28 October 2017, Saturday I felt like I had barely fallen asleep when my phone alarm rang and it was time to wake up again. It was 2:45am and I only had about five hours of sleep. After washing up, I ate my apple strudel and cinnamon bun for breakfast and tried to calm my […]
Month: November 2018
27 October 2017, Friday This morning, I woke up at about 7am and it was a nice, cool 18 degrees Celsius outside. At 7:45am, EW and I walked to the main street to have breakfast at a restaurant called Boomerang. I ordered a Trekker’s Breakfast set, which cost Rs 325 (S$4.40) and consisted of muesli, […]
26 October 2017, Thursday This morning, we woke up at about 7:30am and went for breakfast at 8am. It was about 16 degrees Celsius in the morning, slightly chilly but still comfortable because it was sunny. The hotel breakfast buffet was not bad and we ate our fill before heading out for one last stroll […]
How It All Began Last October, I visited Nepal for the third time. My previous visits were in 2012 and 2013/2014 and I’d been wanting to go back for some time now. Alongside Iceland and Japan, Nepal is one of my favourite countries in the world. I love the Himalayan mountain scenery and the simple […]
19 September 2017, Tuesday Day 3 in Boracay, and it’s raining again. It’s not called the wet season for nothing. Because of the rain, I decided to have my breakfast at the hostel café. I ordered a full English breakfast set and coffee and it cost PHP 380 (S$10.34), more expensive than the eatery outside. […]
18 September 2017, Monday This morning, I had a very important piece of business to settle, and that was getting my mobile phone repaired. The front and rear cameras were not working anymore after I dropped my phone last night. I felt extremely handicapped without a camera so I made it my number one priority […]
Prelude Boracay is a tiny island in the Philippines, often portrayed as a paradise on earth, famous for its white sand beaches and raucous nightlife. In the past year, it has been in the spotlight because the Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte branded the island a “cesspool” due to the lack of proper drainage systems, resulting […]
13 May 2018, Sunday It’s our second day in Serbia and we have a full day today to explore. We left our apartment at about 9:15am and walked towards the Temple of Saint Sava, about 20 minutes away on foot. As it was a Sunday morning, the streets were quiet and clear of vehicles. All […]
Bulgaria | Europe | Serbia | The Grand Adventure 2018
The Grand Adventure: Day 12 – Bulgaria (Sofia) / Serbia (Belgrade)
12 May 2018, Saturday After just one night in Sofia, it was time to move on to another country. We woke up at about 5:15am and it was a chilly 9 degrees Celsius outside. After munching on our breakfast, we checked out of our Airbnb apartment and walked to Central Bus Station, arriving at about […]