Due to its relatively small size and unique shape, Sri Lanka is often described as the teardrop of India – or more poetically, the pearl of the Indian Ocean. This often overlooked travel destination is blessed with beautiful beaches, rolling tea hills, waterfalls and an abundance of wildlife. But it was not until a few years ago that […]
I have to admit – growing up in Singapore makes me take this place for granted. While we keep looking for new, exotic destinations elsewhere, our home has been constantly reinventing itself; Sometimes I catch myself by surprise admiring our own city skyline with all its new additions. So when we stumbled upon iDA’s Data […]
Since this year’s Deepavali was a day before my birthday (and right smack in the middle of the week), KT decided to make the best of our precious P.H. with a day trip. For a completely novel experience. Initially, I had proposed to visit the National Orchid Garden or Flight Experience Flight Simulator. Afterall, these […]
“Ohh okay… So what’s there to do in Lijiang?” That was the typical response I got from sharing where my next holiday was. And I would struggle to explain why anyone would visit this sometimes overlooked town in China – other than the fact that Tigerair flies there and the food is really cheap. […]
It’s kinda creepy how Mt Mayon had a phreatic explosion just 1 year after our visit, killing 4 foreign climbers and their local guide. There was no warning with a volcano alert level at 0. But somehow, rain water had come into contact with hot ash on at the crater, triggering it to spew ash […]
To be honest, we hadn’t put much thought into it. We had booked our tickets to Lombok because there was this 1-for-1 sale. At that time, we vaguely recalled reading about a gorgeous volcano on the island, one named Mt Rinjani and thought, why not? — Fast forward – we are in […]
After a rejuvenating day by (and in) the gorgeous crater lake, we were on the road again – this time upwards to the other side of the crater rim (Senaru). Funny how we torture ourselves, going up to the summit, and down the crater lake, and back up. At one of our rest points, […]