On The Road
Last Day in Siem Reap
I just got back to Singapore last night. Yesterday after breakfast I went for a massage. I have some problems with my neck and shoulder so I thought it’d be nice to get a head, neck and shoulder massage before returning home. To cut a long story short the massage was so bad that I [...]
Siem Reap Day 4
I had a breakfast of omelette with mushrooms today with coffee, then went to town for a Khmer food cooking class at a restaurant called Le Tigre de Papier. It costs US$12 for a 3 hour programme which includes a short tour of the fresh produce section of the Old Market, 2 hours of cooking [...]
Siem Reap Day 3
This morning I woke up at 4.45am to get to Angkor Wat in time to watch the sunrise. Yesterday I accidentally defaced my flismy Angkor Wat pass when I placed it in my pocket and it got wet from my perspiration. First thing this morning I bungled again – after a 15 minutes tut tut [...]
Siem Reap Day 2
Today was the first time I did it… and it was a threesome… motorbike ride! Don’t think too much!!!
Today started with a breakfast on the balcony outside my room – plain porridge with salted fish, salted egg and preserved vegetables. Traditional Khmer style breakfast, so I was told. Not very appetizing for me, but the [...]
Blogging from Siem Reap
I flew into Siem Reap this afternoon and was picked up by a tut-tut my hotel sent. After settling down at the hotel, I walked to the pub street just as it started to rain. I actually intended to walk all the way to the orphanage (ACODO) I wanted to visit, but because of the [...]
Lugu Lake – Lijiang (Day 4)
We woke up at 5.30am in the morning in time to join a sunrise watching tour at 6am. We each paid CNY 10 for a boat ride out to a tiny little island in the middle of the lake where we watched the sun rise and took photos. Thereafter we returned to Lige village to [...]
Lijiang – Lugu Lake (Day 3)
We woke up at 7am, checked out of our room and left our baggage at the inn while we embarked on our overnight trip to Lugu Lake. Jenny helped us to book our 8.30am bus tickets (CNY 120 return trip) which did not come with pre-allocated seats.
Being the glutton I am, I couldn’t resist grabbing [...]
Travel bookings frenzy
I’ve been on a travel booking frenzy of late. Blame the bad economy and Air Asia for running crazy promotions. Plus the hundreds of dollars worth of hotel vouchers I have on hand to spend. And of course the ultimate culprit is my own love for travelling.
Just last night I booked 3 trips (for next [...]
Kunming – Lijiang (Day 2)
The weather in Kunming at this time of the year is very much similar to Singapore (hot!) but is less humid. We went for a morning stroll near our hotel and had a breakfast of noodles (CNY 4), fried dough sticks and some local snacks, washed down with a cup of soya milk.
Our plan for [...]
SIN – CAN – KMG (Yunnan & Beijing Trip, Day 1)
For my graduation trip, I spent 16 days in China (Yunnan & Beijing) with my girlfriend. I’ll try to post the full trip report progressively.
Day 1
We had an early morning flight on Tiger Airways to Guangzhou, arriving at about 1030hrs. The Guangzhou Baiyun Airport is probably one of the best airports in the region in [...]
