When it was time for my trip to New Zealand, I debated so much on the things to bring along because I would be travelling through winter, spring and summer. I wasn’t really familiar with the weather in New Zealand either as it was my first time visiting. Throughout my 6 months of travel there,…
So, I have been thinking of posting my own tips for solo travellers for some time. Having been travelling solo for the last few years, I do have some common tips for solo travel that I recommend regularly to those who asks. Meeting so many people in New Zealand who have just started travelling solo,…
Those who know me well also knows that I seldom stay in hotels when I travel, let alone a 5 star hotel. So when I found myself at the Lone Pine Hotel in Penang last February, I promised myself that I would put up a post on my stay here. I especially loved reminiscing about…
Packing can be a stressful and nightmare to figure out, especially if you plan to only bring a backpack with limited space for your necessities. To help with those considering this bag, I’ve decided to list down my packing list when I usually travel for more than a week. I’ve always been fascinated with packing…
I don’t usually splurge on hotel stays but I like to indulge myself once in a while when an opportunity presents itself. Such an opportunity came when I was flying back to Singapore from Penang with another scheduled flight to Seoul the next morning. I arrived at Changi Airport at 7pm and I needed to…
Ask and it shall be answered! A reader reached out with a request for a review of my Osprey Farpoint 40 travel backpack and I was more than happy to oblige. So, I’m currently using an Osprey Farpoint 40 in S/M size. Since there were not as many options for a travel backpack in Singapore,…
This October has been a wonderful, carefree month away from work. It was a time for myself, to travel and to explore. It has also been the most eventful trips ever for me. Things just kept happening that kept me on my toes. My trips are usually pretty boring, though. Oh well, ok…mostly. 😉 I like to…
Coming from a tropical country, conversations with my friends run the range between “Hey, it’s hotter than usual today” or “The rain never stopped today, what a bummer” or to put it in the local slang, “Wah seh, today the weather damn hot sia”. Snow is never part of this daily ruminations over the weather…
It was dark. I was not paying attention and I stepped into a puddle. My feet stank. This sounds like life, doesn’t it? But no, this was not a hypothetical theory. It happened. To me. I sneaked out from my friend’s wedding in Palembang, Indonesia, to have dinner near her house. It was a very…
I was going to write a whole long post on tips for solo travel. My sister is travelling alone for the first time and I wanted to give her some motivation. As I was writing out my list, it kept getting longer and longer. I thought – Why complicate matters? Will she even remember all…
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