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 […]

Honestly never thought about visiting Ireland before, but when I was researching short trips from England, I realised Dublin is just a 1.5-hour flight from London. Immediately told Hubby we should do a quick getaway, and we booked our flight via Ryanair since we wanted to depart from London Stansted Airport – way closer to […]

TESCO UK surprised me with what might be the best choux buns I’ve ever eaten. Right after raving about LIDL’s cookies in my previous post, here I am again, completely obsessed with another supermarket find. Who knew British supermarkets would become my unexpected dessert destination? Back in Singapore, I’ve tried plenty of fresh bakes from […]

LIDL UK wasn’t even on my radar until I tried the doughnuts and cookies my FIL always buys from there. He’s a regular at the local store, making his weekly pilgrimage for these treats. My MIL needs her afternoon tea ritual sorted, and apparently, LIDL is the answer. After trying what he brought home, I […]

Poundland UK has been my favourite discount retailer for over a decade, and honestly, it’s one of the things I miss most about living in the UK. This place stocks everything from chocolates to beauty products, and the prices? Still ridiculously affordable. When I first walked into Poundland more than ten years ago, literally everything […]

Taco Bell brings back memories from the early 2000s when their first Singapore outlet opened at Funan. My friends and I hung out there regularly because it offered something refreshingly different from the usual burger and fried chicken joints. This American fast food chain serves Mexican fare like tacos, burritos, and quesadillas that felt novel […]

One of my favourite things to do when I travel is to explore the local supermarkets, apart from sightseeing and eating of course. I don’t know why, but I find it oddly satisfying to wander through the aisles, check out the local produce, and discover interesting products that I’d never find back home in Singapore. […]

Millie’s Cookies has been that one treat we kept walking past, always telling ourselves we’d grab it next time. Well, next time finally came during our latest UK trip, and spoiler alert: we should’ve stopped sooner. Since 1985, this beloved UK brand has been baking up sweet memories across the nation. My husband grew up […]

In my previous blog post [Getting around London, Green Motion Car Hire and review of Go Native London Bridge], I mentioned about hiring a car if you’re travelling to London which of course you would need to do if you’re planning to do day trips out of London. Driving in London is somewhat tricky because […]

If you’ve missed my earlier blog post on how to get to Central London from Heathrow Airport, where to rent a car at a reasonable price and which serviced apartment to stay in while in London, read -> Getting around London, Green Motion Car Hire and review of Go Native London Bridge. I was lucky […]

My wanderlust is kicking in again even though I’ve only just returned from a 2-week long holiday. And it seems like I’m having a jolly good time logging my travel stories because it’s such a great way to relive those holiday memories and at the same time, I can sort and archive my photos too […]