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Mactan Island, Cebu 2016

A family trip to Cebu, in a resort on Mactan Island.

A couple trip to Boracay

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Escape plan to Croatia/Slovenia 2016

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Singapore 2021 Day 3/4 – Jacuzzi again, kids’ club, VR experience, Bingo game and fireworks and Home Sweet Home
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Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to work your grey matter but the answers don’t matter. This will be the last QTS as I will be taking a break to focus on my work. Hopefully I will come back in December.

Innsbruck of Austria was the next destination on our bus tour.
Other than visiting the palace, we also visited the viewing tower.
We had a great view of the surrounding above the town.

Here’s the question: Guess what’s so special of this view, share what you have found?

Shout outs to those who gets the answer or gives a really funny answer!

Update: From this view you can actually see one of the most famous landmark in Innsbruck, the Goldenes Dachl, otherwise known as the golden roof. The roof is not made of gold, but out of fire-gilded copper tiles, all 2657 of them. It’s from this balcony that the Emperor Maximillian I and his wife Bianca will watch events on the streets below.

#europe #austria #innsbruck #tyrol #view #goldenesdachl #town #townscape #tourist #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coulpletravel #tower
#coachtrip #roadtrip #viewfromabove

Dachau Concentration camp - A sad lesson in histor

Dachau Concentration camp - A sad lesson in history where we learnt about the terrible ordeal these prisoners had to endure at the Nazi concentration camp. This picture shows the location where the line of prisoner barracks used to be.

Fun Fact Friday - The camp is the longest running one, that started in March 1933 and lasted till its liberation by US forces in April 1945.

#dachau #germany #bavaria #europe #history #concentrationcamp #tour #historical #tragic #prison #interesting #gradtrip #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coupletrip #roadtrip #eurotrip #oldphoto #coachtour
#throwback

Munich - We got to visit a traditional but one one

Munich - We got to visit a traditional but one one of the most popular (and touristy) beer houses in Munich - Hofbrauhaus! We had dinner and copious amount of beer but the the atmosphere was the best!

Wassup Wednesday - It’s midweek, time to take stock on how everything is going or how you are feeling. From a scale of awesome 🤩 to ok👌to poop💩, how do you rate it so far or looking ahead? Feel free to share!

My week is 💩 . 🥱

Have you seen the Joker movie? I am still contemplating knowing that the reviews were terrible even with casts like Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.

So how are you?

#hofbrauhaus #germany #beer #europe #munich #bavarian #tour #historical #atmosphere #traditional #interesting #gradtrip #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coupletrip #roadtrip #eurotrip #oldphoto #coachtour
#throwback

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to work your grey matter but the answers don’t matter.

At this lovely town in Switzerland, we saw this beautiful dog.
It was a Saint Bernard, I was told, a gentle giant I thought.
I can’t help it, he’s so cuddly so I gave it a hug.

Here’s the question: But guess what he has on his neck, what does that object do, try your luck!

Shout outs to those who gets the answer or gives a really funny answer!

Update: The keg positioned under the neck of the Saint Bernard is rumored to hold some type of alcohol intended for providing warmth to individuals in need in the chilly mountains. These dogs are typically rescue dogs utilized in the Swiss Alps. However, the keg is more of a legend than reality, as it is believed that the concept of this keg beneath the neck of the Saint Bernard originated from a painting depicting these magnificent animals in a rescue mission, with stories of alcohol in the keg emerging later. Therefore, the actual contents of the keg could be any item used for first aid.

#europe #lauterbrunnen #switzerland #berneseoberland #dog #saintbernard #cute #cuddly #tourist #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coulpletravel #animal
#coachtrip #roadtrip #gentlegiant

Chapel Bridge - One of the most iconic sights of L

Chapel Bridge - One of the most iconic sights of Lucerne, this wooden bridge forms a beautiful connection between the present to its rich history as well as visitors from around the world through its paintings.

Fun Fact Friday - The Chapel bridge is named as such after the St. Peter’s chapel which sits on the right bank of the river. It was also originally connected to another chapel that at present time is no longer in existence.

#lucerne #switzerland #water #europe #bridge #neuss #tour #historical #chapelbridge #traditional #interesting #gradtrip #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coupletrip #roadtrip #eurotrip #oldphoto #coachtour
#throwback

Heidelberg - The iron monkey I was talking about.

Heidelberg - The iron monkey I was talking about. Not the monkey on the right. Picture from many years ago.

Wassup Wednesday - It’s midweek, time to take stock on how everything is going or how you are feeling. From a scale of awesome 🤩 to ok👌to poop💩, how do you rate it so far or looking ahead? Feel free to share!

My week is 💩 . 🥱

These days my Wassup Wednesday posts keep slipping to Thursdays… haven’t got the energy to stay awake after work to post 😂 how do you do this consistently? What are your tricks or motivations to sustain this?

So how are you?

#heidelberg #germany #Baden-Württemberg #europe #castle #neckarriver #tour #historical #statue #monkey #interesting #gradtrip #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coupletrip #roadtrip #eurotrip #oldphoto #coachtour
#throwback

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to work your grey matter but the answers don’t matter.

If you are feeling blue, here’s an easy one for you.
In the town of Sankt Goar, we were introduced something new.
They have long been in business, their collection never few.

Here’s the question: Guess what pewter ware they sell, the photo contains an obvious clue!

Shout outs to those who gets the answer or gives a really funny answer!

Update: There are two clues to from this photo, one on the top left corner which shows a gigantic replica of the item that the shop sells and the other on the center right that says “bierstein center”, hence it’s a shop that makes and sells Beer Steins or mugs! See stories for the answer.

#europe #sanktgoar #germany #rhineland #tradition #town #traditional #culture #tourist #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coulpletravel #views
#coachtrip #roadtrip

Klomp workshop - When we visited Amsterdam on a to

Klomp workshop - When we visited Amsterdam on a tour many years ago, we had a chance to learn how a wooden clog was made in a Klomp workshop and its history!

Fun Fact Friday - Although these clogs are a symbol of the Netherlands, there aren’t many people wearing them anymore. The most purchases of these wooden footwear are taken up by tourists! Some farmers do wear them of course, and it is told that these Klomp are comparable to the toughness of modern day safety shoes!

#amsterdam #netherlands #klomp #europe #klompen #workshop #tour #tradition #culture #dutch #amazing #gradtrip #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coupletrip #roadtrip #eurotrip #colorful #coachtour

Manneken Pis - one has to come visit this boy piss

Manneken Pis - one has to come visit this boy pissing into the fountain when in Brussels. Hope this qualifies for waterfall Wednesday 😂

Wassup Wednesday - It’s midweek, time to take stock on how everything is going or how you are feeling. From a scale of awesome 🤩 to ok👌to poop💩, how do you rate it so far or looking ahead? Feel free to share!

My week is 💩 . Long month of work… 🥱

It’s Children’s day weekend and am looking forward to spending time with the family. We are going to watch the Wild Robot movie that was recently released. Have you seen it? What kind of activities do you do with kids these days?

So how are you?

#brussels #belgium #mannakenpis #europe #sculpture #fountain #waterfallwednesday #beautiful #bronze #famous #amazing #gradtrip #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coupletrip #roadtrip #eurotrip #views #coachtour

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to work your grey matter but the answers don’t matter!

A photo capture a moment.
A moment at the London Waterloo station.
A common scene in this moment.

Here’s the question: guess the year of this photo’s creation.

Shout outs to those who gets the answer or gives a really funny answer!

Update: There is no trick to this but pure luck and some reference to the posters! This is taken in 2005 but I accept plus minus 3 years as the correct answers. And those who thought I time travelled back centuries you know who you are 😂

#europe #waterloostation #trainstation #buildings #cityscape #city #momentintime #salisbury #tourist #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coulpletravel #views

Salisbury Cathedral - Salisbury is the town to get

Salisbury Cathedral - Salisbury is the town to get into for trips to the Stonehenge. While there, we visited this magnificent cathedral, our first experience of cathedrals of this size. As I find out now, it is still Britains’ tallest cathedral.

Fun Fact Friday - Other than it being tall and all, it also has the world’s oldest working mechanical clock, dated back to 1386. However, there are also many claims to the world’s oldest clocks so I will leave it to you to decide.

#salisbury #salisburycathedral #unitedkingdom #england #architecture #tallest #cathedral #magnificent #gothic #beautiful #amazing #gradtrip #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coupletrip #europe #eurotrip #views

Big Ben - One of the first grand building that I s

Big Ben - One of the first grand building that I saw in my life because where I came from, we didn’t have such architecture.

Wassup Wednesday - It’s midweek, time to take stock on how everything is going or how you are feeling. From a scale of awesome 🤩 to ok👌to poop💩, how do you rate it so far or looking ahead? Feel free to share!

My week is 💩 . Work is ramping up and it seems like there’s so much left to do. And soon I will also be taking a break from IG in November when peak activities are expected.

Just over the weekend, the F1 happened in Singapore and disappointingly, Ferrari is nowhere on the podium. On the other hand, McLaren dominated the entire race and had two positions on the podium, I thought it was quite surprising (I wasn’t following the entire season, how did they become so good overnight? 🤔). Thinking about Singapore’s aspirations towards full electric cars by 2030, does that also spell the end of F1? What do you think?

So how are you?

#bigben #london #unitedkingdom #england #architecture #clocktower #tower #magnificent #landmark #beautiful #amazing #gradtrip #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coupletrip #europe #eurotrip #views

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to work your grey matter but the answers don’t matter!

This was where it all started, the wanderlust in me.
Visited one of its attraction, with a view for us to see.
These photos are not as sharp, so was my photography.

Here’s the question: From the clues in this photo, guess the name of this city?

Shout outs to those who gets the answer or gives a really funny answer!

For those with a sharp eye for details may notice the viewing capsule near the bottom of the screen. That is the capsule belonging to the London Eye, hence I was in London!

#europe #view #viewfromthetop #buildings #birdseyeview #observationwheel #topoftheworld #metropolitan #queen #tourist #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #coulpletravel #views

Dhonveli Resort- Reminiscing the lovely days in th

Dhonveli Resort- Reminiscing the lovely days in the Maldives on the Kanuhura island.

Fun Fact Friday - Did you know Maldives is the flattest courtry in the world, where the maximum elevation from sea level is 2.4m and it’s maximum elevation difference between its highest point and lowest point is only 5m.

#maldives #dhonveli #overwatervilla #resort #paradise #northatoll #kanuhura #sea #beach #beachviews #seaview #honeymoon #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #familytravel #beautiful #cool #island

Bird Paradise - A little more on our Bird Paradise

Bird Paradise - A little more on our Bird Paradise in Singapore, near the parking lot we get to cool down from the hot Singapore weather by visiting this waterfall. It’s a sheltered area perfect to hde from the sun but you can’t get in the water 😂

Wassup Wednesday - It’s midweek, time to take stock on how everything is going or how you are feeling. From a scale of awesome 🤩 to ok👌to poop💩, how do you rate it so far or looking ahead? Feel free to share!

My week is 💩 . It’s mid week and I am feeling unusually tired. Hence this late short post and also much reduced shout out from the Sunday quiz 🙇‍♂️.

It’s also mid Autumn in Singapore where traditionally Chinese families will gather to eat mooncakes and children will carry lanterns which normally end up with arson activities 😂 JK… have you tried a mooncake before?

So how are you?

#Singapore #waterfall #waterfallwednesday #mandai #birdparadise #wildlife #wildlifepark #attractions #views #local #manmade #amazing #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #familytravel #beautiful #cool #cooldown

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to work your grey matter but the answers don’t matter!

Before I post another group of old photos from the past,
I am going to put up one photo from the country real fast.
Right here is a photo with a group of flamingoes and a waterfall.

Here’s the question: where do you think I took this picture, this lovely place that I saw?

Shout outs to those who gets the answer or gives a really funny answer!

This place is not the zoo, although it is in close proximity to it! This is our Bird Paradise, opened for slightly over a year now and is the replacement for the Jurong Bird Park which was originally situated in the west side of Singapore. By moving the parks near the zoo in Mandai, the area which already consists the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, and River Wonders and a yet to open Rainforest Park, will become the wildlife precinct of Singapore. With a bigger land space, the design of this bird park made of various areas of walk In aviaries, allowing more flight freedom for the birds and also a possible closer view for the visitors.

#Singapore #new #tour #animals #sanctuary #mandai #waterfall #birds #flamingows #interesting #singaporetourism #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #localtravel #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #familytravel #views #crimsonqwetlands #latinamerica #instagrammable

Somewhere in the sky - The flight is always a high $Somewhere in the sky - The flight is always a highlight, at the start of trip but also at the end. Here we see a circular rainbow… or at least what I thought I saw. 😂 Fun Fact Friday - Rainbows viewed from the sky will appear as a circle. This is because when viewed from the ground, our views are blocked by Earth itself, leaving the unblocked bow. However, when view from the air, under the right angles, you can actually see the full circle. The reason behind why rainbows are circular can shortly be summarized by the light refracting off spherical water droplets. The long version refers to Google please 😂 #auckland #sky #clouds #rainbow #flying #newzealand #northisland #flight #views #flightview #topoftheworld #amazing #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #familytravel #interesting #cool #windowseat$

Matakana - it was a nice visit to Sculpturerum, wh

Matakana - it was a nice visit to Sculpturerum, where we got to see sculptures and art pieces, many of which I took home in the form of photos.

Wassup Wednesday - It’s midweek, time to take stock on how everything is going or how you are feeling. From a scale of awesome 🤩 to ok👌to poop💩, how do you rate it so far or looking ahead? Feel free to share!

My week is 👌. Recently I have been quite obsessed with a mobile game and spending quite some time and money playing it. This was made worse with opponents declaring war on our alliances which then meant more time to protect against the aggressors. Have you had any obsessions that sound like a waste of time like these? (Travel is not counted. That’s ok 😂). Have you heard of the most hyped game of the year that came out of China, Black Myth: Wukong?

So how are you?

#auckland #matakana #sculptures #art #design #newzealand #northisland #roadtrip #garden #outdoorart #sculpturerum #bigmodels #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #familytravel #interesting #artpieces #pinksnails

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to

Quiz Time Sunday - It’s that time of the week to work your grey matter but the answers don’t matter!

So we have reached the final day of our NZ trip, still we were busy as a bee.
At the North of Auckland is this interesting museum with many sculptures to see.
The art pieces are indoors and also placed outdoors too.

Here’s the question: looking at this sculpture why do you think this is so cool?

Shout outs to those who gets the answer or gives a really funny answer!

Perspectives! That’s why this is special, check out my story!

#sculpterum #art #artistic #northisland #museum #matakana #artworks #scuplture #cool #interesting #newzealand #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #familytravel #views #galleries #gardens #instagrammable

Auckland - The iconic Sky Tower is a famous landma

Auckland - The iconic Sky Tower is a famous landmark in the city of Auckland. It is here at the viewing deck where you can get a bird’s eye 360 all round view of Auckland city.

Fun Fact Friday - The Sky Tower holds the record of the tallest free standing tower in the southern hemisphere from 1996 until recently in 2022 which was when it was overtaken by another skyscraper in Indonesia.

#auckland #skytower #tower #building #cityscape #newzealand #northisland #roadtrip #town #city #night #skyscraper #explore #escapesfromthelittlereddot #singaporeanescape #travel #holidaytrip #uncleinstagrammer #sgtraveller #blogger #flyaway #wanderlust #familytravel #nightview #amazing #architecture

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