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Category Archives: Travel
Tasmania Trip Day 2: 1 February 2019
Breakfast was at a small, laid back, hipster cafe called the tricycle cafe and bar. Sourdough bread is always heavenly in Australia. It was located at the Salamanca Arts Centre which is very near the Salamanca Market. We walked there … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast, marmalade toast, photography, photos, Tasmania, travel
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Tasmania Trip Day 1: 31st January 2019
The trouble with blogging so long after the fact is that memory is not infallible. But I have been desiring to record this last trip taken before covid struck. So here goes. And I’ll mostly let the pictures do the … Continue reading
My Childhood: The Beach & What I Seek in Travel
As a child I didn’t have truly good memories of the beaches in Singapore. My sister and I often developed huge painful welts on our upper arms and always thought it was because we were allergic to sea water. We … Continue reading
Posted in family, Midlife Musings, My Childhood, Singapore Living, Travel
Tagged Beach, childhood, Life, Living, nature, travel
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When Was Your First Plane Ride?
I posed this question to my family members. For me it was at age 10 (my sister was 9) on board a very rickety Garuda Airline to Medan, Indonesia and we saw the beautiful Lake Toba. For my mum it … Continue reading
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Tagged air travel, airline, family, first time, plane
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Travel: Longing for Things I Don’t Get in Singapore
Singapore is much safer and has generally much cleaner air than the cities surrounding us and for that I am grateful. It also has my home sweet home, my stuff and my own bed etc. Travel itself is such a … Continue reading
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Tagged Life, Living, nature, safety, Singapore, travel, weather
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Manifesting Travel
My cousins put up their results of an online travel quiz, so I was curious enough to do it too. They are a dozen years my junior, so in comparison I really haven’t travelled that much. This survey only looks … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Singapore Living, Travel
Tagged Austria, Dreams, Europe, Germany, hopes, manifesting, New Zealand, thoughts, travel
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Perth Trip Day 9: Sad the Trip has Ended but always glad to be home sweet home
My mum was especially happy to be home in her comfort zone. I think I was sad to leave as I prefer the cold weather and nature in Australia. But also have been feeling like I’ve finally been let out … Continue reading
Perth Trip Day 9: Lunch at Toastface Grillah
Realised this is a breakfast place and the most popular items were sold out. Glad to have experienced this laid back very hip hard to find eatery though. Found it through Google and various food reviews so we had to … Continue reading
Perth Trip Day 8: Breakfast at Customs House
The service wasn’t as warm and inviting as the little cafes but the food quality was good.
Perth Trip Day 8: On Our Way to Breakfast at the CBD
Sad that it was our last morning in Perth. I was not prepared to go back to the humidity heat and crowds in Singapore. But of course miss our family back home.
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Tagged CBD, Perth, photography, photos, travel, trip
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Perth Trip Day 6: Subway Dinner at Watertown Brand Outlet
Not bad actually. Subway in Australia is always much better than Singapore with the fresher produce.
Perth Trip Day 6: Freemantle Market
The market looked less bustling compared to the last time I was there in September 2015 before we could even fathom covid. There was just one busker compared to the dozens I saw 7 years ago. Didn’t see Levi himself … Continue reading
Perth Trip Day 6: Duck Duck Bruce Brunch in Freemantle
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Tagged brunch, Duck Duck Bruce, Freemantle, Life, pancakes, photos, travel, trip
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Perth Trip Day 5: Westfield Carousel Mall
I’m not a mall person but we had fun anyway. This mall is 12km from Perth city centre and is the largest shopping centre in the whole of Western Australia. Only trouble was there was difficulty getting a taxi back … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, Life, mall, Perth, photos, shopping, travel, Westfield Carousel
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Perth Trip Day 5: Wonderful Brunch at Gusto Food (South Perth)
Warm welcoming service and amazing food. It was cold outside and the wait staff recommended us a place to sit where it wouldn’t be too cold.
Perth Trip Day 4: Tony Romas Dinner
I wasn’t very hungry and service was really bad. One of two rude experiences during the whole trip. But there was a really nice waitress too. Usually it’s just one person among the mostly really nice patient folk. Maybe they … Continue reading
Perth Trip Day 4: Drive back to Perth CBD
Driving from Bunbury crossing the Swan River and back to the Perth CBD area. We checked into a lovely hotel in Perth with a great location – Peppers King’s Square Hotel.
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Tagged hotel, Peppers King’s Square Hotel, Perth, perth CBD, shower
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Perth Trip Day 4: A Cafe & a Gorgeous Rose Garden- The Kodja Place Rose Maze, Kojonup
The sun was intense even on this autumn day so the roses seem to be wilting a bit but they were beautiful.
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Tagged kojonup, Life, Perth, photography, photos, rose maze, Roses, the kodja place, travel, trip
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