It was a dark and stormy night. No, really it was dark and stormy but late afternoon, when we finally arrived at Fuli Hot Spring Resort at Sun Moon Lake. We had driven 3.5 hours from Taichung in a relentless downpour, after days of floods and landslides all over Taiwan, so our driver was pretty […]
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Review: Renaissance Hotel Johor Bahru
I’m a complete coward when it comes to travelling. Thanks to my friends’ fanatical stories about being cornered at gunpoint on a truck in Johannesburg to having their bags sliced open by robbers in Kuala Lumpur, I feel like I’m about to be abducted at every street corner when I’m overseas. So when Renaissance Hotel […]
Review: Leofoo Village Theme Park with KKDay
Leofoo Village Theme Park is probably the most well known theme park in Taiwan, thanks to their unique amalgamation of safari parks, wildlife attractions and thrilling rides. The theme park also boasts the Screaming Condor, the infamous inverted shuttle coaster featured on Running Man! We were quite disappointed that day because the water park was […]
Review: Taroko Gorge, Qingshui Cliffs and Qixingtan with KKDay
Every morning when you are travelling with 8 girls is a mess of half-open luggages and this particular morning was no difference. We booked a day tour to Taroko Gorge via KKDay and the tour bus was at our hotel promptly at 8.50 am, triggering a mad rush to get all our luggage into the […]
Review: Sunset Dining Cruise in Langkawi with Adventoro
On our Langkawi trip, Adventoro kindly sponsored us a sunset dinner cruise for 2 pax , and introduced us to their wonderful booking platform! Adventoro caters to those consumed by wanderlust; those who seek the thrill of new discoveries and brand new experiences; adventurers looking to cross yet another place of their bucket list; and […]
Review: Mono’tel in Taipei, Taiwan
I decided after 2 years of bathing in cold water and sleeping on mattresses as a outdoor camp instructor, that the backpacking life is not for me. This girl needs her rain shower and silky sheets. So I turned my attention to budget luxe, and all but gave up hope on hostels and dormitories… until […]
Review: RentSomethingLeh Singapore
Before I travel, a visit to RentSomethingLeh (RSL) is always necessary, to pick up the equipment I need for filming. The concept behind RSL is really simple. For the casual traveller, investing in GoPros/ drones for those awesome Sam Kolder-esque travel shots is a little too extreme. Renting them is so much more cost effective, […]
Review: Paragliding in Hualien, Taiwan with KKDay
I don’t take roller coasters. Ever. I detest the stomach-dropping feeling. On the Transformers ride in USS, I screamed myself hoarse, much to the chagrin of the young children and elderly next to me. So I had no idea what possessed me to think that paragliding would be a good idea, except that I sort […]
Review: Tong Bao Bus – Private Driver for Taiwan
If you are travelling in Taiwan in a large group, staying from place to place each night or have children/ elderly with you, the most hassle-free way would be to hire a driver! I used to save on transport costs like these, because it is usually just Zac and I travelling, but I am now […]
Review: Doubletree by Hilton Sukhumvit
Read on for my review on Doubletree by Hilton Sukhumvit ~ A Warm Welcome Bangkok did not begin well. We alighted at the Makkasan station of the Airport Link from Suvarnabhumi Airport in the blazing twelve o’clock sun – only to be greeted with Bangkok’s infamous lunchtime jam stretching down as far as we could […]