{"id":12256,"date":"2026-01-16T12:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/?p=12256"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:43:15","slug":"our-most-popular-travel-articles-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1000journey.my\/en\/our-most-popular-travel-articles-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Most Popular Travel Articles of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Thousand Miles Journey<\/em> has come a long way since its first post way back in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Malaysia to East Malaysia, East to West, foods and flights \u2013 we\u2019ve covered plenty of travel topics in 2025 alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in honour of the new year, here\u2019s our very first lookback at what our readers found the most interesting in 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel Photography: Tips & Tricks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Photo: Maxime Dor\u00e9<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Far and away our most popular article of the year, \u201cTravel Photography: Tips & Tricks<\/a>\u201d was a quick and dirty look at how to elevate your travel photography. Which made its runaway success all the more surprising!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the article was originally meant to list out the tips that couldn\u2019t fit into the previous companion piece \u201cTravel Photography 101: ISO, Shutter Speed & More!<\/a>\u201d. I\u2019m  glad plenty of people out there seem to enjoy travel photography like I do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to see some (amateurish) photography basics in action by yours truly, check out my Qingdao travel guide<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ultimate Otaku\u2019s Shopping Guide to Akihabara (2025)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The only international article on the list,  \u201cThe Ultimate Otaku\u2019s Shopping Guide to Akihabara (2025)<\/a>\u201d all but confirms that Malaysians can\u2019t get enough of shopping, especially in the Mecca of Japanese pop culture!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you couldn\u2019t tell, yes – I am a huge Japanese pop culture fan, I even did some hands-on research for the article myself! This was in addition to a cool daytrip detour to Mount Nokogiri\u2019s<\/a> quarries and cliffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, Japan is still one of the most ringgit-friendly destinations<\/a> of the year (still true as of Jan 2026). Though if you\u2019d like to stick closer to home, there\u2019s been plenty of J-pop culture events on Malaysian soil recently, like the Delicious in Dungeon<\/em> retrospective exhibition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ultimate KTM ETS Travel Guide (2025)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Gate to the Tow Boo Kong Temple. Photo: photodharma.net<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Going back to local flavours, The Ultimate KTM ETS Travel Guide (2025)<\/a> was originally planned to be a quick look along our criminally unexplored rail network. But as they say, plans have a tendency to run away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stretching all the way from Perlis to Johor, the ETS train coach can ferry you to sleepy tin mining towns, UNESCO-worthy islands<\/a>, even vast rice fields and gorgeous mountains! No driving needed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, with the new Johor Bahru extension and a Singapore RTS link in the works, travelling by rail in Malaysia has never been easier! Though no one\u2019s stopping you if you\u2019d rather stick to a KL rail staycation<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amcorp Mall: A Guide to a Preloved Paradise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Another shopping guide makes it to the top, this time for the niche yet decently packed Amcorp Mall and its weekend flea market<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written after an impromptu weekend visit, the mall and its weekend market were an eye-opening look for me at the junk, preloved and collectors\u2019 items that Malaysians love to buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those craving preloved Japanese goodies in particular, you can also try out one of the many mushrooming Klang Valley bundle stores<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malaysia\u2019s Ten Most Beautiful Churches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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All Saints Church, Perak. Photo: Ricardo Wong<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From the commercial to the sacred, we have \u201cMalaysia\u2019s Ten Most Beautiful Churches<\/a>\u201d rounding off the list of top articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by the magnificent churches of Europe (Vienna<\/a> in particular), I started researching some of the more historically significant or just plain gorgeous churches we have in our own backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end, I found a whole constellation of serenity and divinity that are well worth a visit amidst the troubles of modern life, much like the sombre memorials of WWII.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Maria Orlova<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As you can see, in 2025, local stories really resonated with our primarily Malaysian readers while shopping and sightseeing articles also put on a strong showing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of my 2026 resolutions<\/a>, I hope to further explore these topics while branching out to new ones. Here\u2019s to a better and more travel-packed year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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