Category: Travel
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Travel Bucket List – Northern Lights
The northern lights is probably one item that I would imagine is high on anyone’s travel bucket list. The majority of us don’t live within the Arctic circle, and seeing a band of coloured light in the sky is a rare privilege. I failed in my first attempt to catch the northern lights over 7…
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Travel Bucket List – Russia
“How to get a Russia Tourist Visa in Singapore” is one of the more popular posts on my blog. Obviously, by now, i have already been to Russia. More than a year ago in fact. This is a long over due post on how the trip turned out. In a gist, I’m certain I want…
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Venture to Northeastern China – Harbin, Changchun and Shenyang
Autumn turns out to be a good time to be in Northeastern China. The weather is cool, and the colour of leaves in shades of red, orange and yellow are breathtaking. Harbin was especially mind blowing. They are obsessed about cleanliness! There is an army of cleaners tending the streets endlessly. Owing to Russian influence,…
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Review of Youtrip card
So i did my maiden test drive of the Youtrip card, and i’m happy to report that it works as advertised. Related posts: The best credit cards for overseas travel spending A guide to maximising cash rebates from credit cards SOR home loan rate – how it works Maxis Hotlink – prepaid data for travelers
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Qoo10 product recommendation – Europe prepaid data SIM
Two years ago, I discovered that Three offerred probably the best prepaid data SIM for Europe, but it was only available to UK residents. There were just a few resellers on eBay back then. Well, it didn’t take long for some enterprising ones to bulk purchase the SIM cards for sale in Singapore. Now you…
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North-south highway lunch stop – Bukit Gambir revisited
This was my 3rd visit to Bukit Gambir, and this time, i went to the restaurant 侨興 that was marked on Google maps. There must be a good reason for a restaurant to be highlighted in Google Maps, especially when it shows up at low zoom levels. True enough, 侨興 is one of the few…
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Medan 5 days itinerary
Medan is a bustling city, being the third largest in Indonesia. Prices are cheaper here than in Jakarta and Surabaya, so if you want a cheap getaway, Medan fits the bill. Here is an important travel tip for Medan – use Grab for cheap and efficient transport around Medan (should apply to all Indonesian cities…
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North-South highway lunch stop – Kampung Serom
Having passed by Kampung Serom 3 after having lunch at Sungai Mati not too long ago, I vowed to check out this place, and so i did. Except for a Char Kway Teow stall, there was no other food to be found here, so it’s not recommended for lunch, unless you just want to check…
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Okinawa 5 days itinerary
Took advantage of the now available budget direct flight to Okinawa. There’s not so much to see in Okinawa, to be honest, but it’s Japan nevertheless. Here’s what we did in 5 days. Day 1 Ashibinaa Outlet – Aeon – Hamabe-no-chaya Teahouse – Banta Cliff The flight touched down at budget flight kind of timing,…
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Not your usual Taiwan itinerary (Part 3)
Day 7 – I booked the Wang Gong clams picking tour (王功採蚵車摸蛤生態之旅) nearly two months ahead to ensure i got a place. You can do so via Facebook messenger, which was how i contacted them. Otherwise, you can also sign up for an adhoc tour at some of the restaurants in town, or, you could…