Now we start the most exciting finale of the trip: which is a hiking adventure up Bumdra camp where we will spent one night under the starry sky, then followed by descending hike to the Tiger Nest. Unfortunately, it doesn’t goes as smoothly as we had first imagined Day 5 – Hike up to Bumdra…
Bhutan 7D Sept – Part 2 – Punakha to Paro
Continuing where I left off in the last part, we were now on our 3rd day, starting from Hotel Lobesa at Punakha – where we planned to visit Khamsum Yuley Temple, then the Divine Mad Monk Temple. I do say if you have a choice, opt or request for Hotel Lobesa when in Punakha, simply…
Reykjavik – Part 4
We were most reluctant to begin the drive back to Reykjavik simply because all the sights thus far were so amazing! However, we were nearing to the end our Iceland trip, and we are left with 3 days here. Day 7 – Back to Reykjavik Þingvellir We bidded goodbye to this unique school accommodation, and…
Bhutan 7D Sept – Part 1
Finally, I’d gotten down to visit the land of happiness, Bhutan, in Sept 2019 just last year, with 2 other friends, Audrey and her (then-bf-now-husband) bf, CH. Again, I am always writing for overdue travel report. Somehow it did seems quite hard to gather friends to come here. Bhutan is quite an exotic place by…
DIY Travel Slippers
Forgot to bring a pair of bedroom slippers? Cold floor at overseas accommodation? This was precisely me on two different accounts, except that I couldn’t be bothered to bring an extra pair of slippers when travelling. So far, I had made 3 pairs in total, with the last prototype being the most successful version –…
Sightseeing in the Southern Iceland – Part 3
Right then, we are in the southern Iceland for our last 2 nights before heading back to the capital. We will be going to the Flúðir region to enjoy little soak at Secret Lagoon, followed by the Golden Circle and an amazing Kerid crater visit! Day 5 – Gloomy weather That day we woke up…
Jökulsárlón to Höfn – Part 2
There are many reasons to trigger a dedicated travel to Iceland – for me it was the Ice Caves. On the 3rd day, we covered distance between Jökulsárlón to Höfn, having heaps of fun visiting ice cave, iceberg lagoon, a dusty gravel drive to the Viking Village film set. The next day, we looped back…
Iceland Southern Half Ring Road Winter Drive – Part 1
We did a 9 day trip in Iceland as part of our 21 days winter-wonderland holiday in Europe (Iceland, London, Switzerland) Nov-Dec 2017. Our plan for Iceland was to do the southern half ring road winter drive, and the furthest we went was to Hofn at the east side. Fair warning ahead – not much…
Suwon Fortress, Korean Folk Village, and the Last Day! – 14D Korea Part 10
Day 11 – Suwon Fortress and Korean Cultural Village This was one of my most anticipated day trip to Suwon and the Korean Cultural Village. And also finally getting to dig in the Korean Fried Chicken experience (which didn’t turn out too well) Suwon Hwaeseong Fortress 수원 화성 First began with the train trip to…
Memories of Iceland Road Trip – Europe Trip 2017
I kind of remember 2016 being year of Iceland – blogs on Iceland was popping up every time I was searching on new endeavors, beautiful photos on the scenery, the Iceland Ring Road drive, and this got us to begin planning for the Iceland road trip! A flight to the Europe with 14+ hours of…