Category: Travel
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Taipei Trippin (Part I)
To be honest, I wasn’t really excited for this trip in the beginning having just recovered from surgery but I’ve never been on a company conference, its not everyday we get to travel with colleagues, plus, flight and accommodation were paid for! I’ll be nuts not to go! Though Taiwan was never on my list…
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Beijing Springtime Story (Part VI)
On our final episode of Beijing Springtime Story, we visit the majestic Forbidden City, get photo-bombed (as usual) and go in search of the lane with some exotic finds and food before we headed home to Singapore. Forbidden City The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of…
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Beijing Springtime Story (Part V)
On this episode of A Springtime Story, we do some shopping in Qianmen Street and the Hutongs, have large cups of ‘Its Time to (insert Chinese character) drinks, visit the Lama Temple, have more #likeaboss moments and survived the use of the infamous public toilet! Qianmen Street Qianmen Street has a history of more than…
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Beijing Springtime Story (Part IV)
On this episode of A Springtime Story, we experience the public train together, visit The Temple of Heaven, a secret fairy place, flash lights at Tianamen Square and finally get to eat Peking Duck! But before we begin, I’d like you to meet this adorable big fella… A Chow-Chow with its mane and paws unshaven!…
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Beijing Springtime Story (Part III)
On this episode of Beijing Springtime Story, we will visit the beautiful Summer Palace, watch a stunning acrobats show, have dinner like a boss in Houhai, ride on a Bei-Bei (what the hell is that?) and discover rude antics of the people. Summer Palace The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and…
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Beijing Springtime Story (Part II)
On this episode of Beijing Springtime Story, we visit The Great Wall of China (one more off the Bucket List!), The Ming Tombs, yet another amazing hotpot dinner and more of what goes on around Wangfujing at night. The Great Wall The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick,…
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Beijing Springtime Story (Part I)
Vacations never last long enough. In our case, despite spending six days in Beijing, we still felt like there was still so much more to see and do there. I decided to call the six part Beijing travel series A Springtime Story, because it was Spring there and we came home with quite a story…
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Bangkok Adventures (Part IV)
Bangkok Adventures (Part IV) is the last edition to the Bangkok 2013 series and is a fairly short entry since we only spent a quarter of our last day in Bangkok before heading home. We explored Bangkok’s Madame Tussaud’s and did a little last minute shopping at Naraya. Madame Tussauds Madame Tussauds is a wax…
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Bangkok Adventures (Part III)
We start off this entry with a picture of our cab in a jam. Throughout our stay here, there were occasions travelling on the road when we will encounter what Bangkok is also well known for – traffic jams. It wasn’t as painful as we expected. I guess, it depends on when and where you’re…
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A Memorable Experience in Kanchanaburi
One afternoon in 2009, all the way at the western end of the island Sentosa, a few Fortians in green camo and khakis told each other, “One day, we would visit the Death Railway together“. And then, four years later… This trip to Kanchanaburi is very personal to me. I’ve learned so much about the…
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