75 hours in Tokyo ~ Day 4

Continuing the spirit of adventure, Day 4 like Day 3 was very much about taking on the unknown. Instead of staying in the hotel till it was time to head to the airport, as I typically would do, I set out once again to explore the neighbourhood and find somewhere nice for lunch. After close […]

75 hours in Tokyo ~ Day 3

If Day 2 were all about rediscovering who I was, Day 3 would be mainly about rediscovering the city as I walked from Harajuku to Shibuya to Aoyama, places I have visited frequently since my first visit in 2001. I thought I knew these places well, but I found that I did not quite fully […]

75 hours in Tokyo ~ Day 2

Day 2 started at 8:30 am, after 10 hours of good sleep. Rested, I felt more ready to see the city, to experience the sights and sounds that were to come. I decided to do something I never did, which was to try a brand new food option, Tempura Kurokawa at the outer Tsukiji market. […]

75 hours in Tokyo ~ Day 1

Tokyo is a place I go to whenever I needed some time alone to clear my mind, and so here I am again, slightly more than a year after my last visit in Jun 2015, to reflect, recharge and reacquaint myself with my favourite city. Even though this trip was originally intended as a short break […]

Hi again, Hokkaido!

First road trip in Japan and second time in Hokkaido, as mentioned in my earlier post, I approached my June vacation with mixed feelings. Reflecting on my trip, I found little words to truly describe how I felt, which led to the decision to present my break (for a change) using photos, an album for […]

A walk down memory lane

After an extremely busy first half of the year, I am finally flying away for my very first break today. And 9 Jun is really just like any other ordinary day, other than the fact that it marked the beginning of my short vacation to Hokkaido.  This trip too, would have just been another ordinary […]

Feeling blue… In a good way

After being in Taiwan for 5 days now, this was the first day we were greeted with clear blue skies, and you can thus imagine how thrilled we were. However, as with all things, there were always pros and cons, the clear skies meant warmer day to the point where it felt as hot as […]

At the top of the world

Moving into the 4th day of our 6-day vacation in Taiwan, our energies continue to run on the high side as we quite literally run amok in Cingjing. Today began as early as 5 am when I heard murmurs near by. It turned out that the Chia sisters were star gazing. Not satisfied with the […]

Up, up & away to Cingjing

Day 3 saw us starting the day early as we begin our ascend to Cingjing, but not before visiting one final attraction of Taichung. We headed to the Carton King flagship store, a favorite among Singaporeans, to see what the fuss is about. Even though there was a restaurant onsite, we were still required to […]

Walkin’ in Taichung

Any idea I had that this vacation was going to be relaxing was thrown out of the window soon enough an unexpected turn of events. The day started out innocently with us taking another look at our neighbourhood bright and early on a Saturday morning. I was particularly charmed by the neighbourhood bookstore, whose deco […]