Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in the world and holds a huge island in the middle – Samosir – with a size larger than Singapore. The Northern Sumatra region is also home to the stunning Sipiso Piso, a 120m plunge waterfall that’s one of Indonesia’s highest and Mount Sibayak, a beautiful […]
A Top 10 Finalist for iDA’s inaugural Data in the City: Visualisation Challenge 2014 in conjunction with Singapore’s SG50 celebrations. On the Dot is a virtual historical atlas of Singapore’s tourism landscape. It showcases Singapore’s total visitor arrivals from different countries over the years, their total expenditure value (TEV) and the popularity of our top […]
Angkor Wat means ‘Temple City’ in Khmer (Angkor = City, Wat = Temple) and is the largest religious monument in the world. Other noteworthy mentions include being the national symbol that sits proudly on the Cambodian flag. It is also a finalist of the new 7 wonders of the world and a renowned UNESCO world […]
Cycling is a great way to get to and around the Angkor Wat compounds. It lets you take your time to explore and appreciate the grandeur of this ancient temple – worth every bit of our long bumpy bus ride from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. (But if you get tired like we did the […]
It truly amazes me the sheer number of people who can stand in front of Angkor Wat’s Reflecting Pond at one point in time. We were told this is best place to watch the sunrise at Angkor Wat, on the left side of Angkor Wat coming from the main entrance. Amongst them were us four, […]
Our journey from Thailand to Laos was quite straightforward, considering that we had to make all our decisions on the spot – asking locals for directions along the way and constantly being rushed up the next bus moving off “now”. We had did a quick online search beforehand about crossing the border, but most of the info seemed pretty outdated […]
Although the peak of Phu Chi Fa extends into Laos’ borders, the entrance to the national park is in Thailand. The nearest international airport is Chiang Rai. From the city of Chiang Rai, there are a few ways to reach Phu Chi Fa. When we were there (Dec’15), there was a small counter at the […]