Getting to and from Batam from Singapore
There are many ferries from Harbourfront, Singapore to various ferry terminals in Batam. If your main purpose in Batam is to shop, it is highly recommended to take a ferry terminal to Harbour Bay Ferry Terminal at Batam. The main…
Getting around Kuala Lumpur by taxi/ cab
Kuala Lumpur has the most dishonest taxi/ cab drivers I have seen, and I thought Bangkok taxi/ cab drivers are bad. BKK drivers would pretend not to understand English, and resolutely sit there and not give you your change. Come…
Hoi An, Vietnam
English Español 简体中文 繁體中文 Français English Hoi An is a very pretty historic old town. Strongly recommended is to stay at a beach resort in Danang and make a day trip from Danang to Hoi An. That way, in the…
Grand Palace, Bangkok
The Grand Palace is seriously pretty. There are no BTS or subway stations nearby, so you probably have to take a taxi to come here if you stay at a city hotel (ie located in Silom or Sumkhumvit). I happened…
Getting around Jakarta
There are traffic jams everywhere. You may think a short distance of 1km, how bad can it be? You will be surprised. There are traffic jams everywhere. I mean, EVERYWHERE. As soon as you leave your hotel, you enter a…
Getting from Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to city centre and back
My taxi took more than one hour to travel from the airport to the city centre. There was a lot of traffic jam. Please, please remember to use the toilet/ prepare a bottle of water for the long ride. My…
Legoland, Johor Bahru
I went to Legoland on a sweltering hot day. It was a Monday, when everyone else is working. Ha! The park was largely empty. This park is pretty huge, bigger than Universal Studios Singapore and definitely bigger than Sanrio Hello…
Getting to and from Johor Premium Outlets (JPO), Johor Bahru
It is easy getting to and from JPO. You take the Singaporean subway MRT to Woodlands station. Head down to the bus station under the MRT station to take Bus 950 to cross into Malaysia. Or take the MRT to…
Johor Premium Outlets, Johor Bahru
This place isn’t that big, unlike American outlet malls. The ground level is more focused on luxury brands eg Armani, Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Zegna, Ferragamo etc and bag brands eg Tumi. Level 1 (up through escalator) has more high street…
Getting to and from the airport Krabi, Thailand
At the airport, immediately after arrivals, you are able to buy bus tickets to various parts of Krabi. The aircon bus from the airport to Ao Nang costs 150B. The journey from the airport to Ao Nanag takes approx. 40…
