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...
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- Sep 22, 2022
- 9 min
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 19, 2022
- 5 min
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 18, 2022
- 4 min
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 16, 2022
- 6 min
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 14, 2022
- 8 min
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 12, 2022
- 6 min
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 5, 2022
- 4 min
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 2, 2022
- 16 min
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...
- Aug 25, 2022
- 4 min
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...
- May 10, 2020
- 6 min
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 9, 2020
- 3 min
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 8, 2020
- 5 min
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 6, 2020
- 4 min
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 5, 2020
- 10 min
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 3, 2020
- 5 min
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 2, 2020
- 3 min
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...
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Lake Toya
Roughly midway between Noboribetsu and Niseko lies the body of water named Lake Toya. Travelling from Noboribetsu, most people would...
- Apr 22, 2020
- 5 min
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 20, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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