In March 2015, my mom came to visit us in Singapore. We had a fantastic time here, and got a chance to show her what our life is like. As part of her visit, we planned a visit to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Our previous experience in the country (Ho Chi Minh) convinced us this…
We had our eyes on this trip since we moved to Asia and this last December we finally managed to find the days and company to do it. It required some courage from our dear Mario and Israel to accept doing this “out of the beaten path tour ” but we were happy they accepted…
Penang is not even a couple of hours away from Singapore by plane so it is a very common destination for people looking for ‘cheap’ food and a little bit of culture. I am sure there is more to see on the island than what we experience but we too decided to focus on food…
The post below was written when we were coming back from Bangkok in January 2015, but only managed to post it now. Hope you enjoy! ———- We have just come back from spending a long weekend in Bangkok, and we really enjoyed it! It was an easy and short trip from Singapore, so we set…
Kyoto is a difficult post to write… This is such a beautiful and magical place, with so many places to go to and see, that it might become the longest post ever!! At any rate, this is one place you can not miss! We travelled to Kyoto from Kobe, after our work was finished, and…
We are finally catching up to finish writing about our Japan experience… two big ones are missing, Tokyo, in this post, and Kyoto to come shortly… We got a chance to visit Tokyo twice during our stay in Japan. We spent one weekend there with a few of our friends who were visiting Japan, Annmarie,…
Ho Chi Minh, or Saigon for the more romantic, is a busy but friendly city. This is the description that our lovely local guide Tam gave when I asked her. I couldn’t agree more. Saigon in Vietnamese means busy/ dynamic. No, I am joking, but it could well be. From the plane you can already see…
Holiday season is almost here and with that we have lots of visitors coming over! Uhu!!! We have pulled together a list of 'must-dos' for folks coming to spend a few days in Singapore so I thought I would share those with you. Here it goes. Day1: Sentosa Island! This is a man made…
Hungry and looking for a quick amazing bite? Hawker Centres are just the place you are looking for. Singapore used to have a lot of food carts on the streets that were ran by immigrants from China, Malaysia and India. A few years back, the government took all of them from the streets and put…
We are on our way to our holidays in Mexico and NY and my sister kindly shared with us her survival guide for NY. These tips have been put together over the past 7 years and countless visits. Thanks Carol for sharing your secrets with us 🙂 I am not sure we can beat what…