Saturday, 15th April 2017 With the Bayern Ticket on hand, we hopped on to the "Munchen-Nurnberg Regio Express Train" which would bring us directly to the city of Nuremberg in 2 hours. One thing that strike us deeply as we exit from the train station building was its medieval feel of the old town. Directly opposite the station was the imposing Handwerkerhof, a shopping area focusing on crafts. We didn't stop to peep as we strolled along the main Konigstrase thoroughfare towards the river where the Christmas Market was. The busy street was lined with hotels, many cafes and shopping opportunities. The crowd was thick on a Saturday. We stopped by at one of the ice-cream stands for dessert before heading to the market for sausages. The landmark Pfarrhaus Lorenzkirche Church was a focal point within ... read more

Friday, 14th April 2017 Rise and shine. After a good sleep at Aloft, we were very well-rested. Even though it was only 6am when we woke up this morning, we were feeling energetic as we made our way to the train station for breakfast. It was a simple bread and coffee affair @ Le Crobag which we went on to patronise a couple of times during the course of our stay in Europe. The weather was chilly and while it wasn't raining, the sky was shrouded with grey clouds as we made our way to the Dachau Concentration Camp later in the morning. Getting there via the S6 Bahn and the connecting bus at Dachau Station was a straight forward affair. Within 45 minutes, we had arrived at the doorsteps of Dachau - the first concentration ... read more

23rd - 27th December 2016 Start: 10.30pm overnight coach from Beach Road (Singapore) to Tanah Rata (Cameron Highlands) End: 9.25pm Jetstar 3K0688 Flight (Kuala Lumpur to Singapore Changi Airport) This was a 4 Days 3 Nights trip to CH and KL that H and myself undertook last Christmas. It happened more than 8 months ago as I began to pen down the details of the journey only this afternoon. I guessed I could only include the highlights of this trip since it's been quite sometime ago. Memories of this trip have faded quite a fair bit. 1) Steamboat dinner at Restoran May Flower (Tanah Rata). This was comfort food on a wet and cold Christmas night in CH. The skies have been drizzling all day and nothing beats the warm hotpot with plenty of veggies (we ... read more

Friday, 28th October 2016 This was a perfect day to start my sightseeing plans in Taipei city. After a wholesome local egg pancake with pork floss and an aromatic coffee, I headed to the Presidential Office Building where I had reserved a 10am slot for my guided tour. Visits to the building is strictly regulated by appointment and it was through this tour that we got to learn the breakfast and lunch menus of the President (nothing too elaborate). The tour itself is rather informative with the knowledgeable volunteers even though I wished that we were given more time to go through the galleries at the ground floor. There was a souvenir shop and a spot where we could take pictures at the end of the tour. After my visit, I popped over to the Presidential ... read more

Wednesday, 26th October 2016 It's day #6 of my trip today and my penultimate day in Okinawa before flying back to Taipei tomorrow. I'm still determined to idle around in Naha city today, doing some eating, some shopping and chit-chatting with the friendly locals. I could sense their smile when they realised that I was from Singapore. At least, they had nice memories of the place where I came from. Words like "clean", "safe" and "hot" were used to describe my country. In the afternoon, there was a colourful street parade along the International Street with teams mainly from the US walking through the 1.6km boulevard. I was informed that they were here to take part in the 6th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival. While I did not know the exact significance of this festival, it seemed that ... read more