Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
It’s been almost exactly a year since we checked out Wild Wild Wet @ Downtown East. The memories of our experience at the park still remained pretty fresh, which made comparisons between that and Phuket’s Splash Water Jungle Park inevitable.
Many of us would have seen elephants before, whether it’s at a zoo or at animal shows in this part of the world – but unlikely in a setting like this. We visited Phuket Elephant Sanctuary (PES) on Day 3,
When Ling and I were last in Phuket 8 years ago, we joined Simba Sea Trips for island hopping around Phang Nga bay. During that trip, I remembered observing several boats bringing visitors to kayak about the various limestone caves
One of the most commonly heard criticisms of Phuket as a holiday location is that large parts of the island have been overly commercialized to cash in on the tourism boom, with beaches that were once famous for their serenity
One of the best things about living in Singapore is that our little island acts as a springboard hub to a lot of interesting places in the region. In fact, as our Ang Mo friend will attest, we encourage visitors
We haven’t been doing many staycations for some years now, on account that the hotel rates here in Singapore are, as a rule, pretty expensive. One would routinely pay much less for the same property and accommodation quality level just
Just a few days before we scoot off to Phuket for a short 8 day stay, and our itinerary is pretty much settled – though apart from the first couple of days that sees bookings, the rest of the itinerary
We’ve had our pair of guinea pigs for just over three months now, and there’s a lot more problem-solving in caring for them compared to hamsters. It’s not just dietary or that the maintenance of their enclosures is a lot
One thing about living on an island is that as since we’re completely surrounded by water, it’s practically a life-skill requirement for all of us island-dwellers to learn how to swim! We often brought Hannah as a young girl to
Just over a week with the new G7X Mark II, and more comments: This is my first ‘serious’ Canon camera, albeit a compact one and not counting the six year old Ixus HS115 that I use exclusively for underwater pictures.
Usability and handling notes! As with all digital cameras in general, these imaging devices tend to do better when taking pictures in good light – and the smaller the sensor is, the most pronounced will be the issues of noise
I’ve always found taking pictures with the smartphone fiddly. They’re pocketable yes – but the lack of a handholding grip makes holding the phone to take any sort of a picture a routinely nervous experience. So, over the last half-dozen
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