Reviews
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Food Guides
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Our Experience on a Dual Narrative Tour in Jerusalem
We spent an exciting morning on MEJDI's Dual Narrative Tour in Jerusalem learning about the tensions between Israel and Palestine and exploring the many perspectives regarding this conflict.
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Our best experience in St Petersburg: Dinner with the Prokopenkos
What do you look for when you travel? The must-visit, to-do listicles usually include UNESCO sites, significant points of attraction and to-die-for dishes, and I know this because I’ve written so many of these articles. But increasingly, I’m beginning to realise that the most meaningful moments of travel happen in the ordinary. They exist in moments of human connection, in empathy, in the recognition that we are all not that different. We were fortunate to experience that on the Home Cooked St Petersburg and Market Tour with St Petersburg Urban Adventures. Sampling local food at Sennaya Market Our experience began with a visit to Sennaya market. While I was initially…
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Total Moscow Tour: Experience the best of Moscow in 1 day | Review
When we planned our itinerary for Russia, the general feedback we got was that it was three days too many in Moscow. Our friends told us that Saint Petersburg was the one that we should focus more on, and that Russia’s political capital would appear lackadaisical and boring when compared to its cousin to the West. Yet despite the waves of well-meaning advice from our friends, we decided to make Moscow the first stop of our round-the-world trip. As lifelong history nerds, the opportunity to delve into the heart of the old Soviet Union was something that we found impossible to pass up. Given our inability to distinguish Cyrillic alphabets from…
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Essential Tips for a Magical Experience in Morocco
Morocco is magical. Souks. Spices. Sahara. Sunsets, and sunrises. Shy smiles reflected in the warmth of a freshly brewed cup of mint tea. Morocco is one of those places that leave an indelible mark on your memory. Led by our wonderful guides from Siroco Tours, we spent 10 magical days travelling from Chefchaouen to Marrakech, and experienced so much warmth and hospitality throughout our trip. If you’re planning a trip to Morocco, these tips might just make your trip a little more magical! 1. Take the time to get lost in Chefchaouen If you search for things to do in Chefchaouen, you might be fooled into thinking that there really…
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Why Kandima Maldives is Your Dream Vacay Come True
Have you always dreamed of visiting the Maldives? You might have seen pictures of the crystal clear turquoise waters, or videos of those gorgeous over-water villas, so postcard-perfect you wonder if they’ve been photoshopped. It looks like the perfect getaway, but surely paradise must come at a hefty cost. Here’s the good news: Kandima Maldives aims to make paradise a little more accessible to us regular folk, without compromising on the experience. Occupying the largest island on the Maldives, its extensive facilities allow it to be inclusive for everyone without feeling like a party resort. Sounds too good to be true? Read on to find out more! Reasons why Kandima Maldives…
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A Gastrorgasmic Food Guide to Bangkok
There are few cities in the world that I personally think could rival Singapore as foodie paradise in terms of value and variety. Bangkok, admittedly, is one of them. We spent a weekend there and left feeling like we want to go back every other weekend because every meal we had was absolutely delicious! Here are some of our recommendations on what to eat in Bangkok.
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A Gastrorgasmic Street Food Guide to Penang
Gastrorgasm (n): an intensely pleasurable experience elicited by the consumption of incredibly delicious food, usually with explosive flavours. Likely to induce moans and groans.
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Chef Mudana’s Cooking Class in Sanur | Review
Warning: Chef Mudana’s cooking class will change Balinese food for you. Forever. Not in a bad way, of course. More of a I-can’t-believe-Balinese-food-can-taste-so-good-what-have-I-been-eating-all-this-time sorta way. On our previous trips to Bali, we’d eaten at restaurants that served excellent European and Australian fare, but attempts to search for authentic Balinese food always ended in disappointment. It then occurred to us that we could right this wrong by learning how to cook balinese food instead. Being typical Singaporeans, we were sold on Chef Mudana’s cooking class in Sanur once we saw the rave reviews on Tripadvisor in addition to his impressive experience as a chef in 5-star restaurants in Perth and Hokkaido. It also helped that he…
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Discovering the Secrets of Balik Pulau with Matahari Cycle Tours
Balik Pulau has a secret. The Penangites might not want you to know this. And the truth is, few Malaysians probably do. Ask people where they can find Penang’s best Assam Laksa, and you will probably be directed to Air Itam, or Penang Road. But the best answer to this question lies in the town center of Balik Pulau. How did we stumble upon this secret? This story begins on one special Sunday morning when we dragged our butts out at the crack of dawn to go cycling with Matahari Cycle Tours. Cycling with Matahari Cycle Tours Our tour started out in a little carpark, where we were assigned bicycles that had been calibrated…
