Category: Travel
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YouTrip – Your New Traveling Wallet
In today’s day and age, many have taken to e-payment rather than conventional cash. If you travel often enough, you may have realised by now that while it is convenient, using the credit card for overseas payment often results in an additional one- to three-percent transaction fee, and that’s on top of the less than…
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Looking for cheap flights? Here are three sources to consider before making your purchase!
As an avid traveller, I am always on a look-out for cheap deals. Here are three of my go-to sources before planning a trip. Google Flights If you do not have a fixed destination in mind, Google flights is a good site for you to explore different destinations based on your budget and travelling time.…
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Flying Singapore Airlines while booked on a Scoot flight!
For those that frequent Australia, this might not be new for you – you may receive a notification from Scoot a couple of weeks before your flight to be notified that your flight has been changed to a chartered flight by Singapore Airlines due to tighter aircraft utilization across Scoot’s network. On a recent trip…
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Catch a nap at CentralWorld
While many malls provide chairs or benches for shoppers to take a break, CentralWorld has upped the notch by offering tired shoppers a place to take a nap. During my trip to Bangkok last week, I came across a red rectangular structure in the popular shopping complex. It looks like something one would find in…
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Computex does it right
Throughout my career and in my voluntary work, I’ve had the opportunity to attend many events — including many mega ones — in Singapore and around the world. Organisers often spend much effort in marketing their event so that they can draw more exhibitors and participants. That’s well and good because they are in it…
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Chia Te and Sugar & Spice in vending machine
Each trip to Taipei usually involves a stop at Chia Te at Nanjing East Road to buy its mouth-watering pastries for the folks back home. And since a friend introduced me to Sugar & Spice, that’s another stop to make while in Taipei. Imagine my joy when I took a walk at Level 2 of…
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More than a carabiner
Having grown up on spy novels and adventure books, I’ve been a sucker for gadgets of all kinds. One of these is the ubiquitous carabiner, which can be used for a multitude of purposes — hanging stuff onto back packs, hooking things onto poles and lots more. Imagine my delight when I stumbled upon the…
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Credit card payment makes Sydney commuting so easy
One of the the biggest joy of my trip to Sydney was the discovery that I could use the credit card to pay for public transportation. There’s no need to buy and top up an Opal card. The contactless credit card works perfectly. Why didn’t they think of this earlier? OK, kudos to Sydney but…
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River Safari: A walk along the wild side
Mother’s Day was the day we set aside for our first visit to River Safari, a Singapore attraction flanked by the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari Singapore, both of which are must visits for locals and visitors. Millions have visited since River Safari officially opened in 2014 and we were delighted that we could finally…
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Mesmerising Jewel!
Singapore has a new attraction. And it’s one that excites Singaporeans across the nation. So much as that an estimated half a million people squeezed into Jewel Changi Airport for a preview earlier this month. When my turn came two Saturdays ago, I decided to avoid the Jewel car park and park at Terminal 3…
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