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North-South highway lunch stop – Panchor

March 29, 2017 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Today i found my new favourite lunch stop along the North-South highway – Hin Thoy restaurant at Panchor. It is easily accessible from the North-South highway – merely 8 minutes from the Pagoh toll exit. Panchor is a quiet village by the Muar river, and i love the sense of serenity here. This was much … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, Malaysia, North-South Highway, Travel Tips

Europe one month itinerary

February 17, 2017 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The highest concentration of nations is found in none other than Europe, which means you can experience the highest diversity of culture in the shortest time here. Europe also offers much in terms of places of historical significance, natural landscape, food, shopping and more, which is why you keep having to go back. There are millions of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Europe, Itinerary, Travel Tips

How to get a Russia Tourist Visa in Singapore

February 17, 2017 by yenkai 27 Comments

St Basil’s Cathedral is the first thing that comes to my mind at the mention of Russia. The iconic cathedral with multi-coloured onion domes is something i thought i should behold someday. Well, the day is coming soon. I have just obtained the Visa for entry into Russia for tourism. What deters many from visiting Russia, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Russia, Singapore, Travel Tips

Hokkaido 9 days itinerary

February 7, 2017 by yenkai 2 Comments

It took 3 days to work out this itinerary and book all the hotels, so you could say a trip to Hokkaido is actually not difficult to plan for. I do still need to work out details like where to go for meals, finding exact view points to see, as well as to book a rental car (that will … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Hokkaido, Itinerary, Japan, Travel Tips

North-south highway lunch stop – Ayer Hitam

December 29, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Today i drove a little faster (okay way above the speed limit actually) and got to Ayer Hitam at 1230pm (in just 2.5 hours from KL), just the right time for lunch. Ayer Hitam is just off the highway, making it a convenient lunch stop. If you Googled for Ayer Hitam food, you’ll invariably find Tang Chuan … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Johor, Malaysia, North-South Highway, Travel Tips

Krabi and Phuket trip report card

December 19, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Probably the only thing that didn’t go as smoothly as planned during the entire trip was the immigration clearance at Krabi airport. I was among the last to disembark from the plane, and it took 40 minutes of queuing before it was our turn to get through immigration. Anyway, not a single hitch thereafter. Day 1 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Thailand, Travel Tips

Renting a car in Thailand

December 19, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

The car rental experience in Thailand was a pleasant one. I was really impressed by the condition of the roads – wide, two lanes, level trunk roads just about everywhere. Very low volume traffic (in South Thailand), and few traffic lights. No speed camera, mostly. Thais are rather polite on the road (beyond comparison to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: Car Rental, Thailand, Travel Tips

Best travel prepaid data deal on earth

November 28, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I doubt you will find a better deal – S$32 for 1GB of data over 30 days in 42 countries including Europe and USA. Or S$54 for 12GB. This incredible deal is offered by Three, UK, and even though it is intended for UK residents, there’s no way they can enforce it, and they won’t. For m1 subscribers … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift, Travel Tagged: Travel Tips

Pearl River Delta Trip Report Card Part 2

November 16, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

In case you didn’t know, there are two ways to travel between Guangzhou/Foshan and Hong Kong. The first is the most commonly used Hexiehao high speed rail service, while the other one is actually an older service called the MTR Intercity through train. The advantage of the latter is not having to disembark from the train for border crossing, as you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: Food Review, Hong Kong, Travel Tips

Pearl River Delta Trip Report Card Part 1

November 13, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Firstly, I wanted to showcase photos of my kids taken with some of the transportation vehicles/vessels we rode during the trip, spanning land, sea and air. If you have a kid who’s fascinated with various modes of transportation, a trip to the Pearl River Delta can fulfill his/her dreams. You don’t need to go to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Travel Tagged: China, Food Review, Guangdong, Travel Tips
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