻找生活平衡的好去处。然而，这期《探世界》要与众不同，带您去浮罗交怡一个私人岛屿—Rebak Island小住几天，消除在城市沾染的风尘，好好享受生活的平实，回归生活的单纯。

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Malaysia Beckons - Penang

Penang Rediscovered

When was the last time you’ve made your way to Penang?  One year ago?  Ten years ago? If your last trip to Penang is nothing but distant memory, it’s probably time to start planning for a new journey to Malaysia’s very own “Pearl of the Orient”!

In this feature, allow Leisure Travel to take you on a three-day two-night trip to this world-renowned destination located right at our very own backyard.  Think you’ve seen it all?  Guess what, you just might be mesmerized by the magic of this traditional yet modern destination all over again!

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Malaysia Beckons - Malacca

The Not So Touristy Guide to Malacca

Almost everyone knows and has visited Malacca more than once.  A’ Famosa Fort, been there.  St. Paul’s church, done that.  Capitol satay celup, got into a queue at 4pm and finally got in at 6pm.  So what else is there in Malacca? 

Many go to Malacca for the food, just like Penang.  Singaporeans and Malaysians are known to drive all the way to Malacca just to eat.  So my mission is to provide good alternatives to the overcrowded tourist and makan places so that you won’t have to queue to eat or visit, as well as weeding out the bad ones (yet highly recommended by various sources) so you can avoid them.  Many of my recommendations are off the grid, so you better own a GPS!  This is all a very personal opinion though, and it is 100% OK if you don’t agree with it.  Let’s get started!  

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Free & Easy Bali

Birthday in the Island of the Gods

Since joining Leisure Travel in 2011, I’ve had the utmost pleasure of having a birthday trip to anywhere I wanted.  Perks of the job, you might say.  Last year it was to Maldives, and this year was Bali, a destination almost everyone has gone to at least once, except me.

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小城故事 Eight Acres

心灵的休息站

心灵对我说：我想出走。于是，为了给自己的心灵放个假，让身心来个短暂的休憩，我跋山涉水来到了这个被我称之为“心灵的休息站”的地方——Eight Acres。

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韩国：不走寻常路

当我望着荧幕，酝酿着思绪之时，脑海里冒起了Robert Frost写的一首诗《The Road Not Taken》。我在想，其实出游时是不是可以想诗里的主人翁一样，选择一个人迹少的旅游区，至少在它们尚未换成商业化的面貌前，去发掘一些未经雕琢的原始之美呢？这一趟韩国之旅，繁华的首尔、浪漫的济州岛都不在行程表里，而选择游览旅人鲜少涉足的南部地区，去探索抹去娱乐色彩的韩国风貌。

少了娱乐色彩的韩国

极少有一个国家可以像韩国一样以娱乐文化带动国家的经济，让旅游业随着一套套的韩剧和一首首的快歌旋律而迅速崛起。老实说，我无动于衷于这阵如狂风席卷的“韩风”，连样貌都无法清晰分辨。如果一天，韩国不再用那一张张俊男美女的脸孔作为吸引旅人的“生招牌”，不谈时尚，那这个国家究竟有那些元素可以吸引我呢？这趟韩国南部之旅，我已寻获答案，是大自然和文化。

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Ipoh Mali 怡保，我来啦！

虽然怡保早在1988年已达到城市的标准，当地的生活依然保持老时光的步伐，相较繁华闹市的槟城与吉隆坡来看，更是大巫见小巫。这里的早晨，你随处可见老人家在茶楼里，左手一杯茶，右手一份折半的报纸，桌上更是一小盘一小盘的精致点心，悠闲的开始美好一天。

怡保，是闻名的美食天堂。在这个城市里，每天争议不断的就是 “到底哪家餐厅的芽菜鸡最出名，哪里哪里的点心必去不可，还有咖喱面呢？”这些小事。这趟一路向北，让我们这几位“大食家”尽叹各样格式的美食，还有尽享美食之外的当地旅游，体验了不一样的怡保哦。

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Abu Dhabi

Hasta La Vista, Abu Dhabi!                      

Yes, I will definitely visit again, and it’s all because of… one missed roller coaster ride!

An invitation by Etihad Airways to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was hard to turn down by any adrenaline junkie, especially when they threw in a desert safari (where the 4WD you sat in could overturn at any minute, yes with you inside!) and riding on the world’s fastest roller coaster.

But the UAE is not only about getting high on adrenaline, there’s so much you can do, and one of the most memorable was probably shopping till 1am in their malls!  Do read on and I’ll share more.

*Hasta la vista is a phrase translated from Spanish, meaning - 'see you later'. 

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