Assalam and Happy 2016 everybody!!!
With the new year comes the new look and material that Gaya Travel Magazine is experimenting with so as to remain current yet timelessly relevant at the same time. We hope our readers will find Issue 11.1 niftier, more succinct and easy on the eyes. This new look is our humble attempt to be in line with the design direction of many international magazines. It also represents our decision to face the future with freshness, hope and determination because too many are suggesting that the first half of 2016 would be challenging since the global economy is expected to slow down.
Speaking of which, let us not allow such negativity to weigh us down in pursuing what we love, which is travelling. I personally think that the word ‘travelling’ now takes a different meaning in the times of frugality, austerity and prudence. Travelling does not necessarily have to be far, expensive, excessive and showy...