Bangkok (Day 6) – Muang Boran the Ancient City

Bangkok (Day 6) – Muang Boran the Ancient City

Travel / Thailand

Muang Boran, the ancient city, is one fascinating sight that is missing from every traveller’s guidebook and website. After a day trip to this amazing park/outdoor museum, it feels as though we have toured the whole country. Honestly — and...

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Bangkok (Day 5) – Thailand Cultural Centre & National Museum

Bangkok (Day 5) – Thailand Cultural Centre & National Museum

Travel / Thailand

Being huge fans of museums, we dedicated the day to exploring some of the museums in Bangkok. Before embarking on our cultural journey, we made a stop at MBK Center for some cake and coffee. Gateaux house is a little bakery café at the first level...

Published 3 years ago · 28,233 views
Bangkok (Day 4) – Jim Thompson House & Suan Pakkad Palace

Bangkok (Day 4) – Jim Thompson House & Suan Pakkad Palace

Travel / Thailand

Following a weekend of shopping and dining, it was time for some serious sightseeing. Having visited the usual sights like Grand Palace and the Floating Market, you would think that there’s nothing more to see. That might have been true if the city...

Published 3 years ago · 16,521 views
Bangkok (Day 3) – Chokchai Steakhouse & Manchester United Restaurant and Bar

Bangkok (Day 3) – Chokchai Steakhouse & Manchester United Restaurant and Bar

Travel / Thailand

The mornings in Bangkok are extremely cool and comfortable. When we stepped out of our hotel each morning, we would be like, whoa, chilly! Compared to the hot climate in Singapore, the 15C weather was pure bliss. That’s why shopping at Chatuchak...

Published 3 years ago · 43,006 views
Bangkok (Day 2) – Chatuchak, Central World & Roadside Dining

Bangkok (Day 2) – Chatuchak, Central World & Roadside Dining

Travel / Thailand

A trip to Bangkok would not be complete without a visit to Chatuchak Weekend Market. There are over 15,000 stalls packed closely together, rendering it almost impossible to comb every single one. Nonetheless, we were determined to spend not just one but...

Published 3 years ago · 44,918 views
Bangkok (Day 1) – Arrival in Bangkok

Bangkok (Day 1) – Arrival in Bangkok

Travel / Thailand

Hi guys! I’m back from my 9-day trip to Bangkok! The journey is far from over though. Now’s the time to really relive the memories and start my traditional day-to-day posts about the vacation. For a city that I’ve already visited four...

Published 3 years ago · 28,286 views
Lerk Thai – And I’m Off to Thailand!

Lerk Thai – And I’m Off to Thailand!

Wine & Dine

Happy 2009 everyone! I’ve been waiting a long while to say this: I’m finally going to Bangkok! By this time tomorrow I would be having a nice sumptuous dinner in the Land of Smiles, followed by some cheap drinks at a pub. This is a city I’m...

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Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre: Hua Ji Bao Dang – Pau, Handmade with Love

Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre: Hua Ji Bao Dang – Pau, Handmade with Love

Wine & Dine

Have you noticed that in recent years, people have taken quite a liking to handmade pau (Chinese buns)? Very often I would see long queues forming at hawker stalls selling such handmade pau and eager customers buying them by the dozen. There’s good...

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Published 3 years ago · 9,437 views
Christmas Tree of the Day #12 (2008 Edition)

Christmas Tree of the Day #12 (2008 Edition)

Lifestyle / Holidays

For the last in this Christmas Tree of the Day series ’08, I present to you this utterly lovable Christmas tree of love! It’s packed with all things warm, cuddly, cute, furry and fuzzy! Love it!This tree is being displayed at the ground...

Published 3 years ago · 14,350 views
Christmas Tree of the Day #11 (2008 Edition)

Christmas Tree of the Day #11 (2008 Edition)

Lifestyle / Holidays

Christmas is always extra special at Tanglin Mall. Year after year, the mall puts up a nightly snow party in December. It never snows in Singapore, so being able to indulge in some faux snow merriment is a real treat for kids here, and the adults too,...

Published 3 years ago · 14,356 views