Have you heard the saying: "You don't go to Darwin without seeing jumping crocodiles (or eating crocodiles, for that matter)."…
Keep ReadingWe are so f-ing bored of Gili Island. There. A sentence I thought I would never say. Gili Island Is.. Blah Today was our second day with Gili Island. The heat has been unbearable from the morning. After getting the blank stare from the shopkeeper when we asked for coffee and then sipping the…
Keep ReadingWhen the guide told us that a magical blue fire could be found only in two places in the world, one in Russia and another in Kawah Ijen, near Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, we got more excited. Unfortunately, he neglected to inform us where and how far it is from Bromo, the main reason…
Keep ReadingI admire and look up to seasoned solo female travellers. That being said, I am here to confess that: I don’t like solo travelling. The realization should have come much sooner when I spent a miserable winter in Beijing (except when I ate delicious spicy Chinese food there) and hastily declared I was done…
Keep ReadingTime to wrap up. I might write to you from the airport if I finish the magazine. Adios (Singapore) from Adonis.…
Keep ReadingMeanwhile, I am staying for another night in Singapore but in another hotel and neighbourhood, not Quincy Hotel Singapore.…
Keep ReadingI hope Gracery Hotel Shinjuku stays as is for years to come - but as you know, nothing is guaranteed in life, so I am going to stay in my room for a little longer.…
Keep ReadingWe are on a train travelling somewhere in a rural area of Japan. Yin keeps saying she doesn't feel like we are in Japan.…
Keep ReadingWe went to Farm Tomita this morning. The breathtaking view justified the flocking of tourists to Furano to see the farm.…
Keep ReadingHokkaido was never high on my travel list; I had never included it in the list for the longest time, but here I am writing from Hokkaido.…
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