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My first time to Sabah was a short trip over the weekend. With limited time in Kota Kinabalu, I must choose which activities that I can explore to learn more about Sabah. Thus, I decided to go for Mari Mari Cultural Village tour. While Kota Kinabalu is known for mountain climbing, there are many other attractions to explore too. Mari Mari Cultural Village lets you discover the five different Borneo ethnic groups in Sabah, Malaysia. Read More

We were searching for 2D1N stay in Kyoto for our recent trip to Kyoto and finally decided on 22 Pieces. 22 Pieces hotel is in Minami Ward, a neighbourhood in Kyoto, Japan. The hotel is approximately 4 minutes’ walk from Kyoto station.22 Pieces is a 22-room inn that stands quietly in a quiet residential area. A studio-type room with an area of ​​34 to 36 m2 and a kitchen has 3 single beds and 1 sofa bed.
It is available for 2 to 4 people. We booked via here instead of their official website. Read More

Amanohashidate (天橋立) is one of Japan’s three scenic views. Amanohashidate, the meaning is referred to roughly bridge in heaven and is a 3.6-km-long, pine tree covered sand bar. It spans across Miyazu Bay on the Tango Peninsula, northern Kyoto Prefecture. We decided to take a free and easy day trip to northern Kyoto during our recent trip to Kyoto. If you prefer a tour instead, you can consider this pre-purchase day trip tour here. Read More

Taipei, Taiwan has always been one of the top favourite travel destinations for Singaporeans and Malaysians. Like Japan, I do visit Taiwan from time to time for the beautiful nature, good food, Chinese culture and meeting my Taiwanese friends. All these it’s possible to do Free & from Taipei using their metro system or hire a private car service. Read More

I stayed at Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown during my weekend trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is strategically located walking distance to the famous Petaling Street. With so many food choices around the area, I opted out the hotel breakfast. We decided to visit Sin Kiew Yee Shin Kee Beef Noodles. It is probably one of the oldest restaurants in Petaling Street (since 1930s) that is known for its homemade Hakka beef noodles. Read More

When I told my friends that I am going Khao Kho, they asked “Where is this place?” Khao Kho, located at the north of Thailand is probably a less-travelled place for many of us. It is also known as misty Thailand that is away from the bustling and hectic Bangkok city. A drive of approximately 5.5 hours away from Bangkok will transport to a town above the clouds. No traffic and its serene and laidback town where you get to enjoy the nature scenery and beauty of the place. Read More

Jeh O Chula aka Jay Oh in the Micheline Guide became famous when they started serving Tom Yum instant noodles few years ago. And because of this, it received its Bib Gourmand, and the rest is history. It has been bookmarked as one of the MUST-GO food/supper eateries in town. The queue is crazy and can up to 2 hours or more. Read More

Gardens by the Bay will reopen its ticketed attractions in phases, beginning with Flower Dome on July 1, after a closure of close to three months since the circuit breaker began in April.

Members of Gardens by the Bay’s Friends of the Gardens membership programme will be able to visit from July 1, while the public can visit from July 11. Read More

Updated 29 June 2020:
Due to Covid-19, there are many restrictions going on including the travel ban everywhere. With recent annoucement after the MCO period and Singapore Circuit Breaker (CB) is lifting up on 2nd June onwards, I trust that Malaysians working in Singapore would definitely wish to go back Malaysia to visit their family members. If you are Malaysians and wish to travel back from Singapore to Malaysia, here are the things to take note. Read More

Tegenungan waterfall is one of the attraction spot to visit in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. It is approximately an hour drive from Seminyak and we decided to do a day trip to explore the waterfall. I was here for my friend’s wedding over the weekend and we have one day to spare to explore Bali. We booked a private car to travel us around. Alternatively, you can pre-book your sight seeing tour in Bali here. Read More