Best Russian Food @ Shashlik If you are craving Russian Shashlik of beef, then you must head to Shashlik in Singapore. Â Located at Far Eat Shopping Centre in Orchard Road, this restaurant is nothing fancy, but is an institution among foodies in Singapore. It was started by a group of Hainanese sailors, I understand, but […]
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Day 12 (26 Dec 2017) : Great Ocean Road Breakfast @ Simon’s Waterfront, Warrnambool This morning, we had made reservations for breakfast at Simon’s Waterfront, just 5 mins drive from Deep Blue Hotel & Hot Springs. As its name suggest, Simon’s Waterfront is a waterfront restaurant located by the beach and serves breakfast and lunch
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Hoi An Full Moon Festival The Hoi An Full Moon Festival happens on the evening of the 14th day of every lunar month. Â It is the day when residence of Hoi An offer their monthly prayers. On this evening, the streets light are turned off and the town is only lighted up by lanterns. We
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Sorry for the delay of this last post of our Tasmania and Melbourne trip. Was busy with Chinese New Year and after that DH and I also made a short trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Will come to that after… Day 13 (27 Dec 2017) : Sovereign Hill Breakfast at La Trobe Dining Room is
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Staycation @ Shangri La Hotel I had a free voucher for a night stay at a Tower Deluxe Room in Shangri La Hotel in Singapore. Â So we decided to do a weekend staycation in Aug 2016 after the National Day weekend. We arrived at around 2pm and the check in queue was long. Â The guy
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Day 3: Nanzhuang, Miaoli to Sanyi, Miaoli This morning, we headed south to Dahu township in southern part of Miaoli which is well known for its strawberries. December was the start of the strawberry harvesting season so we went to pick strawberries. The strawberries here were of a small variety and also because it was
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Day 4 : Northern Kyoto & Arashiyama Breakfast this morning was served in the same private room by the pretty Zen garden. The usual items you find at breakfast, namely grilled fish, tofu, eggs and some pickles. I like Japanese breakfast! Breakfast @ Sanga After breakfast we took a taxi to Kinkakuji. We could have
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Day 9 (23 Dec 2017) : Cradle Mountain – Sheffield – Launceston Breakfast this morning at Highland restaurant was included in our room rates. They serve standard hotel buffet. It was a welcomed change after so many days of simple self prepared breakfast. A break for me! After breakfast, we checked out of our cabin
Day 9 (23 Dec 2017) : Cradle Mountain – Sheffield – Launceston Breakfast this morning at Highland restaurant was included in our room rates. They serve standard hotel buffet. It was a welcomed change after so many days of simple self prepared breakfast. A break for me! After breakfast, we checked out of our cabin
Day 10 : Porto & Guimaraes The ship had docked overnight at Porto.  This morning, we went on an excursion to Guimarães, one of the most historic towns in Portugal and a UNESCO World Heritage Site and European Capital of Culture in 2012. The birthplace of Portugal’s first king, Guimarães claims to be “the cradle
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