Category: Holidays
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Shibuya – Tokyo’s Meeting Place
Just two stations down the Yamanote Line, Shibuya is Shinjuku’s twin sister. It has the same energy and vibe, the same crowds, and the same type of stores. Shibuya’s most iconic feature is probably its famous scramble crossing just outside the station. One the busiest in the world, with up to 3,000 people crossing at…
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Shinjuku – The Heart of Tokyo
Shinjuku, meaning “new lodge” in Japanese, is the beating heart of Tokyo. Since this is a district that overwhelms, perhaps getting a sense of the orientation helps. At the centre of the beating heart is Shinjuku Station – the busiest in the world – pumping out 3.6 million passengers daily through its gates, making it…
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Tantalising Tokyo
Tokyo needs no introduction. It is a supercharged city; one of the top five destinations in the world. Feed off its energy by people watching at Shibuya crossing, store hopping at Ginza’s shopping mecca, or being dazzled by the bright neon lights of Kabukicho. When your eyes and feet start to get tired, pockets of…
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Backdoor Bangkok
Bangkok, or by its official title, Krung Thep, is the average Singaporean’s mecca for shopping, eating, massages and merry-making of the debauchery kind. This bustling, high-energy metropolis of around 14 million sits at the mouth of the iconic Chao Praya river, itself a life-giving artery which is heavily laden with traffic as any one of…
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A Tale of Penh’s Hill: Phnom Penh
Most tourists travel to Cambodia by way of Siem Reap to visit the majestic yet mysterious ruined temples of Angkor, and rarely spend more than a day or two in Phnom Penh. That’s a shame, because, besides Phnom Penh’s notoriety for being associated with the brutalised systemic killings under the Khmer Rouge, in which visiting…
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Let the Journey Begin
I’m creating this simple travel blog to catalogue our travels around the world! It will be filled with exciting adventures, spectacular scenery and tantalising local food. Basically, it documents the best moments of what the country has to offer. May this blog bring about nostalgic memories of past holidays and a desire to spread our…