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Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Lee Kong Chian Natural History museum is one of biodiversity. It comprises education, research and outreach all in one venue. For most it is a museum showcasing animal natural history of the South east Asian plant and animal life. To many, it is known simply as the "Dinosaur museum". Let’s check out the Natural History museum with a walk...

Sailing the Duck Tours on the Marina Bay

Today, let’s check out the Duck tours with a ride through the uniquely Singapore tour around the Marina Bay. Interestingly, the ride and guided tour bring you along the Singapore civic district and a water boat ride all in one through a unique wheeled boat vehicle. It comprises of both land and water elements on the same vehicle. Let’s...

Tokyo Teleport Gundam

With the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on now, figured I cover a section on Tokyo. Particularly, the Olympics sport climbing venue at the Tokyo Teleport itself. It is a spot I visited on my Japan trip last year but didn’t cover much in detail, particularly the Tokyo Teleport Gundam spectacle. The area is a bay side island establishment built on...

Imperial War Museum London military learning day

Imperial War Museum (IWS) in London is a war museum home to military equipment and exhibitions covering the World Wars. It is a great learning museum suitable for all ages, and great for visitors to learn of military wars, tactics and equipment. Let’s pay IWS London a day visit. Moreover, notably, Imperial War Museum London is one of the two...

Cruise the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas

All aboard the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas for a cruise to Penang Malaysia from Singapore. This post shall cover my cruise experience with them early 2018, which I found time to write today. Notably, the Royal Caribbean cruise company operates in Singapore out of the expansive Marina bay cruise center. Singapore cruise center Onward ship Docked Here, the Singapore cruise center...

Exploring and driving up Mount Teide Volcano

Mount Teide is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. Its summit is the highest Mountain in Spain, and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic. A geo-marvel of a volcano You could tell from the central location of the volcano that this canary islands is formed from an underwater fissure in the Atlantic...

Tenerife Canary Islands Santa Cruz, Spain

Let’s check out the sleepy chill town of Tenerife in the country of Spain today. Tenerife is a small island city slightly larger than size of Singapore located in the Atlantic ocean on the African continent and within the country of Spain in EU. It is also part of the Canary Islands and known for its coastal resort city. A...

Exploring Don Quijote Dōtonbori Ebisu Tower Osaka

How are Don Don Donki stores in Singapore different to that in their country of origin, Japan? Let’s check out exploring this Mega Donki here in the heart of the Osaka Dōtonbori district. This Don Quijote in Dōtonbori is not the largest in Japan, but one of the most iconic. Namely because of a huge Ferris wheel which sit...

Sights in Osaka City Kansai Japan

Osaka is a capital city of Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, it is also the largest sector of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area. In size, it is also the second largest metropolitan area in Japan after Tokyo. It is home to over 20 million inhabitants, among the largest in the world. Famous landmarks in Osaka...

Universal Studios Osaka Japan

Universal Studios Osaka Japan is a major theme park in the Osaka prefecture of Japan. Operated by the American film studio, it is the only one such major park here in Osaka, Japan and the second Universal theme park in Asia. The other Asian Universal park being Universal Studios Singapore. Let's give the park a visit today! Notably, the one...

Tokyo National Museum

The Tokyo National Museum, also known as the 東京国立博物館 (Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) or TNM in short, is an art and history museum. It is home to Japanese cultural properties of modern art, archaeology and ethnology, and cultural properties. Let’s check out the museum with an exploration. Museum in a park The museum is situated within Ueno Park in the Taitō ward...

Checking out Tokyo DisneySea Japan

Tokyo Disneysea is a themepark located in the city of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the two Disney parks here in Tokyo comprising of 6 main sectors, themed to a Seafaring element. Located right in the heart of Tokyo, the theme park is one of the must-visits if Theme parks are your thing. Let’s check out Tokyo DisneySea...

Enoshima Island, Tokyo

Enoshima is a small offshore beach island location off the Shōnan coast of Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture. It is known for its sandy beaches, Shrines and ocean side caves (Iwaya Caves), with breath-taking views. Let’s check it out today with an on-ground day exploration. Physically, Enoshima island spans about 4 km in circumference, making it smaller than Singapore’s Sentosa island. It...

A look at old Tsukiji Market Tokyo

The Tsukiji (築地) Market, also known as Tsukiji shijō, is a massive open air fish market and one of the largest wholesale fish markets in the world in Tokyo, Japan. If you had seen giant premium tuna cube blocks being auctioned in the wee hours in Japan, chances are this is where it happened. I had been to the...

Tokyo Skytree and Ginza street

Lets check out Japan's tallest building and the 2nd tallest in the world, the 32-floor broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower, Tokyo Skytree observation deck today!

Touring the Tokyo Auto Salon 2020

Tokyo Auto Salon (東京オートサロン Tokyo ŌtoSaron) is an annual mega car show held in Tokyo Japan. Unlike car show we are accustomed to, it is one or the biggest annual automotive event with focus on the aftermarket parts. Tokyo Auto Salon 2020 saw events ranging from performance and custom dress-up parts and technology displays by major Japanese automakers. Not...

Changi Jewel Pokémon Center store Singapore

Lets explore the Singapore Changi Airport Jewel Pokémon Center with a walk-through. The store here at Singapore Changi Airport opened on 17th April 2019. It was met with much fan fair during the initial months of opening. Interestingly back then it catered to patrons who can’t get enough of Pokémon or Pokémon Go, where it was a year into...

Changi Jewel canopy park

The Changi Jewel canopy park is a man-made indoor park on the upper floors of the Singapore Changi Airport Jewel complex. It is a vast open roof top area covered by the top glass domed roof of the jewel complex. The man-made park sits on the 5th floor of the domed shopping mall. It is a verdant garden under...

Touring Grand Canyon West, Arizona USA

In the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown, figured I do some catching up on my trips from the past year. Today, let’s go sightseeing at the Grand Canyon West! The Grand Canyon is a natural wonder in Arizona USA. The National Park is home to the immense Grand Canyon which you can explore via day or extended trips. Today I...

Coney Island Park

Let’s check out one of the Singapore’s interesting park island which is not Ubin or Sentosa. Come Coney Island. The tiny island park is located on the northern side of Singapore in the Punggol district. The island was once owned by Haw Par On bit of history in the 1930s and ’40s, the island was referred to as Haw Par Island....

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