The next day, we catch our morning flight to Tokyo thus the reason we stayed in the airport for convenience. There are many lounges in Singapore Changi and this time we tried Plaza Premium Lounge and the laksa (curry noodle soup). It was tasty and filling before our flight! Not that we’ll be hungry flying… Read More Our Challenge of Getting Home from Tokyo – Stuck in Airport and Lesson Learned!
Our last day of vacationing in Southeast Asia; happy times always pass so quickly 🙁 Our flight to Singapore was not until 1:25 PM and our pick up was at 11 so we had plenty of time to enjoy our wonderful breakfast and explore the resort. We had been so busy the past two days… Read More Koh Samui to Singapore: Chinatown, Gardens by the Bay, and Hawker Center
Congee, noodle, buns, dim sum, and tropical fruits for breakfast? What a better way to start the day than this? Since our tour starts at 10 am, we slept in our beautiful villa and then hop on the buggy to Zest for our extravagant breakfast. The congee station was great, I love the sausage to… Read More Koh Samui – Buddha Statues, Temples, Seafood Feast
We skipped the awesome Conrad Koh Samui breakfast (I read from reviews) and headed up to the lobby by 6:45 am for our day trip to Koh Nang Yuan. I bet a lot of you never heard of such an island name! Where and how I found it and what made me came all the… Read More Koh Samui Boat Trip to Koh Nang Yuan: Three Islands Connected By a Sandbar
The busy streets of Phi Phi at night was completely emptied and dark before the crack of dawn. We were the first few ones at the pier for the early morning longtail boat tour to the famous Maya Bay at Phi Phi Leh island. I booked a private longtail boat as there were 6 of… Read More Phi Phi – Sunrise Longtail Boat to Maya Bay and Island Hopping to Koh Samui
Next stop in our Southeast Asia trip – Thailand. We are not a big city people, those high skyscrapers never interested us; we preferred scenery and we picked two islands in Thailand: Phi Phi and Koh Samui. The gateway to Phi Phi is either Phuket or Krabi so we flew from Siem Reap to Phuket due… Read More From Cambodia to Thailand – Phi Phi Islands
At 5 am, we were ready, went down to the hotel lobby to pick up our breakfast, and then headed out. We skipped our wonderful breakfast, I still miss that noodle soup, but it was all worth it for the Angkor Wat sunrise! The driver dropped us off at some place, it was pitch dark that… Read More Angkor Wat Sunrise and the Gorgeous Banteay Srei
I couldn’t believe that at $57 per night, the hotel offered the most extensive breakfast that I ever had! Tropical fruits: papaya, pineapple, dragon fruit, watermelon, you name it! Western selection included sausage, grilled tomato, and even a crepe station! Asian selection including make your own noodle bowl and mix your own congee!!! The thin… Read More Angkor Wat, Tomb Raider Temple Ta Prohm, and More Temples of the Khmer Empire
Angkor Wat has been on my bucket list for years and I couldn’t believe how easy it was to visit it. It didn’t take multiple flights, trains, and buses to get there; it was only minutes away from the Siem Reap International Airport. Alternatively, if you are coming from Phnom Penh, I recommend using Bookaway.… Read More Explore the most beautiful ancient temples of Angkor Thom
Overwater bungalows that you can jump into the crystal-clear water from your room are icons of the Maldives and Bora Bora that are the ultimate postcard perfect and luxurious honeymoon destinations. Now that I have visited both, I can compare the two from my experiences; not that I am an expert or anything since I… Read More A Comparison of The Maldives and Bora Bora
