This was rather quite a spontaneous trip. We were initially planning on going to Da Nang but backed out when ticket prices are about $700 per pax. So looking at quick, cheap weekend getaways, we narrowed down to 3 places: Krabi/ Phuket, Penang or Langkawi. All for about an hour’s plane ride away from Singapore. …
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Hong Kong Disneyland
[This is a late post] Trip happened last 25th February to 1st March 2023. March 2023 was probably the end to the pandemic-era travel and back to normalcy. Hong Kong just opened up to international tourists and Covid restrictions were lifted. And because Hong Kong is trying to get tourism back in the territory, there …
Legoland adventures
[This is a late post] Trip happened back in 2nd-4th November 2022. With the easing of Covid restrictions and more borders opening up, we took advantage of Legoland promotions across the border. We hired a private car to drive us from our house to Legoland Malaysia and back for $200. We thought that’s the most …
Club Med Bintan – Post Covid
[This is a late post] Trip happened back in 08-11 Oct 2022. Finally, Covid restrictions in most countries have been lifted! It’s been more than 2 years since the world seem to have stopped due to the pandemic but we are glad that most countries have opened up and things seem to return back to …
Shangri-La
Most of our planned trips were cancelled. Manila trip last March 22nd and our upcoming Japan trip in May 16th too. COVID-19 is a pandemic and is threatening the lives of thousands of people. Not going for our planned trip is nothing compared to those who are fighting the virus at the frontline. The situation …
Equarius Hotel @ RWS
Because we enjoyed our last staycation over at RWS, we decided to try out Equarius Hotel this time round. This hotel is nestled towards the end of the RWS compound so you are pretty much isolated from the crowd. Peace and tranquility is what you can get from this hotel so if you wish to …
Festive Hotel @ RWS
Our 2nd staycation with the Boy. We did an overnight stay over at Festive Hotel in Resorts World Sentosa. We booked our stay for S$278/ night including breakfast which we thought is a good deal. Check-in and check-out is relatively fast. First impression about Festive Hotel is that it is really designed for family guests. …
CSC@Changi I
Our first staycation as family! We decided to have this staycation for a couple of reasons. First, it’s for our sanity (lol!). Second, we want to test how we will fair travelling with the Boy. Third, CSC@Changi room rates are cheap for CSC members during the weekday. Perks of being a civil servant is you …
Hello World!
“TRAVEL IS FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, AND NARROW MINDEDNESS., AND MANY OF OUR PEOPLE NEED IT SORELY ON THESE ACCOUNTS.” ~ MARK TWAIN Hello! This is for our Boy. The World is such an interesting place… People of different background, color, culture, religion, social status, etc. all share a common dream and aspiration — the …
Give Me A Break! 