Calm amid the Chaos We set off bright and early from Liège to Munich, fueled by caffeine and daydreams of adventure, only to find ourselves switching trains faster than a magician juggling flaming swords trying to reach Innsbruck. Just when … Continue reading Exploring Innsbruck’s Old Town: Unveiling History and Hidden Gems
Pont Vieux was the main highlight of our daytrip to Albi. Pont Vieux (also known as the “Old Bridge“) beautifully stretches across the Tarn River. Together with Cathedral Sainte-Cécile and Palais de la Berbie as a backdrop brings one back … Continue reading Explore Albi’s Historic Treasures: Pont Vieux, Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile, and More
The locals fondly nicknamed Cité de L’eSpace as Space City. Space City, located on the eastern outskirts of Toulouse, is a scientific discovery centre in France which focused on space flights. Journey Contemplation We were in Fatima, Portugal before landing … Continue reading Unveiling Cité de L’Espace: A Journey Through Space Exploration
Hachinohe is like a Food Paradise. From the outskirts of the downtown Hachinohe, where commercialisation and industrialisation monopolises that area, to Hachinohe wharf, food seems to be the culture. Yokomachi Store Ichibancho is a supermarket approximately 8 mins walk from … Continue reading Exploring Hachinohe: A Food Lover’s Guide
Hello, we made it! After an hour of being sardined in a flying tin can from Sapporo’s Okadama airport, we can finally stretch our legs and take a deep breath at Misawa airport. Phew, that cabin air could use a … Continue reading Misawa to Hachinohe: Travel Tips and Insights
Getting to Asahikawa Asahikawa is a city situated in the northern region of Hokkaido prefecture and island. According to Japan Travel Navi, the total cost by Rail of 4 train transfers is 27,900 yen per person and would take approximately … Continue reading Asahikawa
Shirakawago village and Gokayama village are traditional Japanese settlements best known for building style known as gasshō-zukuri – no nails or any metal materials used in the construction of these buildings. These traditional villages have been recorded as UNESCO’s World … Continue reading Shirakawago and Gokayama Tour
Kurobe Dam is the final segment of the Tateyama Kurobe Ropeway Alpine tour starting from Tateyama. Tateyama Kurobe Alpen route is broken into segments and accessible from either Tateyama station or Shinano Omach bus stop depending on season of the year … Continue reading Kurobe Dam, Tateyama
This is our first trip to Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa prefecture. Kanazawa is situated in the Hokuriku region. Traveling time approximately 3 hours from Tokyo by Shinkansen, about 1.5hours to Nagano by Shinkansen for Tateyama Kurobe Dam experience and where … Continue reading Kanazawa
Our initial trip to Bindoon Windmill Farm was night’s stay after visiting New Norcia before returning to Perth the following day. Though the stay was brief, I must admit that we had peaceful and memorable time at the farm that … Continue reading Bindoon Windmill Farm
Sculpture by the Sea is an annual event which showcases large-scale sculptures by various artists. The events held in Sydney and Perth were considered as one of Australia’s largest annual outdoor sculpture exhibition. Sculpture by the Sea in Perth was … Continue reading Sculpture by the Sea 2020
Covid-19 sparked and shocked the world in December 2019 which the WA government decided to shut its international borders in early 2020. Followed by the State going through a lockdown like the rest of the world to isolate the virus … Continue reading Traveling within Western Australia
What can we do when you are neither early nor late, what’s next? Buy Time! Following the check-out from our accommodation at Borgo Maggiore in the morning, we either hop back onto a cable car for a long walk to … Continue reading Rimini Street Market and Historic Landmarks: A Saturday Adventure
We traveled by Flix bus from San Giovanni Rotondo to Rome, arriving by Roma Tiburtina. During our stay in Roma, we ventured to San Marino. Looking at the map, it was easy to consider every town and city within the … Continue reading San Marino Daytrip Adventure
We stayed within a walking distance to the Vatican to enable us attending the Easter Mass. During our stay, we went to Ostia Antica on our own. Traveling from Roma S. Pietro to Ostia Antica requires two train services – … Continue reading Ostia Antica Day trip
While staying in Lucca, we took another day trip to Prato. It takes approximately an hour to travel from Lucca to Prato by train. We alighted at the second Prato station, Prato Porta Serraglio Station, to commence our day trip … Continue reading Prato Day trip
While staying at Lucca, we took a day trip to Pisa. It takes about 30 minutes from Lucca to Pisa by Trenitalia followed by 15minutes walk from the station. It was like a dream come true. I finally got to … Continue reading Pisa, Home of the Leaning Tower
This is one of the trips we purchased from Dubrovnik using the Dubrovnik Card. Yes, this trip took place after the Card has expired. However, it was booked at the activation of the Card and therefore, considered eligible for the … Continue reading Daytrip – Mostar and Kravice Falls
Montenegro is a country in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south. Itinerary of Daytrip to Montenegro – Pickup … Continue reading Best of Montenegro
A Wrap-up It has come for our Holy Land Tour to end. We have traveled three countries – Israel, Jordan and Turkey. My first time to each of these countries I hear about as a young kid. As an adult … Continue reading Holy Land Tours
An overnight flight from Izmir to Istanbul with only this thought on my mind – “Please please.. the next hotel please be better than the one in Kusadasi… I really need a more liveable space to bunk-in while on this … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Istanbul
I can’t help but feel a sense of reluctance when we left Pamukkale for our drive to Kusadasi. It was quite convincing that Kusadasi is a resort town on Turkey’s Aegean coast and being the centre of art and culture … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Izmir
After a day traveling from Cappadocia through Aksaray and Konya, a night rest at Pam Thermal hotel. What’s good? Love the buffet and the size of the room for 3. Though it was only one night, it was comfortable and … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Pamukkale
Our final morning in Cappadocia was greeted with multitudes of hot-air balloons in the sky. The sight was amazing though it was not fully visible to the naked eye. A caravanserai was a roadside inn where travelers (caravaners) could rest … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Aksaray to Konya
Cappadocia is situated in Central Anatolia region with exceptional natural wonders and unique historical and cultural heritage. Home of evil eye talisman, cone-shaped rock formations in Monks Valley, Kaymakli Underground City and Göreme Open Air Museum. The evil eye (Turkish: … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Cappadocia
A restful night in Amman before we fly to Turkey to continue our Holy Land Tour. We landed in the capital of Turkey, Ankara. Ankara is not only the cosmopolitan capital of Turkey but also home to the Museum of … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Ankara to Cappadocia
The first time I heard that I was going to Wadi Rum, I had no idea what it meant. All I knew was that I was dying from heat in Jordan and had no intention to be in the sun. … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Wadi Rum
After a night’s stay in Amman, we departed for Petra in the morning. This is definitely like one of my dreams come true. Unfamiliar with “Petra”? If you have watched the movie “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, Al Khazneh … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Petra
