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For todays article we will be talking about some of the traveling hacks and famous destinations in Singapore. Singapore is a multiracial city-state that became independent from the British in 1965 and is now one of the world’s leading economic hub in shipping and banking.  There’s a lot to do here from incredible tropical parks by the Malaysian border, delicious and cheap Chinese and Indian food, shopping, fun theme parks, beautiful beaches, and a world class zoo. Singapore rocks! Top Things to See and Do in Singapore Hang with the Merlions The statues of these imaginary creatures dotted about Singapore. The Merlion is Singapore’s mascot and has the head of a lion and the body of a fish. The original statute (and most impressive Merlion) can be found in Merlion Park with the 37-meter tall replica on Sentosa also pretty cool to see. Visit the MacRitchie Reservoir Park This beautiful and lush city park has an eight-kilometer treetop hike, with bridges susp...

Local Singapore Food  Looking for  Singapore food ? Want to know what  local Singapore food that you must try  when you are in Singapore? Singapore is a food paradise. Singapore is a land of multi-cultural culinary pleasures. Offering a diverse menu compassing Indian, Chinese, Malay, Peranakan, Eurasian, French, Indonesian food and many more. wOf course when you are in Singapore you have to try the local Singapore food. To save you time, I have list down some local favourite Singapore food that you must try when you are in Singapore.  1. Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶 lit. Meat bone tea/ Pork Ribs soup) Bak Kut Teh  has been in Singapore since we were still a developing country and deserves its recognition as a simple, humble dish. Most of the Bak Kut Teh here are the pepper variety with mild use of herbs like Star Anise. Choose pork ribs meat in your soup for a more tender bite. The other variant would be the  Klang Bak Kut Teh , a dark...

Japan - Osaka 大阪 Picture taken by: https://insideosaka.com/ Mount Fuji 富士山 Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain of 3,776m is also one of the country’s Three Holy Mountains, the other two being Mount Haku and Mount Tate. Mount Fuji is actually a volcano that has not erupted for many years - last time it erupted 1707-08. Picture taken from: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2018_tokaido.html Bullet train (Shinkansen) Taking a bullet train between Tokyo and Osaka is popular among tourists, especially during Spring (cherry blossom season). Towards Osaka, tourists are able to see Mount Fuji, given clear skies, sunny day. There will be an extra charge to people who book seats towards the window to see mount fuji. The bullet train I took was called ‘Nozomi’. It is the fastest out of all the other bullet trains, taking around 2.5 hours one way. Here’s a picture of Mount Fuji that I took during my trip to Japan. Picture...

Japan - Tokyo 東京 Picture taken by Rachael Ong The capital city of Japan - Tokyo is an enormous bustling city made up of 23 wards. There are numerous tourist attractions in the city alone. This blog will focus on some of these attractions. Senso-ji  浅草寺 Picture taken by Rachael Ong Senso-ji is Japan’s Buddhist temple and it is the oldest temples constructed in Japan (completed in the year 628). It is built to show the Buddhist goddess of Mercy, Guanyin. During Spring, Tokyo’s most popular festival Sanja Matsuri (3 Shrine Festival)  is celebrated here. Lots of parades, music and dancing. Behind the temple you can find a street called Nakamise dori ((仲見世通り) filled with small shops selling food and sourvenirs. Here is a picture of a small but delicious warm snack I bought from one of the shops behind the temple. Picture taken by Rachael Ong SEGA arcade Picture taken from: https://livejapan.c...