Since staycations has been our official way of celebrating birthdays in our family, we booked ahead for our sons' birthdays. Last May, we booked a stay at Hilton Garden Inn for our 3rd son's 3rd birthday. We, however, didn't anticipate that there will be a lockdown plus it coincided with Ramadan time. We planned to drop by Philippines Embassy for some transactions but we learned they are closed! Lesson learned that we should have checked the schedule first before dropping by. We also dropped by … [Read more...]
5 NETFLIX SHOWS / MOVIES TO PACIFY YOUR WANDERLUST – FOR NOW
This pandemic has thwarted all our travel plans for 2020. Ticket and hotel bookings has been cancelled. Our excited itching travelling feet are staying put in the comforts of our home. The most exciting travel adventure happening in our day would probably an occasional trip outside of our house to check if the plants we occasionally water is growing. Most days are spent at home watching a lot of Netflix. So to appease that wanderlust looming inside of us and inspire us hopefully for our next … [Read more...]
THINGS TO DO IN MUSCAT, OMAN FOR 3 DAYS
Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is a metropolitan area where you get the feel of city life in Oman. If you are a tourist visiting Oman for first time, you would want to explore Muscat for a few days as you head to the picturesque mountains, wadis and sand dunes around Oman. There is also a good number of expats working at the wilayats or provinces found in the interior areas of Oman which has a simpler way of living with few to none shopping malls and not much of a city life. So some expats, … [Read more...]
WADI BANI KHALID: AN OASIS IN NORTH SHARQIYA, OMAN
There are a lot of wonderful spots to explore in Oman but we will definitely try to visit all (or at least, most) of them. Oman has been blessed with a wonderful landscape with breathtaking beauty of nature. One of the things that Oman can showcase are their wadis. Wadi is an Arabic term that means valley but it actually refers to a permanent river. There are several wadis scattered all over Oman but we decided to visit the most accessible one, Wadi Bani Khalid. Wadi Bani Khalid is found in the … [Read more...]
WEEKEND JOHOR STRAITS CRUISE WITH KUCINTA YACHT
It is the weekend and you want to do something fun with family or group of friends. Do you have any suggestions? We wanted something different and new. Probably a little bit of touristy experience that adults & kids would love to do. Hmmmm..... Universal Studios? Done already. Singapore Zoo or Night Safari? Done already. Wild Wild Wet or Adventure Cove? Done already. River Cruise? Done already. We also thought of bbq fun at East Coast Park or just touring around Sentosa Island but we … [Read more...]
7 SPOTS IN SINGAPORE THAT WAS FEATURED IN THE MOVIE, CRAZY RICH ASIANS
Crazy Rich Asians hits theatres a few weeks ago and my friends & I made sure we will be watching it. I love that it is set in Singapore and we couldn't wait to see the places they have chosen to film. I have heard about the book Crazy Rich Asians written by Kevin Kwan a few years ago but I wasn't really interested in reading the book. But now with all the hype that movie is getting, I couldn't help but want to read the book to see the difference of the storyline from the movie. So on the … [Read more...]
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