[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 23 April 2017] Day 8 – 14 December 2016, Wednesday Rise and shine, it’s our last day in Hokkaido. We would be departing our hotel at 1:30pm to go to the airport, so we had some free and easy […]
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Hohoho Hokkaido 2016 – Day 7: Sapporo / Otaru
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 17 April 2017] Day 7 – 13 December 2016, Tuesday It’s our last full day in Hokkaido today and we spent the first half of the day visiting Otaru, a seaside town about 40km away from Sapporo. At 8:30am, […]
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Hohoho Hokkaido 2016 – Day 6: Sounkyo / Sapporo
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 14 April 2017] Day 6 – 12 December 2016, Monday Today, we woke up to a very chilly morning, -14 degrees Celsius to be precise. Caught the weather forecast on television and it showed that all of Hokkaido was […]
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Hohoho Hokkaido 2016 – Day 5: Shiretoko / Sounkyo
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 9 April 2017] Day 5 – 11 December 2016, Sunday This morning, after another splendid breakfast buffet, we reluctantly checked out of the hotel at 8:50am and proceeded to our first sightseeing activity at Shiretoko National Park, which was […]
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Hohoho Hokkaido 2016 – Day 4: Lake Akan / Shiretoko
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 5 February 2017] Day 4 – 10 December 2016, Saturday This morning, I woke up at about 6:30am. When I pulled open the curtains, I was greeted by the marvellous view of Lake Akan (阿寒湖) in front of me. […]
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Hohoho Hokkaido 2016 – Day 3: Tokachi / Kushiro / Lake Akan
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 14 January 2017] Day 3 – 9 December 2016, Friday The daily morning call for the tour group was at 7am but as usual, we woke up earlier on our own and went for breakfast at 7am. We like […]
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Hohoho Hokkaido 2016 – Day 1 & 2: Singapore / Tokyo / Chitose / Tokachi
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 1 January 2017] How It All Began Last year, I had a White Christmas in Hokkaido, Japan. Well, technically, I didn’t spend Christmas Day overseas but my vacation was during the December period and it snowed very heavily, so […]
In Search Of Incredible | Thailand | Wat's Up, Chiang Mai 2016
Wat’s Up, Chiang Mai 2016 – Day 3 & 4: Adventure Sports / Singapore
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 4 December 2016] Day 3 – 17 October 2016, Monday It was our last full day in Chiang Mai and an action-packed one at that. We had booked a combo package from 8 Adventures comprising a 31-station Zipline, 1.5-hour […]
In Search Of Incredible | Thailand | Wat's Up, Chiang Mai 2016
Wat’s Up, Chiang Mai 2016 – Day 2: Bungy Jumping / Sunday Walking Street Market
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 28 November 2016] Day 2 – 16 October 2016, Sunday We woke up early this morning to have breakfast at our hostel. It was a simple affair of toast with peanut butter and jam and a cup of hot […]
In Search Of Incredible | Thailand | Wat's Up, Chiang Mai 2016
Wat’s Up, Chiang Mai 2016 – Day 1: Wat Chedi Luang / Night Markets
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 20 November 2016] The Preparation My friend AL and I had been talking about going on a trip together for a while, but due to our conflicting work schedules, it wasn’t easy to find a time when both of […]
In Search Of Incredible | Taiwan | Tantalising Taipei 2016
Tantalising Taipei 2016 – Day 3 & 4: Ximen / Raohe Night Market / Singapore
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 13 November 2016] Day 3 – 17 June 2016, Friday It’s my last full day in Taipei, and I don’t really have an agenda today. The first thing I did was to go to Ximending to look for a […]
In Search Of Incredible | Taiwan | Tantalising Taipei 2016
Tantalising Taipei 2016 – Day 2: Tamsui / Beitou / Shilin Night Market
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 13 November 2016] Day 2 – 16 June 2016, Thursday This morning, I was woken up by one of my dorm mate’s alarm clock at 9:30am. I did not bother setting my own alarm because I was on holiday, […]
In Search Of Incredible | Taiwan | Tantalising Taipei 2016
Tantalising Taipei 2016 – Day 1: Singapore / Xinyi / Ximen / Ningxia Night Market
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 12 November 2016] Every year, I aim to visit at least one country that I have never been to before. There are about 196 countries in the world (I use the word “about” because there are different lists with […]
In Search Of Incredible | Japan | Tokyo Raiders 2015
Tokyo Raiders 2015 – Day 4 & 5: Tsukiji / Shinjuku / Shibuya / Singapore
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 14 May 2016] 13 October 2015, Tuesday It was our last full day in Tokyo today, as we would be flying back to Singapore tomorrow. This morning, we headed to Tsukiji Fish Market to have some fresh sushi for […]
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Tokyo Raiders 2015 – Day 3: Shinjuku / Hiroo / Ikebukuro
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 7 May 2016] 12 October 2015, Monday Today, we have quite a few activities planned. But first, we will be heading out for breakfast. The night before, my friend was craving to have some good ramen. Being ever resourceful, […]
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Tokyo Raiders 2015 – Day 2: Lake Kawaguchi / Shinjuku
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 21 February 2016] 11 October 2015, Sunday Day 2 of the trip, and we would be spending half the day in Lake Kawaguchi before heading back to Tokyo. For breakfast, we munched on pastries that we bought from the supermarket […]
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Tokyo Raiders 2015 – Day 1: Singapore / Tokyo / Lake Kawaguchi
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 31 January 2016] 10 October 2015, Saturday In October 2015, my friend and I decided to make a short getaway to Tokyo, taking advantage of cheap promo airfares by Scoot and American Express. The return air ticket was only S$454.81, […]
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Tibet Pilgrimage 2015 – Day 15: Lhasa / Chengdu / Singapore
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 17 January 2016] 8 August 2015, Friday After a long two weeks spent in high altitude Tibet, it was time to get down to earth again, literally. We checked out of our Gorkha Tibet Hotel and hopped on Zai […]
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 17 January 2016] 7 August 2015, Thursday It’s the last full day of our trip and it’s another day of free and easy in Lhasa. It was actually a bonus day because we accelerated our itinerary by one day, […]
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Tibet Pilgrimage 2015 – Day 13: Namtso Lake / Lhasa
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 17 January 2016] 6 August 2015, Wednesday Last night, I did not sleep well at all. The room was pitch dark except for the light coming through the gap of the door. The blanket was heavy and it weighed […]