I LOVE music. Love, love, love. Everything that goes through my head is accompanied by a song of some kind. It’s like the soundtrack to life and a song can COMPLETELY change my mood. Like last night. I had a really shit week at work this week. I mean really shit. I even left work…
Changi Beach Vibes
I’ve been saying forever that I want to explore Singapore’s Changi area more, and yet it’s somewhere I’ve still not seemed to reach. Until now. A ten to fifteen minute cab ride from Changi Airport, you find a very different side of Singapore – a welcome distraction from the glitz of Orchard Road or the…
Teeny Tiny Singapore Weekend
I know you just love it when I say… “I’m off to Singapore!” AGAIN! So instead of giving you a blow-by-blow account, I’m just gonna tell you bit by bit about the highlights of my long weekend. Ok? Deal.
Kampong Glamorous
It’s been too long since I was last in Singapore. You know how I know? My skin is dry and lifeless, my nails are crying out for attention and my feet, well, let’s not go there. My visits to Singapore are the one time that I put aside time to look after myself. Sure, there’d…
Challenging the Norm About Pricey Singapore
Whenever I go to Singapore (haha, like ALL the time), people say to me “but Singapore’s so expensive!”. I always answer like this: Well, Number 1 – I come from Perth, so it doesn’t seem that expensive to me, about the same prices but with loads more choice, culture, art and things to do. And…
Christmas Road
Townhouse 50 has a great little breakfast. There are fresh fruits and little spring rolls and dim sum, plus you get to choose one of a couple different main meals – usually some kind of eggs. I’ve enjoyed my stay in this cute little place. Several hours later, I arrive in Singapore and because of…
Shopping Saigon
Today I have no plans but to explore the bustling city of Saigon. I have no idea where I am going or what I will see, I merely pop in and out of shops as they call to me and explore what’s inside. The only thing I know I must do is to try Avocado…
Return to the Mekong
Thought I’d finished with the Mekong on this trip? Well, not quite. I’m about to board a bus to visit the Mekong Delta with Urban Adventures doing all the hard work. The meeting point for today is outside the stunning Saigon Opera House, so I get a glimpse of some of Saigon’s beautiful french colonial…
Cảm O’n Vung Tau
Emboldened by the lack of illness from the Ca Phe Den with ice that I had for breakfast yesterday, and despite the constant drizzle of rain today, I head back to Bistro 9 to try the Ca Pha Sua Da – Vietnamese coffee with milk (and ice) and am rewarded with yet another delicious cup…
A Reason for Cold Showers
How was your bath? I hear you ask. COLD. It was cold. I turned on the taps, popped in some bubble bath, cracked myself a cold drink and was all ready to get in the bath when my toe realised that this was not the haven of relaxation I was after. Oh dear, the bath…
Day 3 in VT
I have to swap accommodations today due to a ‘booking mishsp’. Uncle G is furious because, like me, he’s a planner and had this room booked for me well in advance. I don’t mind so much firstly cause I get to try out another place and secondly because this one has a bath! Besides, Darby…
Oh My Ho May!
I’m excited that today my clothes are getting washed in something other than a hotel basin or under the shower. I’m dreaming about picking up the bunch of fresh smelling clothes, holding them to my nose and cuddling them. I’m taking advantage of this opportunity and putting out everything that I’m not wearing. I never…