Fujifilm X70 – Part 1
I reckon I’m one of those very lucky hubbies – since I have a wife who chuckles whenever I bring home a new toy! This time round, it’s the Fujifilm X70. The impetus for this new acquisition started 2 months
Category: Traveling
Club Med @ Bintan – The Pictures – Part 2
The nightly concerts at Club Med Bintan was the second major event outing for the new Olympus 40-150mm f2.8, the first being Hannah’s K2 Graduation Concert a month ago. The shooting conditions were similar in some respects – fast subject
Club Med @ Bintan – The Pictures – Part 1
Of the whole bunch of us, I reckon Hannah probably got the most out of our Club Med Bintan stay. Ling wanted to try out a couple of activities (e.g. trapezing) but was trapped down by Peter who clung onto
Club Med @ Bintan – The Bad
Continuing from our last post. For the bits that didn’t work: Our two interconnected rooms were the largest problem. We’d already mentally prepared ourselves for their state through the Tripadvisor reviews prior to our arrival but they were still depressing
Club Med @ Bintan – Retrospection
Well, what’s our verdict after a five day stay at Club Med Bintan? In a word or two: “it’s complicated”. The summary of it is that the hospitality from Genteel Organizers (GOs) for the most part were as warm and
Year End Vacation 2015
We’d not initially planned for a trip out of Singapore at the year-end. Changes at work leading to a new job portfolio, that we’d already done a family vacation during the June holidays, and most of all – prudent spending
Legoland – Notes
The third and last in our series of posts on our short sojourn to Legoland last week! Comments in no particular order of significance: There are two Lego-themed parks in the vicinity – the main theme park, and a waterpark
Legoland Hotel @ Legoland – The Annoyances
Lots of little annoyances to note – none of which are deal breakers and we could get by them or simply adjusted our expectations. Here’s the list: In-room WIFI is account-based (login ID and password are on the TV screen),
Legoland Hotel @ Legoland – Retrospection
After the tough trip to Koh Phangan with Peter last year in December 2014, we resolved to try some place closer to home for our short June vacation – and something that didn’t involve traveling by air. The usual suspects
Dining @ Koh Phangan
The accommodation package we chose at Santhiya @ Koh Phangan was half-board – breakfast was provided, and the other meals would be of our own arrangements. Our stay though was at the fast North-East corner of the island, with the
Kids @ Koh Phangan
Of our two kids at our week-long stay in Koh Phangan, Hannah – easily – enjoyed it more than Peter did, and probably more than the both of us too. Peter was already a little cranky for the first half
Santhiya @ Koh Phangan – The Not Good
The issues we had with our stay at Santhiya began almost immediately after we landed at Koh Samui airport. Sigh. Upon landing at the airport and after clearing customs and collecting our luggage, we headed to the Arrivals pick-up point
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