This article originally appeared on the April 2019 issue of Travel360 India edition. The illustrations and texts have been taken from the book CoastLine (published by R & J Resource Communications Pvt. Ltd), with permission from the illustrator.WORDS Paul Fernandes and Chicku Jayadeva FEATURED IMAGE Paul FernandesLife in the cities along India’s western shoreline varies starkly in culture and tradition.

In this first-ever edition of Jetsetting Journals, aspiring explorer Asyraf Naqiuddin explores a harvest festival in a place you’d least expected.You might have heard of the Gawai festival in Sarawak with ngajat and tuak, or Kaamatan in Sabah synonymous with Unduk Ngadau and butod (sago grub).

Beautiful sunshine with a dash of rainbow – can be said about both Malaysian celebrity Hannah Tan and Hawaii, America’s island of dreams.It makes perfect sense that Hannah’s chosen holiday destination is the hot and sexy Honolulu.

G’day!Australia, also known as the Land Down Under, is so massive that a flight from one end to another can take over five hours! Amid the massive scale, the country is blessed with jaw-dropping nature and wildlife anywhere you go – kangaroos skipping at car parks, dolphins swimming near jetties and the occasional giant spiders in your room.Wild dolphins are virtually everywhere in Perth.

What does ‘coming of age’ mean to you? For many communities across the world, it’s not as drab as throwing a birthday party or getting a driver’s license. Some young men and women have to go through extreme hardships to be deemed worthy of adulthood. As if going through puberty is not enough hassle!1.

You know that one seemingly perfect friend who looks as if he/she is on a perpetual Instagram filter, even when he/she is doing the most boring thing like buying groceries or stirring a cup of tea? If countries were people, Japan would be him/her.For most people, the word ‘manhole’ conjures up an unpleasant image (or for certain individuals like our immature editor, something to giggle about).  But in Japan, manhole covers are fun, colourful and artistic.

If you’re Malaysian, you’re probably giggling at the mention of the word ‘Jinjiang’ because of our ‘Jinjang Joe’ references. For the uninitiated, guys who try too hard to be fashionable but end up as fashion misfits are often referred to as ‘Jinjang Joes’. But no, this is not the Jinjang near Kepong. This place is J-I-N-J-I-A-N-G. And it’s in China. China has so much to offer.

Often dubbed as Le Petit Paris (Little Paris), the highland resort city of Dalat has ‘romance’ written all over, thanks to the elegant colonial buildings and breathtaking lookouts found in and around it. The young locals are very much aware of this, making full use of the endless photo opportunities around this city made for romance.