Day 2 – 2 December 2024, Monday After a good night’s sleep, I woke up at 5:30am, extremely excited for the day ahead. I was excited because I would be cycling with the rest of the gang this morning! UJ and GJ were already up before me. They wake up early to perform their daily […]
How It All Began Since I first knew them in 2018, my good friends UJ and GJ had been asking me to visit them at their home in Pune, India every time we met up over the years. And after repeated invitations, the stars finally aligned and we made it happen. We decided that I […]
Day 1: 9 February 2025, Sunday (Exchange rate: RM1 = S$0.3067 / S$1 = RM3.26) For my first trip in the new year, I headed to Genting Highlands in Malaysia, a childhood favourite destination of mine. The trip was also a pre-birthday celebration for mum, a good chance to spend some quality family time together. […]
Day 9 – 12 October 2024, Saturday For our day of departure, we went for an early breakfast at our hotel at 7:15am. It was not crowded yet so we were seated immediately, unlike yesterday. After breakfast, I made a quick visit to the last of my list of places to see in Osaka. It […]
Day 8 – 11 October 2024, Friday It’s our last full day in Japan, and we took it easy today. At 8:15am, we went for breakfast at our Hiyori Hotel but the small restaurant was full so we waited for around 15 minutes before we got a table. The buffet spread was decent but not […]
Day 7 – 10 October 2024, Thursday When I opened my eyes this morning at 6:10am, the sky was already bright and it was a chilly 9 degrees C outside. However, I woke up to the most amazing view and I quickly scrambled out of bed in excitement. After many days of cloudy weather, the […]
Day 6 – 9 October 2024, Wednesday When I woke up at 7:30am this morning, it was 13 degrees C outside. The weather we’ve been experiencing is much colder than I expected as I didn’t bring any long-sleeved shirts with me for this trip. But luckily, I bought a sweater from Adidas yesterday and a […]
Day 5 – 8 October 2024, Tuesday After spending one night in Hakone, it was time to make our way to Kawaguchiko. It would be a relaxing day as we would drop by Gotemba Premium Outlets for some shopping along the way. It was 21 degrees C in the morning and it wasn’t raining yet, […]
Day 4 – 7 October 2024, Monday This morning, we had an early start to the day because we were leaving Tokyo for Hakone with a 7:37am train to catch. When I woke up at 5:50am, I saw the sun just rising above the mass of buildings in the distance. It was 21 degrees C […]
Day 3 – 6 October 2024, Sunday After experiencing rain that lasted almost the entire day yesterday, I was happy to wake up this morning to see that it was not raining anymore. The weather forecast showed that cloudy conditions would continue all day, with the temperature at a cool 20 degrees C at 7:30am. […]
Day 2 – 5 October 2024, Saturday When I woke up this morning at 7:15am and drew the curtains of our hotel room open, I saw cloudy skies over Tokyo. Checked the weather forecast and it showed a 95% chance of rain at 8:00am, with rain continuing throughout the day. Not a good sign, especially […]
How It All Began This trip was about 10 months in the making, conceived sometime in December 2023. As we discussed our travel plans for the coming year, we thought about where we would like to go together for a family vacation. As dad advances in age, far-flung destinations like Europe or America are out, […]
Day 6: 16 May 2023, Tuesday It’s the fourth day of our Tour de Taiwan cycling adventure, and we’ve settled into a good rhythm by now. We woke up at 6:00am and went for breakfast at 6:30am, followed by the usual warm-up at 7:15am and briefing by Jeffrey. Today will be the second-longest distance for […]
Day 5: 15 May 2023, Monday Day 3 of our Tour de Taiwan RTI, and we’re feeling good…we went for breakfast at the hotel’s restaurant at 6:30am, followed by the usual loading up, warming up, gearing up and briefing of the day’s itinerary by Jeffrey. Today would be a “relaxed” day of cycling from Taichung […]
Day 4: 14 May 2023, Sunday I woke up at 5:50am today, having slept very well last night, no doubt because of the physical exertions from the first day of cycling yesterday. I checked my legs and found that I could still feel them, which was a good sign. I think they would get sorer […]
Day 3: 13 May 2023, Saturday After two nights in Taipei, it was time to start our adventure – the Cycling Tour de Taiwan, or Round-The-Island (RTI) cycling tour with Giant Adventure (捷安特旅遊). Over the next nine days, we will cycle a total distance of around 900km, covering between 80km+ and 122km each day. It […]
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Jeju Fantasy 2024 – Day 6 & 7 (Seongsan / Jeju-si / Singapore)
Day 6: 16 May 2024, Thursday And just like that, it was the last day of our Jeju RTI. Having decided not to do the sunrise trek up Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak, I slept in and woke up at 6:35am this morning. It turned out to be the right decision because today would prove to be […]
Day 5: 15 May 2024, Wednesday Day 5 of our trip, and the third day of our Jeju RTI. It was another beautiful day for cycling, with the temperature at a cool 15 degrees C at 7:00am before rising to a maximum of 22 degrees in the early afternoon. Today’s agenda was to cycle 57.4km […]
Day 4: 14 May 2024, Tuesday Rise and shine, it’s the second day of our Jeju RTI ride! It was cool and sunny at 16 degrees C when we woke up at 7am, but the temperature would hit a maximum of 21 degrees later in the early afternoon. Perfect conditions for cycling. On the agenda […]
Day 3: 13 May 2024, Monday Day 3 in Jeju, and it’s now time for our Jeju Round-The-Island (RTI) ride! As promised by the weather forecast, we woke up to sunny skies, with the morning temperature a cool, 14 degrees C. Compared to the cloudy skies yesterday and the spell of rain last night, the […]