Sembawang Hot Spring Park

Sembawang Hot Spring Park is one of the only two hot springs that can be found in Singapore, the second one is located in Pulau Tekong and is not accessible to the general public, making Sembawang Hot Spring the popular hot spring for locals. First discovered in 1908 on the grounds owned by Chinese merchant…

Things to do on a cruise (for free!)

Planning on going on a cruise anytime soon? We have listed some of so many things you can do to make yourself busy while on board. 1. Eat, drink and eat some more. If you are a fan of buffets, you will surely enjoy going on a cruise. Part of the fee that you paid…

Singapore’s last remaining Dragon Playground

In the early 1970s, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) developed a plan to introduced different range of playground to its public housing estates. As Singaporeans started to move to high-rise public housing estates, the playgrounds are envisioned to inspire a sense of national identity. By late 1970s, playgrounds was slowly introduced to different housing…

Japan 2016: Day 7, Miyajima

Day 7 / 12 February 2016 (Friday) : Miyajima Today is the last full day of our trip, we will be visiting Osaka Castle and will make a “day trip” to the island of Miyajima. Our friend from Dubai will be flying to Manila today to continue his holidays. We all went together to Namba…

Japan 2016: Day 6, Kyoto to Osaka

Day 6 / 11 February 2016 (Thursday) : Kyoto to Osaka This morning, we will still be checking some more spots in Kyoto before we travel back to Osaka later in the afternoon. We “check out” from our AirBnB house early in the morning so we can have more time to see more of Kyoto.…

Japan 2016: Day 5, Tokyo to Kyoto

Day 5 / 10 February 2016 (Wednesday) : Tokyo to Kyoto After staying in Tokyo for 3 days, we will travel back down south and stay in Kyoto for one night. Felt like I started to have colds from the cold weather so I wore a mask (like most locals do ;p) while traveling from…