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Trip to Siem Reap: Airport Lounges & Flights
DBS Asia Treasures Lounge, Terminal 3, Changi Airport We last visited this lounge in December 2019, just before Covid-19 took over the...
Jan 1, 20233 min read
Krong Siem Reap: City of Surprises
Krong Siem Reap is the largest city in the province of Siem Reap, and the second largest city in Cambodia after Phnom Penh. It has a...
Sep 22, 20229 min read
Siem Reap: Kampong Phluk Floating Village & Sunset Cruise on Tonle Sap
Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. Its size varies according to the wet and dry season. During the wet season...
Sep 19, 20225 min read
Siem Reap: Traversing the Countryside on Two Wheels
One of the best fun we had in Siem Reap was biking across the countryside with Siem Reaper Travel. I discovered them through their...
Sep 18, 20224 min read
Siem Reap: Phnom Kulen, Banteay Srei & Sunset at Pre Rup
After visiting a string of temples the previous day, I knew there'd be a mutiny on board the tour bus if I were to suggest we visit...
Sep 16, 20226 min read
Siem Reap: How to See the Best of Angkor in One Day
Angkor Archaeological Park is a UNESCO heritage site stretching over 400 square kilometres. Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire,...
Sep 14, 20228 min read
Siem Reap: Unparalleled Service & Value @ Khmer Mansion Boutique Hotel
Angkor Wat had been on my bucket list for the longest time, but it was always placed on the backburner due to safety concerns....
Sep 12, 20226 min read
Trip to Bangkok: Airport Lounges & Flights
SATS Premier Lounge, Terminal 1 Changi Airport Scoot TR752 was scheduled to depart from Changi Airport's Terminal 1 at 0720 hrs. The...
Sep 5, 20224 min read
Bangkok: My List of Die-Die-Must-Dos
No. 1: Mahanakhon Skywalk Perched on the 78th floor of the iconic King Power Mahanakhon building, at a height of 310 metres, is...
Sep 2, 202216 min read
Bangkok: Super Value Stay @ Pullman Bangkok King Power
When we disembarked from our Auckland to Singapore flight in December 2019, there was no way we could have predicted that a global...
Aug 25, 20224 min read
How to find Amazing Value in Packaged Tours
Once upon a time when the internet did not exist, holidaymakers would visit a travel agent to arrange their travel plans or book packaged...
May 10, 20206 min read
Guilin & Yangshuo: Top 10 Things to Do
No. 1: Trekking through Longji Rice Terraces, Longsheng County As our bus climbed the winding mountain road, cascading waterfalls...
May 9, 20203 min read
Beijing: Top 10 Things to Do
No. 1: Catching the Sunset from the Great Wall of China at Simatai, Gubei Water Town In Year 2000, a campaign was started to select the...
May 8, 20205 min read
Maldives: Capital City of Malé
On our last day in Ukulhas, we packed up our belongings, tidied our huts, and returned our rented canoe. Chiko, his wife, baby daughter...
May 6, 20204 min read
Maldives: Paradise Found @ Ukulhas
Mention Maldives and dreamlike images of pure white sandy beaches, large schools of colourful fishes swimming in crystal clear water and...
May 5, 202010 min read
Trip to Hokkaido: Airport Lounges & Flights
Plaza Premium Lounge, Terminal 1, Changi Airport Our flight from Singapore to Sapporo was scheduled to depart at 0610 hrs. It was a...
May 3, 20205 min read
Cape Kamui, Cape Shakotan & Otaru
After leaving our unbearably hot studio apartment in Niseko behind, we followed the highway 75km to Cape Kamui. Where the road hugged the...
May 2, 20203 min read
Lake Toya
Roughly midway between Noboribetsu and Niseko lies the body of water named Lake Toya. Travelling from Noboribetsu, most people would...
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Niseko in High Summer
Merely 7 months ago, we were in Niseko in the deep of winter for our ski trip and everything was buried under several feet of pure white...
Apr 22, 20205 min read
Noboribetsu & Cape Chikyu
What struck me as we were driving into Noboribetsu was that the place was reminiscent of Genting Highlands. It had a tacky theme park...
Apr 20, 20203 min read
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