After visiting the JORVIK Viking Centre in the morning and enjoying a lovely brunch at The Old York Tea Room, it was time to head over to York Castle Museum, our last attraction in York. Honestly, my hubby and I are not really the gallery and museum kind of people. We have super short attention […]

After our morning visit to the JORVIK Viking Centre, we were already feeling hungry since we hadn’t eaten breakfast. So we decided to pop into The Old York Tea Room for a bite. How It Works You order and pay downstairs at the counter, then head upstairs to grab a seat. The dining area is […]

One of the top things on our York hit list was the JORVIK Viking Centre. I’d heard the word “Vikings” thrown around plenty of times but honestly knew next to nothing about them. So this felt like the perfect crash course. My sister-in-law had also been raving about the place after taking the kids there, […]

Before heading to York, my sister-in-law gave us one firm instruction: don’t miss Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms. Apparently, it’s the tea room every York visitor should pop into. As a self-confessed scone-and-tea lover, I didn’t need convincing twice. So after dropping our bags at Novotel York Centre, we made a beeline for it—and promptly ran […]

Our first meal upon reaching York was lunch at a pub. We wanted to check out the York Minster, so we decided to have lunch nearby at Hole In The Wall York — a traditional red-brick pub with an authentic British pub atmosphere serving classic comfort food. Wait… It’s a Haunted Pub? I spotted this […]

Been itching to visit Edinburgh for ages, so we finally pulled the trigger and planned a proper road trip from Essex. A 7.5-hour non-stop drive felt a bit mad, so we decided to break the journey with an overnight stop somewhere interesting. Enter York — one of the best-preserved medieval cities in England. And since […]

If you’re anything like me, a trip to Bangkok or Phuket isn’t complete without a proper shopping spree at Big C. It’s practically a rite of passage for Singaporean travellers. I’ve already written about my go-to picks from Big C Supercenter Ratchadamri before (think Lin Zhen Xiang pork floss snacks, Mama noodles, classic Bento squid), […]

So you’ve finally booked that trip to Amsterdam? Lucky you! I just got back from my own adventure in the Dutch capital, and trust me, I learnt a few things the hard (and wet) way. Before you pack your bags, let me share the most practical Amsterdam travel tips I wish someone had told me […]

If you’re hunting for a Patong Beach massage that won’t torch your holiday budget, Limone Massage & Spa deserves a spot on your list. Hubby and I stumbled in after a Starbucks pit stop—well rested, well hydrated, and ready for someone to knead us back to life. What We Got 1-hour foot massage: 250 baht […]

On Day 3 of our 4-night Penang and Phuket cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, we arrived in Phuket. The ship anchored offshore from 8am to 8pm. Unlike Penang—where we docked right at Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal and strolled straight onto land—this cruise to Phuket required tender boats to ferry passengers to shore. […]

In my earlier blog post, I shared what we got up to during our few hours in Penang — our cruise ship had docked there as part of a 4-night Penang and Phuket cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas. So we had limited time and wanted to make the most of it. I […]

We’ve been to Penang more times than we can count — by cruise, by flight, you name it. So when we picked a Royal Caribbean cruise to Penang that included Penang again on the itinerary, people asked if we were bored of it. Honestly? Not at all. Penang is one of those places that always has something […]

We had been to Wonderland once before on Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas, so we already had a rough idea of what to expect. Wonderland isn’t the kind of restaurant you keep going back to — it’s more of a once-per-cruise experience. The sort of place you visit at least once just to say […]

If you’re on Ovation of the Seas and have the Unlimited Dining Package, Izumi is one of the four specialty restaurants included. It’s a Japanese restaurant serving sushi, sashimi, and hot dishes. We were curious, so we went. Here’s everything that happened. How dining at Izumi works Once you’re seated, the staff come around to […]

This was my second Royal Caribbean cruise, and if you ask me why I came back — a big part of it is the specialty dining. Specifically, Chops Grille on Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas. If I could only pick one restaurant on the entire ship, this is it — no contest. Before the […]

Okay so if you’re sailing on Ovation of the Seas and thinking about whether Jamie’s Italian is worth it – spoiler alert, yes it absolutely is. We ended up dining at Jamie’s Italian on Ovation of the Seas three times on the same cruise. Three times! And honestly? We’d do it again in a heartbeat. […]