Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
There were two further-on spots in Uji that we listed in the itinerary: Byodo-in Temple, and also Uji Prefecture Park. The former requires an admission fee just to enter the grounds and not just the temple – unlike Todaji Temple
Uji is a small city that sits between Kyoto and Nara. We didn’t visit this city in our 2010 trip, and thus included it in for this year. And we’re glad we did! Uji is particularly famous for its Green
There are two small Japanese gardens that visitors walking towards Todaji Temple will go past: Isuien, Yoshikien Garden. Both are literally beside each other, separated by fences. We visited both in 2010, and liked the latter more – so that
We didn’t have a heavy itinerary on Day 1 yesterday. But likely because we all didn’t manage much sleep on the flight to Nagoya, were all completely knocked out as soon as it was lights out at the end of
A scan of our Facebook friends’ feeds quickly shows how popular Japan is as a travel destination this time round – no doubt again on account that a lot of Singaporeans really want to have their vacations in Japan before
Even with travel restrictions largely lifted for a good part of Asia, there still is a mountain of immigration checks and documents to prepare. Apart from working out our detailed itinerary, a good part of the last month has also
Finally, my last substantive post of our 5D4N cruise with Royal Caribbean International onboard the Spectrum of the Seas, with a 16-20 June sailing date! I figured I’d quickly put together my notes and comments of our trip right after
And here we go: the parts that didn’t work well. Queues. Sure, queuing up is our national past-time. But the fact that guests have already sunk in this much money into a compacted trip, and then feel like they’re getting
Like everything else we’ve written about in our blog here – for more than 20 years and counting now – our 5D4N cruise trip onboard the Spectrum of the Seas was paid for entirely out of our pocket. So, we’re
Well, what’s there to do when you’re on a 5D4N cruise that isn’t stopping over anywhere for excursions? As it turned out, there was plenty that took us out of our stateroom. And the range included headliner performances, casual family-friendly
I’m in an odd sort of place when it comes to food: unlike the missus, I only eat to live! I do appreciate, occasionally, tasty food. But on that same, I’m just not disposed to spending heaps of money on
We actually made our decision to opt for a June school holiday cruise fairly late relative to the sailing date: by the time we were ready to make a reservation, many of the staterooms were no longer available. To be
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