Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
The kids knew they were in for a treat on Day 5 today when our guest house host Sameer suggested we go out crab hunting at the mangrove swamp just two minutes from our house. Matt and I being the
We snorkeled twice during our sand bank visit: these pictures were taken on the first outing, and the selection here were taken using the Olympus Tough TG-5, an underwater-capable compact camera that I acquired just for this trip. This is
Some of the most stunning pictures one can get out of a Maldives trip would be ones taken on sand banks. These are tiny little islands with white sand, and little else – no vegetation, no shrubbery and tree cover.
Our guesthouse host Sameer really took on board how we fared for our maiden snorkeling outing yesterday morning, and planned for something simpler this time: a house reef just off Huraa about 300 meters from the shoreline and thus just
Given the various challenges our party of noob snorkelers experienced on Day 2 – including Peter who didn’t want to give it another go – our host @ The Sunrise Huraa, Sameer, proposed that we go to an easier location
Both the wife and our Ang Mo bud have snorkeled before, so of the three adults this trip, I was the noob. The Sunrise Huraa offers different packages at varying prices between USD15 to USD45/pax, depending on the location and
The wife loves holidays on islands with clear turquoise waters and pristine beaches. I’m not really a beach person. So while this is our fifth island-wise vacation as a couple and family – the others being Pulau Rawa, Telunas, Koh
In a sense, the kind of imagery that I’m expecting to take for our upcoming 10 Days in Maldives is pretty narrow in range: semi-wide angle shots in good day light, portraiture of the kids while they play on the
There are a number of heritage hotels located in downtown Singapore, especially in the Chinatown and Bugis area. Many of these are converted from old shophouses in the last decade or so. Generally speaking, most of these heritage hotels offer
A continuation from the series of posts about our upcoming June vacation spot in the Maldives! Deciding which private island to stay at was relatively easy compared to deciding which public island to stay at over the first six days
There’s something I’ve come to realize about the Surface Pros – and I’ve had two of them now. Microsoft’s hybrid laptops are beautifully constructed and well-spec as a rule (unless you’re in Singapore where the Surface Pro (2017) here was
With the the new digital piano happily sequestered in our master room, it was easy deciding which of the three ways I was going to get recordings: record video and audio on separate streams, then sync and merge the two
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