29 November 2022, Tuesday After a good night’s sleep, we started the day fresh and bright, with breakfast being served at 6am. The buffet spread was very good, comprising a wide selection of Western and traditional Vietnamese food. I was especially pleased with the variety of fresh fruits on offer – papaya, watermelon, pineapple and […]
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Vietnam Cambodia Cycling 2022: Day 4 – Trà Vinh / Cần Thơ
28 November 2022, Monday We had an early start to the day, with breakfast being served at 6am. However, the food wasn’t really to my liking so I only had a French baguette, some eggs and a glass of orange juice. As more members trickled down to the dining hall for breakfast, they told me […]
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Vietnam Cambodia Cycling 2022: Day 3 – Ho Chi Minh City / Trà Vinh
27 November 2022, Sunday I woke up feeling super excited because it was D-Day! After two days of roaming around Ho Chi Minh City, the day had finally come for us to saddle up and start our cycling expedition. After washing up, I walked over to Avanti Hotel for an early breakfast at 6:30am. The […]
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Vietnam Cambodia Cycling 2022: Day 2 – Ho Chi Minh City
26 November 2022, Saturday We had a light programme today – free and easy in the morning, followed by a bike fitting session in the afternoon and lastly, a group dinner. In the morning, some of the members toured the Cu Chi Tunnels while others went on a Jeep Tour. I have never been on […]
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Vietnam Cambodia Cycling 2022: Day 1 – Singapore / Ho Chi Minh City
How It All Began I have always enjoyed cycling, but particularly more so in the last 10 years. That was when I first bought a foldable bicycle and started cycling around Singapore, exploring the different neighbourhoods on pavements before there were even park connectors (PCN). I then upgraded to a hybrid bicycle and did longer […]
Day 6: 29 May 2022, Sunday It’s Sunday, and that means there’s only one place to go in Bangkok…the Chatuchak Weekend Market! For most Singaporeans, a trip to Bangkok is never complete without a visit to Chatuchak, sometimes also spelled as Jatujak, or JJ Market. It is one of the world’s biggest weekend markets, spanning […]
Day 5: 28 May 2022, Saturday Rise and shine! Waking up to a beautiful and sunny Saturday morning, we went for our breakfast at 7:10am. As we were somewhat creatures of habit, we sat at the same table as yesterday while enjoying the lovely buffet spread. After filling our tummies, we went to the swimming […]
Day 4: 27 May 2022, Friday It was a joy to wake up at 7am this morning and be greeted by a beautiful ocean view. I spent a few minutes standing at the balcony just to take in the view and sounds of the waves before the usual din of traffic began. It was really […]
Day 3: 26 May 2022, Thursday After spending two nights in Bangkok, it was time to move on to Pattaya. As we would be returning to the same hotel in Bangkok two days later, we had packed what we needed for Pattaya into one suitcase and a backpack, and deposited our two large suitcases with […]
Day 2: 25 May 2022, Wednesday Rise and shine! After a good night’s sleep in our Grand Suite, we went for an early breakfast at 7:15am. The dining area of the restaurant at Grande Centre Point Ratchadamri hotel had two seating areas – one for Asian food and one for Western food. Naturally, we went […]
How It All Began After almost three years of flight restrictions due to COVID-19, the world finally regained some semblance of normalcy in the first quarter of 2022 as more countries reopened their borders to international visitors. With pre-departure/on-arrival testing and quarantine requirements being dropped, and vaccination and booster shots being administered to majority of […]
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This Was It Europe 2009 – Day 14 & 15 (London / Singapore)
Day 14: 23 October 2009, Friday This morning, we went to King’s Cross Station with one mission in mind…to look for Platform 9¾ and board the Hogwarts Express to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Of course, the Hogwarts Express exists only in the books and movies created by JK Rowling, but as a […]
Day 12: 21 October 2009, Wednesday Day 12, and it’s back to just the two of us, KP and I, as our travelling companion for the past week, TH, had returned to Coventry to work. At 9am, KP and I went to St. Paul’s Cathedral and bought our tickets (£1/S$25.85) to visit the cathedral and […]
Day 11: 20 October 2009, Tuesday Our first agenda for today was to pay a visit to Abbey Road Studios, one of the most famous recording studios in the world. Abbey Road is most closely associated with The Beatles, who recorded 190 of their 210 songs at the studio. To get there, we took the […]
Day 10: 19 October 2009, Monday We were in London again, having spent less than 24 hours here on Day 1 before leaving for Paris, Coventry, Manchester, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon before circling back. We had the next five full days here so there was plenty of time to explore all of London’s sights. For today, […]
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This Was It Europe 2009 – Day 9 (Stratford-upon-Avon / Oxford)
Day 9: 18 October 2009, Sunday After the high of yesterday’s visit to Manchester, we had a much more relaxed day today. At about 9:20am, we set off from TH’s place in Coventry and made the short drive southwest to Stratford-upon-Avon, a small town famous for being the birthplace and final resting place of English […]
Day 8: 17 October 2009, Saturday We set off bright and early today because we had a very exciting day ahead of us. At about 8:20am, we hopped in to TH’s Ford car and set off from Coventry, journeying northwards towards Manchester. The drive was very scenic and enjoyable, especially for me since I was […]
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This Was It Europe 2009 – Day 7 (Paris / London / Coventry)
Day 7: 16 October 2009, Friday For our final day in Paris, we had the morning and afternoon free to explore what’s left of the French capital, before catching our evening train ride back to London. At about 10:30am, KP, TH and I headed over to Musée d’Orsay, located along the left bank of the […]
Day 6: 15 October 2009, Thursday It was Day 6, our last full day in Paris. Over the past few days, we had pretty much covered everything that we wanted to see, so our main objective for today was straightforward – a visit to Musée du Louvre. The Louvre is the world’s largest art museum, […]
Day 5: 14 October 2009, Wednesday Today would be an exciting day as another member would soon be joining us in Paris. Our mutual friend TH was working at Coventry in England at the time and he managed to take a few days’ leave to travel with us. He would be coming to Paris by […]