Toy Shopping in Tokyo
Travelling without the children meant that we could totally chiong the streets of Tokyo from breakfast to supper, something we couldn’t do when it takes hours to get everyone out of home and into bed. ...
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Day 1 Nameste from Bangalore
India has always been one of my top must-go list. Tell that to my colleagues and they stare at me increduously. To them, India conjures up images of dirty, undeveloped, poor and lack of hygiene. On the other ...
Day 12 & 13 Around Sydney
One full day left for us in this part of Down Under. As highlighted earlier, we were already beginning to feel the rigour of travelling by Day 9 so I was actually glad that this ...
Day 4 Tamborine to Gold Coast
We all had a good night’s rest in our chalet last night and today we bid farewell to our 2-day home. The Beacon on Tamborine is a really value for money accommodation on this relatively ...
Day 1 Arrival in Brisbane
Managed to get limited wireless access from Hotel Ibis so here I am here trying to quickly pen my thoughts and day’s program. We didn’t manage to do as much as I wanted because it ...
Economics of a First World country
I was just talking to my brother last week about his honeymoon to United States. He spent two week traveling from Los Angeles, to Las Vegas and San Francisco. He had a really enjoyable trip ...
Exploring Shah Alam
Over the Chinese New Year holidays, our family took a trip up to the capital city of Malaysia. Instead of staying within the old city of Kuala Lumpur, we spent a few days in Shah ...
Say Cheese!
I need a new digital camera. The Sony Cyber-shot W110 which has served me faithfully for the last two years is due for retirement. I am not complaining since she was a free gift but it is ...
A relaxing day in Kuantan
We woke up refreshed after a good night’s rest. Breakfast is a small but adequate selection of local and western delights. We saw someone cleaning up the pool so were tempted to give it a ...
Conserving Heritage Tourism
Here’s some food for thought regarding cultural tourism. I have always insisted on visiting cultural and heritage sites on my travels however there seems to be mounting debate on whether governmental conservation efforts for tourism may actually ...