17 May 2018, Thursday Rise and shine, it’s time to move on to another city! At about 7:40am, we checked out of our Budapest Airbnb apartment and took the Metro to the railway station. The approximately 245km train journey to Vienna, the capital of Austria, takes just under three hours. Compared to the 8.5-hour train […]
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16 May 2018, Wednesday It was our third and last full day in Budapest. The weather forecast showed that it would be mostly cloudy today, with temperatures ranging from 13 to 18 degrees Celsius. I was happy as long as it wasn’t raining. We set off at about 10am, with the first objective of getting […]
15 May 2018, Tuesday After a well-rested night, we were all ready and raring to go this morning. However, the weather wasn’t on our side as it was raining and a chilly 12 degrees Celsius. The forecast showed that the rain would stop at about 12pm or later. The rain and gloomy weather hampered our […]
Europe | Hungary | Serbia | The Grand Adventure 2018
The Grand Adventure: Day 14 – Serbia (Belgrade) / Hungary (Budapest)
14 May 2018, Monday After spending two short days in Serbia, it was time to move on to another city and country – Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Before this trip, I have heard so much from my relatives and friends who have visited Budapest, and they all said that it is a very beautiful […]
Asia | Japan | SOTW Tokyo 2019
SOTW Tokyo 2019: Day 4 – Meiji Jingu / Harajuku / Todoroki / Jiyugaoka / Naka-Meguro
Day 4 – 12 February 2019, Tuesday Rise and shine! It’s my last day in Tokyo and I have a full day to roam about before my late flight back home tonight. I wasn’t planning on doing much initially but thanks to my primary school friend MB, I ended up with a packed and fulfilling […]
Day 3 – 11 February 2019, Monday After experiencing the high of Janet Jackson’s State of the World Tour last night, I took it easy today. I managed to wake up early enough to enjoy the two free bread rolls for breakfast. Unlike yesterday’s mostly sunny weather, it was a day of gloomy skies today, […]
Day 2 – 10 February 2019, Sunday I woke up after 9am this morning and lazed in bed for a while before making my way down to take a hot bath. By the time I was done, I had missed the free breakfast bread rolls, which are served until 10am daily. After the cold and […]
How It All Began I wasn’t planning to make a trip to Tokyo this year but when my friend JK told me in late December 2018 that Janet Jackson would be bringing her State Of The World Tour to the Nippon Budokan at Tokyo for two nights in February 2019, I jumped at it. JK […]
25 January 2018, Thursday It was our last full day in Melbourne and we were feeling the effects of the non-stop action from the past five days. We finally dragged ourselves out of the apartment just before noon and went to Queen Victoria Market to do some last-minute shopping. A lot of people come to […]
AO Melbourne 2018 | Australia | Melbourne
AO Melbourne 2018: Day 5 – Australian Open Quarterfinals Day 2
24 January 2018, Wednesday Our euphoria and fatigue from yesterday’s Australian Open Quarterfinal matches lasted well into this morning, as we slept in yet again before finally climbing out of our beds at about 10am. At 11:30am, we left our apartment for our first destination, South Melbourne Market. One of the great things about Melbourne […]
AO Melbourne 2018 | Australia | Melbourne
AO Melbourne 2018: Day 4 – Australian Open Quarterfinals Day 1
23 January 2018, Tuesday We slept till rather late this morning because we were all exhausted from yesterday’s long but fulfilling Great Ocean Road drive. At about 11am, we headed out to Hardware Street for brunch. The weather was very fine and the temperature was a pleasant 21 degrees Celsius. Perfect for walking. Hardware Street […]
22 January 2018, Monday This morning, we set off very early from our apartment. At 6:30am, we drove our rented car out of Melbourne city towards the airport. Our fourth member, YS, was flying in and finally joining us today. After scooping him up from the airport, we set off for our day trip to […]
21 January 2018, Sunday Today, the three of us took a road trip to Mornington Peninsula, located some 75km southeast of Melbourne city and about an hour’s drive away. It was 27 degrees Celsius and a very fine summer’s day. At 10am, we walked to the Budget/AVIS outlet near our apartment and picked up our […]
How It All Began In January 2017, I visited Melbourne for the second time in my life. My first visit was a decade ago in 2007, fresh out of university and about to enter the workforce. That trip was special because it was the first time I watched a concert overseas. I was so fortunate […]
30 October 2017, Monday After resting for most of yesterday, I felt better physically today. In fact, I wasn’t aching as badly as I thought I would. I had a whole day in Kathmandu today so I took it nice and slow. At about 7:45am, I left my guest house to look for a nice […]
29 October 2017, Sunday Rise and shine! After yesterday’s gruelling race, I woke up at about 5:45am today. I had planned to make my way to the viewing area to see the sunrise but my body was aching and I didn’t have enough motivation to climb all the way up there, so I only got […]
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 […]
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 […]