We left home at 6am, sailed through Woodlands Checkpoint with zero wait and enjoyed smooth traffic all the way. By the time we pulled up at Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast, it wasn’t even 8am yet. Hubby had his IRONMAN race that weekend, so we brought his bike along too. Here’s how our stay went, […]
Guess who’s back in Desaru? Yep, us. Third year in a row, all thanks to Ironman. We stayed at the Westin and Anantara for the past two editions. This time, we picked Hard Rock Desaru Coast. Why? So we can say we’ve tried all three official Ironman hotels. Call it completing the set. We rolled […]
In my last post on Things To Buy From Tokyo, I hunted down food gifts and souvenirs across Tokyo Station, Don Quijote and Narita Airport, then shared my full haul. But anyone who loves Japan knows this. Some of the country’s best edible treasures don’t hide in fancy department store basements. They sit on the […]
If you’ve ever set foot in Japan, you know the souvenir (omiyage) game here sits on another level. Artisanal cookies. Limited-edition snacks. Savoury pantry staples. Picking out food gifts feels like an Olympic sport. So when friends kept asking me about the best things to buy from Tokyo, I made it my mission on this […]
Japan trip done. Suitcases stuffed with snacks. A few lazy hours in the ANA Business Class Lounge at Narita. Then it was time to go home. Our ride back? Singapore Airlines SQ 11, an evening departure in the 777-300ER Singapore Airlines Business Class cabin, touching down at Changi just after 1:00am. At around 7.5 hours, […]
Our Tokyo trip had come to an end, and we flew home to Singapore on Singapore Airlines Business Class from Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) Terminal 1. Our boarding pass said we could use the ANA Lounge. Nice! The check-in staff then gave us a handy tip: take a photo of the map so we could […]
Remember the new suitcase we bought from D.KELLY Asakusa? Well, it didn’t stay empty for long. We wheeled it all the way to Tokyo Station and used it as our personal shopping trolley, stuffing it with every souvenir and snack on our list. Haha, that’s the whole point of buying an extra suitcase, right? I’ll […]
I didn’t expect a soft serve to steal the show in Takayama. Then I met Cremia Ice Cream. One bite, and hubby and I looked at each other in silence. It was that good. The catch? You can’t find it everywhere. Here’s everything I’ve learnt about tracking it down in Japan. Our First Taste of […]
Some of the best food finds happen by accident. We had just picked up our new luggage at D.KELLY Asakusa and grabbed another minced meat cutlet at Asakusa Menchi (because why not when in Asakusa?). Then, while wandering the area, we stumbled upon Taco Taco Asakusa Koromo Brothers. A poster outside advertised takoyaki soup. I […]
