HazelDiary

If you are looking for the perfect getaway from high temperatures and stuffy humidity, then look no further than Hokkaido, the northernmost island region of Japan. Read More

Penang has been an all-time favourite short getaway destination in Malaysia for most Singaporean because of the food and culture. One of the must go places is strolling along Armenian Street in Penang for the mural arts. And usually after covering the place, the next stop will be the clan jetty in Penang. Read More

AirAsia had their 3rd Anniversary Air Asia Bloggers Community party in Jakarta, Indonesia on November recently. Around 50 over travel bloggers from 12 countries gather together to celebrate as a community in Jakarta. I was thrilled when I saw the email from my inbox. It is such an honoured to be invited and make new blogger friends from different part of Asia countries ( Malaysia, China, India, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand). So, there are total 4 of us representing Singapore team- Nicholas, Zipeng and Karen. Read More

Since I am starting to do my travel packing list for my upcoming list, I decided to blog about the essential things to pack when travelling to share. Not sure about you guys but I think it is good to list down the essential things to bring along while travelling so that you won’t miss out. The worst case is to purchase it but it will be best to spend the money on travel expenses. Don’t you think so? Read More

Toh Soon Café located at Lebuh Campbell has become one of the must-visit place when you are in Penang. I visited them in year 2014 and 2 years later I am back again with my friends. The shop is located in a narrow alley (lorong in Malay language) and is a walking distance to Penang street art mural. As compared with my visit 2 years back, Toh Soon has become more popular and securing the seat is getting harder too. Read More

As the exchange rate getting attractive (SGD 1 : RM3) , more and more people starting to cross the causeway especially over the weekend to spend. And the custom immigration is getting crowded with Malaysian working in Singapore and people going to Singapore to splurge. The traffic is horrible especially on Friday evening onwards and towards the Sunday. If you ever travel across the causeway using public transport, here are 8 types of people you encounter throughout the journey. Read More

Penang is widely recognized with its street food scene and many will travel to Penang for the food. The street food still ranks the highest among the other states of Malaysia. I was there over the weekend at Georgetown, capital city of Penang for a short gateway. Thus, I took the opportunity to check out the 90 years of establishment roti canai at Jalan Transfer. The stall has been running for 3 generations and often crowded especially on weekends and public holidays. Read More

So, I went Penang again over the weekend with another group of friends. This time round, I stayed in Airbnb and we explore Georgetown attraction places. One of them is Wonderfood Museum. Penang has quite a number of different museums around the island and Wonderfood Museum was established 21 November 2015. The Penangites are quite smart I would say attracting tourists by all kinds of museums. Read More

During my visit to Penang few weeks ago, my friend bought me to this famous shop serves Koay Teow Soup that uses local eels to make the fishball. As we parked the car at the opposite direction, I looked up at the shop signage. It was faded and not clear at all but tourists and customers seem to find their way here to try the food. This shop was initially only a stall at Pitt Street until they moved to a shop at Carnavon Street. Read More

Hua Hin is a seaside resort on the of gulf Thailand and it is approximately 3-4 hours drive from Bangkok. Upon arriving Bangkok, we have arranged the transport to pick us up to Hua Hin. We paid 8,000 Thai Baht (8 pax) for 2 days transport from Bangkok to Hua Hin (2-way) and around Hua Hin attractions. This inclusive of 2,000 Thai Baht transportation from Hua Hin to Bangkok if you are wondering how much is the charges. Read More