The relaxed bliss that was Temple Tree
This resort would have to be one of the most perfect and wondrous places we have ever stayed (Temple Tree). The Chinese House, which was our home for 4 nights, Continue Reading →
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Our last day in KL – Batu Caves
Our final day in Kuala Lumpur began with a taxi ride to Batu Caves. A very impressive ‘gold’ statue (15m tall – supposedly the tallest such statue in the world) Continue Reading →
Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary
In the couple of days leading up to our trip to the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, Nic had been doing a bit of research online about the best experiences of Continue Reading →
The rain continues…
On Monday, the girls (boringly!) went to work. So John and Nic set out to make their own fun. The now usual morning thunderstorms did delay the official start to Continue Reading →
A day of pampering
The last few days have been a tad wet. Thankfully, not all day everyday, but there has been a thunderstorm and steady run for at least a few hours each Continue Reading →
Kuala Lumpur – more “Asian” than Singapore
Singapore was so very different to Kuala Lumpur. The first is pristine with obvious nods to the British influences – clean, ordered, colonial, with everyone following rules. The second, is Continue Reading →
Little India & Arab St – our last day in Singapore
Little India was as colourful, charismatic and full of exotic aromas as we expected. We began our walking tour by having the taxi drop us at the Tekka Market on Continue Reading →
Singapore Zoo and breakfast with the orangutans
We caught a taxi to Singapore Zoo this morning to have breakfast with the orang-utans. The first tip we have to offer is that while our concierge said we didn’t Continue Reading →
Chinatown and Raffles
Our visit to Chinatown began with a taxi ride, rather than a walk – mainly because we really had no idea how close it was (we discovered a short cut Continue Reading →
Second day in the garden city
We bit the bullet and went to Sentosa Island this morning. Hmmm. Not sure why. I guess cause a lot of people said we should. But we really shouldn’t have. Continue Reading →